
Liverpool vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League
4 - 0
Liverpool ship four past Southampton as Diogo Jota stars
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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
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,040
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+5 | Liverpool | 4 | 12 | 0 |
+8 | Arsenal | 4 | 9 | 1 |
+7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 9 | 1 |
+1 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Statistics
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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 |
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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