Liverpool vs Southampton 2021-22 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': 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
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,040
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +13 | Manchester City | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| +10 | Liverpool | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| +10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| +8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 14 | 0 |
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 |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andy 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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