Southampton vs Liverpool, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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2 - 3
2 - 3
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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Paul Onuachu (Southampton).
- 2': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Adam Lallana (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 5': Attempt saved. Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 6': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
- 7': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 9': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
- 10': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 13': Adam Lallana (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 13': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 16': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 16': Paul Onuachu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 17': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 23': Foul by Adam Lallana (Southampton).
- 23': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Adam Lallana (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 27': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 27': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
- 28': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 29': Attempt saved. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 30': Goal! Southampton 0, Liverpool 1. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 32': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Conor Bradley.
- 33': Attempt saved. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Dibling.
- 33': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
- 35': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Lallana (Southampton).
- 37': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Adam Lallana because of an injury.
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Penalty Southampton. Tyler Dibling draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 40': Penalty conceded by Andy Robertson (Liverpool) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 42': Penalty saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 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.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Tyler Dibling (Southampton).
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Southampton 1, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, Liverpool 1.
- 48': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 49': Paul Onuachu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Paul Onuachu (Southampton).
- 52': Substitution, Southampton. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Paul Onuachu because of an injury.
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Attempt missed. Tyler Dibling (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
- 54': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Southampton).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 55': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 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.
- 61': Caoimhín Kelleher (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Curtis Jones.
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 64': Attempt missed. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 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.
- 66': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 67': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
- 67': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
- 68': Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 70': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 70': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 71': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 72': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ryan Fraser.
- 73': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
- 73': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch with a cross.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 76': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Flynn Downes.
- 77': Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 77': Substitution, Southampton. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ryan Fraser.
- 78': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
- 78': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 81': Penalty conceded by Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 83': Goal! Southampton 2, Liverpool 3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
- 84': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 84': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai following a fast break.
- 88': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box following a fast break.
- 89': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 89': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 90'+4': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 90'+4': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jack Stephens (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mateus Fernandes with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+7': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
- 90'+7': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+8': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
- 90'+8': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+8': Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Liverpool 3.
- 0': Match ends, Southampton 2, Liverpool 3.
Statistics
 LIV |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 31,278
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 31,278
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 15 | +18 | 36 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 17 | +18 | 35 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 17 | +18 | 33 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | +4 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Southampton (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 4 | Flynn Downes |
| 5 | Jack Stephens  |
| 6 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis |
| 24 | Ryan Fraser |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 10 | Adam Lallana |
| 18 | Mateus Fernandes |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
| 33 | Tyler Dibling |
| 32 | Paul Onuachu |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 84 | Conor Bradley |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 9 | Darwin Núñez |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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