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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +48 | Manchester City | 33 | 76 | 3 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 34 | 74 | 4 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 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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