Liverpool vs Southampton, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier League3 - 1
Darwin Nunez brace leads Liverpool to victory over Southampton
Darwin Nunez scored two goals as Liverpool secured a confident 3-1 victory over Southampton at Anfield on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi with a cross.
- 5': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Southampton).
- 5': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Duje Caleta-Car (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Goal! Liverpool 1, Southampton 0. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 9': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
- 9': Romain Perraud (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Goal! Liverpool 1, Southampton 1. Che Adams (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Romain Perraud (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi with a cross.
- 14': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
- 14': Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 16': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez with a cross.
- 21': Goal! Liverpool 2, Southampton 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a through ball.
- 24': Offside, Southampton. Duje Caleta-Car tries a through ball, but Mohamed Elyounoussi is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 31': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 32': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 35': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 40': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi with a cross.
- 42': Goal! Liverpool 3, Southampton 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 44': Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 45': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 3, Southampton 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 3, Southampton 1.
- 47': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roméo Lavia with a through ball.
- 49': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
- 49': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 50': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Southampton).
- 51': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Perraud.
- 55': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 58': Substitution, Southampton. Theo Walcott replaces Stuart Armstrong.
- 59': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 59': Substitution, Southampton. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Duje Caleta-Car.
- 60': Foul by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
- 60': Roméo Lavia (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 61': Romain Perraud (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt saved. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romain Perraud with a through ball.
- 63': Attempt saved. Samuel Edozie (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams with a through ball.
- 66': Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Southampton).
- 66': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Harvey Elliott.
- 71': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Roméo Lavia.
- 72': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Substitution, Southampton. Lyanco replaces Armel Bella-Kotchap.
- 75': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 77': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles with a cross.
- 77': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 77': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Southampton).
- 79': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool).
- 79': Romain Perraud (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mohammed Salisu.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Roméo Lavia (Southampton).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Roméo Lavia because of an injury.
- 82': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
- 83': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Fábio Carvalho replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Nathaniel Phillips replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 88': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 88': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 90'+2': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lyanco.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
- 90'+3': Offside, Southampton. James Ward-Prowse tries a through ball, but Theo Walcott is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Southampton).
- 90'+4': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Southampton 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 3, Southampton 1.
Statistics
SOU |
LIV![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 40.1 | Possession | 59.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 356 | Accurate Passes | 578 |
| 445 | Passes | 670 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 14 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 16 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 18 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,331
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 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 6 | Thiago Alcantara |
| 19 | Harvey Elliott |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 27 | Darwin Núñez |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Southampton (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Gavin Bazunu (GK) |
| 6 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 22 | Mohammed Salisu |
| 37 | Armel Bella-Kotchap |
| 15 | Romain Perraud |
| 24 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
| 45 | Romeo Lavia |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
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