English Premier League

Liverpool vs Southampton, 2022-23 English Premier League

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  • 6': Roberto Firmino
  • 21': Darwin Núñez
  • 42': Darwin Núñez
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  • 9': Ché Adams

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 Commentary

  • 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

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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

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,331

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

LIV 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

SOU Southampton (5-3-2)

No. Name
31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
6 Duje Caleta-Car Yellow Card
22 Mohammed Salisu Yellow Card
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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