
Liverpool vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
69 | Arsenal | 28 | 3 | 3 |
61 | Manchester City | 27 | 4 | 4 |
50 | Manchester United | 26 | 5 | 6 |
49 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 4 | 9 |
Statistics
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SOU![]() |
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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 (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 |
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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