English Premier League

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Liverpool DWWWW 3
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Southampton LLWWL 2
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LIV123
SOU112
St. Mary's Stadium · 31,278 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool rally past Southampton with Mohamed Salah double

Premier League leaders Liverpool beat bottom side Southampton 3-2 on Sunday to build a sizeable eight-point lead over reigning champions Manchester City.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
10
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
8
62.2
Possession
37.8
27
SHOTS
7
11
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.7
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
531
Accurate Passes
303
600
Passes
365
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
3
30
Crosses
8
0.3
Cross %
0.4
39
Long Balls
29
16
Accurate Long Balls
9
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
9
Blocked Shots
0
12
Effective Tackles
8
16
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
5
4
Effective Clearances
32
4
Clearances
32

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

SOU · 5-4-1

  1. 1Alex McCarthyG
  2. 4Flynn DownesCD
  3. 5Jack StephensCD-L
  4. 6Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  5. 24Ryan FraserLB
  6. 2Kyle Walker-PetersRB
  7. 10Adam LallanaCM-L
  8. 18Mateus FernandesCM-R
  9. 9Adam ArmstrongLM
  10. 33Tyler DiblingRM
  11. 32Paul OnuachuF

Substitutes

  1. 20Kamaldeen SulemanaSUB
  2. 7Joe AriboSUB
  3. 13Joe LumleySUB
  4. 14James BreeSUB
  5. 19Cameron ArcherSUB
  6. 17Ben Brereton DíazSUB
  7. 16Yukinari SugawaraSUB
  8. 26Lesley UgochukwuSUB
  9. 3Ryan ManningSUB

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 62Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 84Conor BradleyRB
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiAM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 9Darwin NúñezF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Alexis Mac AllisterSUB
  2. 56Vitezslav JarosSUB
  3. 78Jarell QuansahSUB
  4. 7Luis DíazSUB
  5. 95Harvey DaviesSUB
  6. 19Harvey ElliottSUB
  7. 80Tyler MortonSUB
  8. 2Joe GomezSUB
  9. 3Wataru EndoSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Conor Bradley (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 16' Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 23' Adam Lallana (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 30' Goal! Southampton 0, Liverpool 1. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  5. 37' Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Adam Lallana because of an injury.
  6. 42' Penalty saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  7. 42' Goal! Southampton 1, Liverpool 1. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  8. 49' Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 52' Substitution, Southampton. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Paul Onuachu because of an injury.
  10. 56' Goal! Southampton 2, Liverpool 1. Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Armstrong following a fast break.
  11. 62' Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Curtis Jones.
  12. 62' Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Cody Gakpo.
  13. 65' Goal! Southampton 2, Liverpool 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch with a through ball.
  14. 73' Adam Armstrong (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 77' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Adam Armstrong.
  16. 77' Substitution, Southampton. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ryan Fraser.
  17. 83' Goal! Southampton 2, Liverpool 3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  18. 84' Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  19. 90' Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Darwin Núñez.
  20. 90'+8' Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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