Liverpool vs Southampton, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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4 - 0
4 - 0
Liverpool ship four past Southampton as Diogo Jota stars
Diogo Jota scored the fastest goal of the 2021-22 Premier League season on Saturday at Anfield as Liverpool thrashed Southampton 4-0.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 1': Attempt missed. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 2': Goal! Liverpool 1, Southampton 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 5': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 6': Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Southampton).
- 6': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Southampton).
- 10': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Lyanco (Southampton).
- 11': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 11': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 17': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 19': Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
- 19': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 23': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Armando Broja (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 24': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Alisson.
- 25': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 25': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 26': Lyanco (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Offside, Southampton. Che Adams tries a through ball, but Armando Broja is caught offside.
- 28': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
- 30': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 32': Goal! Liverpool 2, Southampton 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 34': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
- 34': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Lyanco (Southampton).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a headed pass.
- 37': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mohammed Salisu.
- 37': Goal! Liverpool 3, Southampton 0. Thiago (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
- 39': Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
- 39': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 40': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 41': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 44': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 45': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentino Livramento with a cross.
- 45': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Alisson.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 3, Southampton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 3, Southampton 0.
- 45': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Redmond replaces Jan Bednarek.
- 45': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Tella replaces Che Adams.
- 50': Armando Broja (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 51': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Romain Perraud.
- 52': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
- 52': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
- 52': Goal! Liverpool 4, Southampton 0. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Tella with a cross.
- 54': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 54': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Alisson.
- 55': Offside, Southampton. Romain Perraud tries a through ball, but Nathan Tella is caught offside.
- 59': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Thiago.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Romain Perraud (Southampton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 61': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Fabinho.
- 62': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 65': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Lyanco (Southampton).
- 67': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 67': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 73': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 75': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Armando Broja (Southampton).
- 77': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabinho.
- 77': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mohammed Salisu.
- 78': Attempt saved. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 79': Armando Broja (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool).
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Diogo Jota.
- 81': Attempt missed. James Milner (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 82': Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
- 82': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabinho.
- 86': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool).
- 86': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 88': Substitution, Southampton. Kyle Walker-Peters replaces Romain Perraud.
- 89': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 89': Nathan Tella (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 90'+1': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 90'+1': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Southampton 0.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 4, Southampton 0.
Statistics
 SOU |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 35.5 | Possession | 64.5 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 231 | Accurate Passes | 492 |
| 338 | Passes | 613 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 30 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,040
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,040
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | +5 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | +9 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 6 | Thiago Alcantara |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Southampton (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 4 | Lyanco |
| 22 | Mohammed Salisu |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek  |
| 6 | Oriol Romeu |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 15 | Romain Perraud |
| 21 | Valentino Livramento |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
| 18 | Armando Broja |
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