English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 8, 2025
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Liverpool WDWWW 3
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Anfield · 60,399 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Salah, Nunez strike in Liverpool's 3-1 win over Southampton

Liverpool's Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah struck within three minutes in the second half in a 3-1 victory over last-placed Southampton on Saturday that gave the Premier League leaders 16 provisional points of breathing room at the top of the table.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
3
28.8
Possession
71.2
6
SHOTS
28
4
ON GOAL
7
0.7
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
204
Accurate Passes
593
267
Passes
655
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
6
5
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.3
42
Long Balls
38
12
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
8
10
Effective Tackles
15
21
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
10
37
Effective Clearances
10
37
Clearances
10

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 21Kostas TsimikasLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 38Ryan GravenberchCM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRM
  9. 9Darwin NúñezF
  10. 7Luis DíazLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

SOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-L
  3. 35Jan BednarekCD-R
  4. 3Ryan ManningLB
  5. 2Kyle Walker-PetersRB
  6. 18Mateus FernandesAM
  7. 8William SmallboneLM
  8. 26Lesley UgochukwuRM
  9. 29Albert GrønbaekF
  10. 20Kamaldeen SulemanaAM-L
  11. 33Tyler DiblingAM-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Substitution, Southampton. Armel Bella-Kotchap replaces Jan Bednarek because of an injury.
  2. 31' Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+1' Goal! Liverpool 0, Southampton 1. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner.
  4. 45'+3' Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Kostas Tsimikas.
  6. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
  7. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Curtis Jones.
  8. 51' Goal! Liverpool 1, Southampton 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
  9. 55' Goal! Liverpool 2, Southampton 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  10. 64' Substitution, Southampton. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Tyler Dibling.
  11. 64' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Albert Grønbæk.
  12. 68' Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Darwin Núñez.
  13. 71' Substitution, Southampton. Adam Lallana replaces Will Smallbone.
  14. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
  15. 83' Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Ryan Manning.
  16. 84' Substitution, Southampton. Paul Onuachu replaces Lesley Ugochukwu.
  17. 88' Goal! Liverpool 3, Southampton 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  18. 89' Substitution, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  19. 90'+6' Paul Onuachu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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