English Premier League

Liverpool vs Southampton, 2019-20 English Premier League

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  • 47': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
  • 60': Jordan Henderson
  • 71': Mohamed Salah
  • 90': Mohamed Salah
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4 - 0

Liverpool beat Southampton to take step closer to Premier League title

Liverpool need just seven more wins to claim the Premier League after beating Southampton 2-0 at Anfield.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Hand ball by Danny Ings (Southampton).
  • 3': Hand ball by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 3': Offside, Southampton. Jack Stephens tries a through ball, but Moussa Djenepo is caught offside.
  • 5': Offside, Southampton. Danny Ings tries a through ball, but Shane Long is caught offside.
  • 5': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Southampton).
  • 7': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
  • 7': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 15': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 15': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Shane Long (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  • 20': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
  • 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Danny Ings.
  • 22': Danny Ings (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 22': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
  • 22': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 24': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
  • 25': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
  • 26': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabinho.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Shane Long.
  • 27': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Alisson.
  • 28': Offside, Southampton. Ryan Bertrand tries a through ball, but Moussa Djenepo is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 30': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 31': VAR Decision: No Penalty Liverpool.
  • 32': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 33': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) header from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
  • 35': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 36': Hand ball by Shane Long (Southampton).
  • 37': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 39': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
  • 39': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Shane Long (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Danny Ings with a headed pass.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shane Long with a headed pass.
  • 45': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Southampton) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Georginio Wijnaldum.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Southampton 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Southampton 0.
  • 47': Goal! Liverpool 1, Southampton 0. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 51': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Offside, Southampton. Jan Bednarek tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
  • 52': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
  • 52': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
  • 52': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Offside, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
  • 55': VAR Decision: No Goal Liverpool 1-0 Southampton.
  • 56': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 56': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
  • 58': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shane Long.
  • 58': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
  • 59': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah tries a through ball, but Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is caught offside.
  • 60': Goal! Liverpool 2, Southampton 0. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Ings.
  • 64': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joseph Gomez.
  • 65': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
  • 65': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
  • 69': Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Ings.
  • 70': Substitution, Southampton. Michael Obafemi replaces Shane Long.
  • 70': Substitution, Southampton. Che Adams replaces Danny Ings.
  • 70': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jordan Henderson.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 71': Goal! Liverpool 3, Southampton 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keita replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  • 73': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
  • 73': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Alisson.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Naby Keita with a through ball.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
  • 81': Offside, Southampton. Moussa Djenepo tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
  • 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  • 82': Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Southampton).
  • 82': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, Southampton. Sofiane Boufal replaces Moussa Djenepo.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Bertrand.
  • 85': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Liverpool).
  • 85': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a fast break.
  • 87': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
  • 87': Naby Keita (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Substitution, Liverpool. Adam Lallana replaces Jordan Henderson.
  • 88': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
  • 88': Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
  • 89': Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Goal! Liverpool 4, Southampton 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino following a fast break.
  • 90'+2': Hand ball by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Southampton 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 4, Southampton 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 4, Southampton 0.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
11 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 4
38.5 Possession 61.5
17 SHOTS 16
4 ON GOAL 9
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
205 Accurate Passes 403
321 Passes 530
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 0
19 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.0
68 Long Balls 85
22 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 11
26 Effective Clearances 23
26 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,291

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 35 +41 76
2 Manchester City 34 +37 71
3 Manchester United 35 +15 64
4 Liverpool 35 +12 58
Full Table

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
12 Joe Gomez
26 Andrew Robertson
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
3 Fabinho
5 Georginio Wijnaldum
14 Jordan Henderson
9 Roberto Firmino
15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
11 Mohamed Salah

SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
35 Jan Bednarek
5 Jack Stephens Yellow Card
21 Ryan Bertrand
16 James Ward-Prowse Yellow Card
23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
14 Oriol Romeu
22 Nathan Redmond
12 Moussa Djenepo
9 Danny Ings
7 Shane Long

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