English Premier League

Southampton vs Liverpool, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 13': Nathan Redmond
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  • 27': Takumi Minamino
  • 67': Joël Matip

Liverpool trim Manchester City lead to one with comeback against Southampton

Liverpool came from a goal down in dramatic fashion to beat Southampton to trim Man City's Premier League lead to one point with a game to play.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
  • 2': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Attempt missed. James Milner (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 7': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 13': Goal! Southampton 1, Liverpool 0. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
  • 17': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lyanco.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 18': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Foul by Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton).
  • 18': Offside, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Milner.
  • 20': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 20': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Milner.
  • 27': Goal! Southampton 1, Liverpool 1. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 28': Offside, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez tries a through ball, but Diogo Jota is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt saved. James Milner (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Milner.
  • 31': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lyanco.
  • 32': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lyanco.
  • 33': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Milner.
  • 38': Hand ball by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Southampton 1, Liverpool 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, Liverpool 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Joseph Gomez because of an injury.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
  • 50': Armando Broja (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
  • 51': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Lyanco (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 58': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathan Tella.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Milner.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 65': Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Harvey Elliott.
  • 67': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mohammed Salisu.
  • 67': Goal! Southampton 1, Liverpool 2. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 68': Foul by Nathan Tella (Southampton).
  • 68': Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Nathan Tella (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Southampton. Oriol Romeu replaces Ibrahima Diallo.
  • 71': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Nathan Tella.
  • 73': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
  • 74': Divock Origi (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
  • 74': Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
  • 76': Armando Broja (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
  • 82': Substitution, Southampton. Che Adams replaces Armando Broja.
  • 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Roberto Firmino.
  • 85': Foul by Divock Origi (Liverpool).
  • 85': Lyanco (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
  • 86': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 87': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Salisu.
  • 90': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 90': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton).
  • 90'+3': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Liverpool 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Southampton 1, Liverpool 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
9 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 3
70.9 Possession 29.1
24 SHOTS 4
5 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
655 Accurate Passes 226
734 Passes 300
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 1
35 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.1
41 Long Balls 57
26 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
9 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 8
12 Effective Clearances 39
12 Clearances 39

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 31,588

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 11 +15 28
2 Manchester City 11 +9 23
3 Chelsea 11 +8 19
4 Arsenal 11 +6 19
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SOU Southampton (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
5 Jack Stephens Yellow Card
22 Mohammed Salisu
4 Lyanco
11 Nathan Redmond
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
27 Ibrahima Diallo
8 James Ward-Prowse
23 Nathan Tella
24 Mohamed Elyounoussi
18 Armando Broja

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
5 Ibrahima Konaté
32 Joël Matip
21 Kostas Tsimikas
12 Joe Gomez
7 James Milner
17 Curtis Jones
67 Harvey Elliott
9 Roberto Firmino
20 Diogo Jota
18 Takumi Minamino

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