Southampton vs Liverpool, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLiverpool open door for Manchester United with loss at Southampton
Liverpool paved the way for Manchester United to go atop the Premier League with a loss at Southampton on Monday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
- 2': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Goal! Southampton 1, Liverpool 0. Danny Ings (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse following a set piece situation.
- 3': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
- 3': Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Thiago (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 8': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 8': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Offside, Southampton. Ryan Bertrand tries a through ball, but Stuart Armstrong is caught offside.
- 12': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ryan Bertrand.
- 13': Attempt missed. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Roberto Firmino following a corner.
- 15': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 15': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Offside, Southampton. Jan Bednarek tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
- 16': Foul by Theo Walcott (Southampton).
- 16': Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Offside, Liverpool. Sadio Mané tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 23': Offside, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong tries a through ball, but Theo Walcott is caught offside.
- 25': Offside, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo tries a through ball, but Theo Walcott is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt missed. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 28': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 28': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Tella replaces Moussa Djenepo because of an injury.
- 33': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
- 33': Theo Walcott (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago.
- 39': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 39': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 41': Attempt missed. Nathan Tella (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Ings with a headed pass.
- 43': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 43': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jordan Henderson.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a cross.
- 45'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Danny Ings.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Southampton 1, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, Liverpool 0.
- 46': Hand ball by Nathan Tella (Southampton).
- 48': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Thiago (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 50': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 52': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 54': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
- 54': Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters with a headed pass.
- 56': Substitution, Liverpool. Xherdan Shaqiri replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 57': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Nathan Tella (Southampton).
- 58': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 58': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 60': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
- 60': Nathan Tella (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 63': Danny Ings (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool).
- 65': Hand ball by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 66': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
- 70': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross.
- 71': Offside, Southampton. Fraser Forster tries a through ball, but Nathan Tella is caught offside.
- 72': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 75': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 77': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 77': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 77': Substitution, Southampton. Daniel N'Lundulu replaces Danny Ings.
- 77': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 78': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 79': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool).
- 79': Nathan Tella (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Southampton. Yan Valery replaces Theo Walcott.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Yan Valery (Southampton) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jack Stephens.
- 85': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 88': Offside, Southampton. Fraser Forster tries a through ball, but Daniel N'Lundulu is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 90'+3': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Liverpool 0.
- 0': Match ends, Southampton 1, Liverpool 0.
Statistics
LIV |
SOU![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 5 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 67 | Possession | 33 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 543 | Accurate Passes | 233 |
| 675 | Passes | 352 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 15 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 43 | Crosses | 4 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 84 |
| 44 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 2 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.1 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 3 | Effective Clearances | 43 |
| 3 | Clearances | 43 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
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
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 44 | Fraser Forster (GK) |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 3 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 27 | Ibrahima Diallo |
| 12 | Moussa Djenepo |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 32 | Theo Walcott |
| 9 | Danny Ings |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 26 | Andy Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 6 | Thiago Alcantara |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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