Liverpool vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League

Liverpool

2': Diogo Jota
32': Diogo Jota
37': Thiago
52': Virgil van Dijk

FT
4 - 0

Southampton

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': First Half begins.
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.
11': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.
37': Goal! Liverpool 3, Southampton 0. Thiago (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
45': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Redmond replaces Jan Bednarek.
45': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Tella replaces Che Adams.
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.
59': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Thiago.
67': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson.
81': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Diogo Jota.
88': Substitution, Southampton. Kyle Walker-Peters replaces Romain Perraud.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,040

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
69	Arsenal	28	3	3
61	Manchester City	27	4	4
50	Manchester United	26	5	6
49	Tottenham Hotspur	28	4	9

Full Table

Statistics

LIV		SOU
7	Fouls	14
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	2
64.5	POSSESSION	35.5
20	SHOTS	7
6	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
492	Accurate Passes	231
613	Passes	338
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	3
16	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.2
64	Long Balls	77
32	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
5	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	6
13	Tackles	16
0.8	Tackle %	0.4
6	Interceptions	13
24	Effective Clearances	30
24	Clearances	30

Line-Ups

Liverpool (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alisson (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
5	Ibrahima Konaté
26	Andy Robertson
66	Trent Alexander-Arnold
3	Fabinho
6	Thiago
14	Jordan Henderson
20	Diogo Jota
10	Sadio Mané
11	Mohamed Salah

Substitutes:

Tyler Morton, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Joël Matip, Neco Williams, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Takumi Minamino, Caoimhin Kelleher, Divock Origi, James Milner.

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