English Premier League

Liverpool vs Southampton, 2020-21 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Liverpool
  • 31': Sadio Mané
  • 90': Thiago Alcantara
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2 - 0
Southampton

    Liverpool beat Southampton to keep Champions League hopes alive

    Liverpool rode a Sadio Mane opener and some heroics from goalkeeper Alisson to a win over Southampton at Anfield on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
    • 4': Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool).
    • 4': Theo Walcott (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 11': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
    • 11': Nathan Tella (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
    • 15': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 16': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Fabinho.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
    • 19': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Fraser Forster.
    • 19': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
    • 22': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
    • 22': Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
    • 24': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
    • 25': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Fraser Forster.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathan Redmond.
    • 26': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 31': Goal! Liverpool 1, Southampton 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.
    • 33': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
    • 33': Nathan Tella (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 37': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
    • 37': Nathan Tella (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
    • 40': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
    • 40': Theo Walcott (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
    • 42': Nathan Tella (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Offside, Liverpool. Sadio Mané tries a through ball, but Andrew Robertson is caught offside.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Redmond with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
    • 45'+1': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Southampton 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Southampton 0.
    • 48': Foul by Nathan Tella (Southampton).
    • 48': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
    • 49': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Fraser Forster.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
    • 53': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
    • 56': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
    • 61': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Substitution, Southampton. Michael Obafemi replaces Nathan Tella.
    • 66': Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces Theo Walcott.
    • 68': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
    • 68': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
    • 69': Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Obafemi with a headed pass.
    • 71': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Alisson.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 77': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
    • 79': Substitution, Southampton. Moussa Djenepo replaces Che Adams.
    • 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Diogo Jota.
    • 80': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Stuart Armstrong.
    • 81': Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
    • 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Mohamed Salah.
    • 88': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
    • 89': Offside, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
    • 90': Goal! Liverpool 2, Southampton 0. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Southampton. James Ward-Prowse tries a through ball, but Kyle Walker-Peters is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Sadio Mané.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Liverpool. Alisson tries a through ball, but Curtis Jones is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Southampton 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Southampton 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    4 Saves 6
    45.9 Possession 54.1
    12 SHOTS 14
    6 ON GOAL 6
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    401 Accurate Passes 486
    480 Passes 557
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 5
    17 Crosses 26
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    58 Long Balls 59
    32 Accurate Long Balls 41
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 7
    18 Tackles 15
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    6 Interceptions 8
    18 Effective Clearances 15
    18 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Anfield
    Location: Liverpool, England

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
    2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
    3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
    4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
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    Line-Ups

    LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alisson Becker (GK)
    46 Rhys Williams
    47 Nathaniel Phillips
    26 Andrew Robertson
    66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    3 Fabinho
    5 Georginio Wijnaldum
    6 Thiago Alcantara
    20 Diogo Jota
    10 Sadio Mané
    11 Mohamed Salah
    Liverpool Substitutes:
    Roberto Firmino, Billy Koumetio, Neco Williams, Kostas Tsimikas, Xherdan Shaqiri, Curtis Jones, Ben Woodburn, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Adrián.

    SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    44 Fraser Forster (GK)
    4 Jannik Vestergaard
    35 Jan Bednarek
    5 Jack Stephens
    2 Kyle Walker-Peters
    17 Stuart Armstrong
    8 James Ward-Prowse
    11 Nathan Redmond Yellow Card
    32 Theo Walcott
    23 Nathan Tella
    10 Ché Adams
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Ibrahima Diallo, Moussa Djenepo, Alexandre Jankewitz, Daniel N'Lundulu, Mohammed Salisu, Kayne Ramsay, Will Ferry, Michael Obafemi, Alex McCarthy.

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