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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 30 (setup 4, season 35)
Liverpool
v.
Southampton
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
1
Overall form:
Home form:
ALISSON Ramses Becker71Alex McCARTHY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Trent ALEXANDER-ARNOLD826Jérôme BOATENG
JORDI ALBA Ramos37Kyle WALKER-PETERS
Sergio BUSQUETS Burgos4ORIOL ROMEU Vidal
Leonardo BONUCCI56Jan BEDNAREK
Virgil VAN DIJK66Jannik VESTERGAARD
Sadio MANÉ7James WARD-PROWSE
Ilkay GÜNDOGAN86Nathan REDMOND
Lionel Andrés MESSI89Wout WEGHORST
Mohamed SALAH106Mario LEMINA
Serge GNABRY115Ché ADAMS
Georgie BoyManager
Aymeric LAPORTE12Steve DAVIS
Jan OBLAK13Harry LEWIS
SON Heung-min14Jack STEPHENS
NGolo KANTÉ157Michael OBAFEMI
Robert LEWANDOWSKI16Dan N'LUNDULU

Liverpool 1 Southampton 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 36,677, Stadium: Anfield (construction in progress), Referee: Mike REED 6)
6 MessiScorers
Substitutions47 Weghorst <=> Obafemi, 64 Walker-Peters <=> N'Lundulu
Sendings off
Bookings
1Corners5
8Fouls18
9Offsides2
9Shots on5
7Shots off4
16Total shots9
8Shots saved5
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: JORDI ALBA Ramos
1An exceptional shot from MESSI was dealt with by a useful parry from the 'keeper.
2ORIOL ROMEU fired the ball through a ruck of players but ALISSON was a match for it as he dived to his left.
6GOAL!! A mishit backpass by WALKER-PETERS enabled MESSI to run in and crack the ball past MCCARTHY. (1-0 Liverpool)
14WALKER-PETERS fluffed a simple chance.
17A header from SALAH was headed off the line by BOATENG.
20A cross from ORIOL ROMEU left WALKER-PETERS in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
21BOATENG's shot was well held by ALISSON.
27The Southampton 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce shot from SALAH.
35MCCARTHY saved a curling shot from SALAH.
37A good ball from GNABRY on the right fell to BONUCCI who scuffed his effort just beyond the far post.
39The hapless 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from BEDNAREK dropped just wide.
41An outswinging corner was flicked into the arms of MCCARTHY by ALEXANDER-ARNOLD.
 
46MESSI ran onto a wonderful ball from GNABRY but fumbled his shot wide of the lefthand post.
50GNABRY's shot beat the Southampton 'keeper but rebounded off the Southampton upright.
55GNABRY beat WARD-PROWSE and whacked the ball to SALAH who pulled his shot wide.
59BUSQUETS worked the ball to SALAH, MESSI collected his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
61MESSI shot wide.
63BUSQUETS raced past BEDNAREK but lashed the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
66ADAMS stabbed an easy chance past the far post.
69OBAFEMI charged through the Liverpool defence but shot straight at ALISSON.
71A drive from OBAFEMI seemed a certain goal but the Liverpool 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear.
79The Liverpool 'keeper was able to claw away a wicked effort.
82Uncertainty in the Southampton defence enabled SALAH to thump the ball just wide.
84GÜNDOGAN waltzed away from BEDNAREK and rifled a weak shot into the crowd.
89A penalty box meleé resulted in OBAFEMI cracking the ball over.