Liverpool vs Southampton LIVE with Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture today
Adam Armstrong on the ball for Southampton
Follow all the latest updates as Liverpool take on Southampton at Anfield today in the Premier League. Jurgen Klopp’s Reds bounced back from defeat at West Ham to beat Arsenal 4-0 last time out, and are aiming to keep pace with leaders Chelsea and second-place Man City above them by sinking the Saints.
Southampton’s impressive recent spell of three wins in four came to an end at Norwich in Dean Smith’s first game in charge of the Canaries, and they face a tough job this afternoon to stop the attacking power of the league’s top scorers, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah will be a particular threat having scored 11 goals already this season, while Sadio Mane is second in the charts with seven, and Diogo Jota fifth with five.
Klopp praised Saints coach Ralph Hasenhuttl on Friday, saying his Liverpool side must be “creative” to make the breakthrough. “Ralph is obviously organising a proper team there. They maybe expect not to have majority of possession, they start very often 4-4-2 and can change to five at the back in the game. They are a very well drilled team. We have to be creative to break them down.”
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Liverpool 1 – 0 Southampton
27 mins: Broja is played in behind by Che Adams but he’s a mile offside but the flag doesn’t go up. He brings the ball into the box and fires a shot into the near side netting. Then the assistant referee raises the flag. Southampton are giving a decent account of themselves since going behind.
Liverpool 1 – 0 Southampton
24 mins: Chance! Southampton create a good chance to equalise as Armando Broja gets the ball on the left. He knocks the ball past Ibrahima Konate and flies into the box. Adam Armstrong is up with his but he can’t pick out a pass. He goes for goal but Alisson is down quickly to make the save and guide the ball out for a corner!
Liverpool 1 – 0 Southampton
21 mins: Liverpool seem to be able to get in behind Southampton’s back five with ease. They’re just playing one-twos, simple give-and-goes and getting into loads of space in the wide areas. A few better final balls and the Reds will double their lead in no time.
Liverpool 1 – 0 Southampton
18 mins: Chance! Jordan Henderson wins the ball deep in his own half and sends it up to Sadio Mane. He passes the ball out to Mo Salah on the right wing and he drives up the pitch. Diogo Jota makes a run into the penalty box and Salah tries to pick him out. His pass is intercepted and knocked into Mohammed Salisu. He fails to clear the ball and Salah nicks it off him before driving into the right side of the box. Salah shoot and attempts to curl his effort into the far top corner but it goes wide of goal!
GOAL! Crystal Palace 0 – 1 Aston Villa
15 mins: Matt Targett breaks the deadlock at Selhurst Park and Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa take the lead. Targett brings down a cross on the right side of the box before blasting a shot past Vincente Guaita. Good finish.
Liverpool 1 – 0 Southampton
12 mins: Disallowed goal! Jan Bednarek scrapes Mane’s ankle and picks up a yellow card. Liverpool have a free kick over on the left wing. Robertson swings in a perfect delivery to pick out Sadio Mane who wins the header in the air and powerfully sinks it into the back of the net!
Then the offside flag goes up and it’s a very close call but the goal is chalked off.
Liverpool 1 – 0 Southampton
8 mins: Southampton have responded well. They’re not afraid to press Liverpool in the middle of the pitch and are getting a bit of success with it. James Ward-Prowse nicks the ball off Thiago Alcantara before driving into the box and being dispossessed by Alisson.
Oriol Romeu then wins the ball off Fabinho and works it down the left wing. Broja swings a cross into the box but Alisson plucks it out of the air.
Liverpool 1 – 0 Southampton
5 mins: Chance! Liverpool could score a few today. Jota and Robertson link up this time as Mane moves into a central position. Robertson swings another cross into the box and picks Mane out but his header goes wide of the back post.
GOAL! Liverpool 1 – 0 Southampton (Jota, 2’)⚽️
2 mins: What a start! Liverpool defend the Saints corner and fly up the pitch. Diogo Jota drives the ball to the front edge of the box and has his shot blocked. The ball comes to Sadio Mane who play it out to Andy Robertson on the left side. He plays a one-two with Mane to get into eh left side of the box and cuts the ball into the middle where Jota pops up to guide it into the far corner!
Liverpool 0 – 0 Southampton
Kick off: Southampton kick off the match and send the ball up to Armando Broja. He knocks the ball down to Che Adams who plays in Adam Armstrong. He sprints into the box and cuts the ball back into the middle where Virgil van Dijk heads the ball out for a corner.
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