Liverpool vs Southampton, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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4 - 0
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
SOU |
LIV![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,291
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 12 | Joe Gomez |
| 26 | Andy Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 21 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 16 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 23 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 14 | Oriol Romeu |
| 22 | Nathan Redmond |
| 12 | Moussa Djenepo |
| 9 | Danny Ings |
| 7 | Shane Long |
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