Liverpool vs Southampton 2022-23 English Premier League
3 - 1
Darwin Nunez brace leads Liverpool to victory over Southampton
Darwin Nunez scored two goals as Liverpool secured a confident 3-1 victory over Southampton at Anfield on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Duje Caleta-Car (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Goal! Liverpool 1, Southampton 0. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 9': Goal! Liverpool 1, Southampton 1. Che Adams (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 21': Goal! Liverpool 2, Southampton 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a through ball.
- 42': Goal! Liverpool 3, Southampton 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 3, Southampton 1.
- 58': Substitution, Southampton. Theo Walcott replaces Stuart Armstrong.
- 59': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 59': Substitution, Southampton. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Duje Caleta-Car.
- 66': Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Harvey Elliott.
- 72': Substitution, Southampton. Lyanco replaces Armel Bella-Kotchap.
- 75': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 82': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Roméo Lavia because of an injury.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Fábio Carvalho replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Nathaniel Phillips replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Southampton 1.
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,331
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
+49 | Arsenal | 32 | 71 | 5 |
+41 | Liverpool | 32 | 71 | 3 |
+19 | Aston Villa | 33 | 63 | 8 |
Statistics
SOU | LIV | |
---|---|---|
8 | Fouls | 8 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
4 | Saves | 4 |
40.1 | Possession | 59.9 |
9 | SHOTS | 15 |
5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
356 | Accurate Passes | 578 |
445 | Passes | 670 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
14 | Crosses | 23 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.4 |
69 | Long Balls | 55 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
16 | Tackles | 12 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
10 | Interceptions | 7 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
18 | Clearances | 14 |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
2 | Joe Gomez |
26 | Andy Robertson |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
3 | Fabinho |
6 | Thiago Alcantara |
19 | Harvey Elliott |
9 | Roberto Firmino |
27 | Darwin Núñez |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
Southampton (5-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Gavin Bazunu (GK) |
6 | Duje Caleta-Car |
22 | Mohammed Salisu |
37 | Armel Bella-Kotchap |
15 | Romain Perraud |
24 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
45 | Romeo Lavia |
17 | Stuart Armstrong |
8 | James Ward-Prowse |
10 | Ché Adams |
9 | Adam Armstrong |
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