Southampton vs Liverpool 2021-22 English Premier League
Liverpool trim Manchester City lead to one with comeback against Southampton
Liverpool came from a goal down in dramatic fashion to beat Southampton to trim Man City's Premier League lead to one point with a game to play.
Match Commentary
- 13': Goal! Southampton 1, Liverpool 0. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
- 27': Goal! Southampton 1, Liverpool 1. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Joseph Gomez because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, Liverpool 1.
- 65': Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Harvey Elliott.
- 67': Goal! Southampton 1, Liverpool 2. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
- 69': Nathan Tella (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Southampton. Oriol Romeu replaces Ibrahima Diallo.
- 71': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Nathan Tella.
- 74': Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Southampton. Che Adams replaces Armando Broja.
- 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Roberto Firmino.
Game Information
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 31,588
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
LIV | SOU | |
---|---|---|
6 | Fouls | 6 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
9 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
1 | Saves | 3 |
70.9 | Possession | 29.1 |
24 | SHOTS | 4 |
5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
655 | Accurate Passes | 226 |
734 | Passes | 300 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
35 | Crosses | 10 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
41 | Long Balls | 57 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
9 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
18 | Tackles | 15 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
9 | Interceptions | 8 |
12 | Effective Clearances | 39 |
12 | Clearances | 39 |
Southampton (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
5 | Jack Stephens |
22 | Mohammed Salisu |
4 | Lyanco |
11 | Nathan Redmond |
2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
27 | Ibrahima Diallo |
8 | James Ward-Prowse |
23 | Nathan Tella |
24 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
18 | Armando Broja |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
32 | Joël Matip |
21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
12 | Joe Gomez |
7 | James Milner |
17 | Curtis Jones |
67 | Harvey Elliott |
9 | Roberto Firmino |
20 | Diogo Jota |
18 | Takumi Minamino |
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