English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 8, 2021
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Liverpool LWDDD 2
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Anfield

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 46Rhys WilliamsCD-L
  3. 47Nathaniel PhillipsCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 6Thiago AlcantaraRM
  9. 20Diogo JotaF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

SOU · 4-4-2

  1. 44Fraser ForsterG
  2. 4Jannik VestergaardCD-L
  3. 35Jan BednarekCD-R
  4. 5Jack StephensLB
  5. 2Kyle Walker-PetersRB
  6. 17Stuart ArmstrongCM-L
  7. 8James Ward-ProwseCM-R
  8. 11Nathan RedmondLM
  9. 32Theo WalcottRM
  10. 23Nathan TellaCF-L
  11. 10Ché AdamsCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 61' Nathan Redmond (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 66' Substitution, Southampton. Michael Obafemi replaces Nathan Tella.
  4. 66' Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces Theo Walcott.
  5. 79' Substitution, Southampton. Moussa Djenepo replaces Che Adams.
  6. 79' Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Diogo Jota.
  7. 87' Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Mohamed Salah.
  8. 90' Goal! Liverpool 2, Southampton 0. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  9. 90'+3' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Sadio Mané.

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