Southampton v Liverpool, 05 April 2019

Score3-1 to Liverpool
RefereePaul Tierney
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium
Attendance31,797

View Southampton v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Liverpool had now won four consecutive league meetings for the first time. Southampton scored for the first time in the last six meetings in the Premier League. Premier League Head to Head Played: 40 Southampton won: 10 Drawn: 10 Liverpool won: 20 Southampton scored: 43 Liverpool scored: 68

1 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Shane Long 9 G

Goals:

Naby Keïta 36 G
Mohamed Salah 80 G
Jordan Henderson 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Yann Valery
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Shane Long

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Fabinho Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Naby Keïta Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Josh Sims for Shane Long 62
Stuart Armstrong for Oriol Romeu 83
Charlie Austin for Jannik Vestergaard 83

Substitutions:

James Milner for Georginio Wijnaldum 59
Jordan Henderson for Trent Alexander-Arnold 59
Dejan Lovren for Naby Keïta 88

Cards:

Jan Bednarek 48 Y
Ryan Bertrand 75 Y

Cards:

Mohamed Salah 81 Y
Andy Robertson 89 Y
Sadio Mané 90 Y
Jordan Henderson 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender Matt Targett
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Josh Sims
Forward Charlie Austin
Forward Sam Gallagher

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 16th Southampton failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League games for the first time since May 2016. Saints had now won one of their six games in the Premier League played on a Friday and lost three of the last four. Southampton had now lost 23 points from leading positions so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. Saints had now been shown 67 yellow cards so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. Shane Long became the fourth player from the Republic of Ireland to score 50 goals in the Premier League; also Niall Quinn (59), Robbie Keane (126) and Damien Duff (54). Nathan Redmond made his 100th appearance in the Premier League for the Saints.

Comments:

League position: 1st Liverpool became the seventh team to concede 5,000 goals in the top division (played 4,129, scored 6,854); also Everton, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Sunderland and Arsenal. Mohamed Salah had now scored 50 league goals for the Reds. He reached the milestone after 69 games; quicker than any other player in the club's history. The previous club record holder was Fernando Torres after 72 games. Mohamed Salah had now scored five goals in his four Premier League appearances against Southampton. Prior to this game, he had gone eight games in all competitions without scoring; his longest such run at the club. Liverpool were now unbeaten in their last 14 games in all competitions (won nine). Their total of 82 points is a club record after 33 games of a season in the top division (on a three points for a win basis). They had now kept a 17 clean sheets so far in this Premier League season (more than any other team) but none in the last four games. Liverpool had now taken 16 points from losing positions so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team.

1 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

Goals:

Shane Long 9 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Yann Valery
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Shane Long

Substitutions:

Josh Sims for Shane Long 62
Stuart Armstrong for Oriol Romeu 83
Charlie Austin for Jannik Vestergaard 83

Cards:

Jan Bednarek 48 Y
Ryan Bertrand 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender Matt Targett
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Josh Sims
Forward Charlie Austin
Forward Sam Gallagher

Comments:

League position: 16th Southampton failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League games for the first time since May 2016. Saints had now won one of their six games in the Premier League played on a Friday and lost three of the last four. Southampton had now lost 23 points from leading positions so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. Saints had now been shown 67 yellow cards so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. Shane Long became the fourth player from the Republic of Ireland to score 50 goals in the Premier League; also Niall Quinn (59), Robbie Keane (126) and Damien Duff (54). Nathan Redmond made his 100th appearance in the Premier League for the Saints.

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Naby Keïta 36 G
Mohamed Salah 80 G
Jordan Henderson 86 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Fabinho Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Naby Keïta Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

James Milner for Georginio Wijnaldum 59
Jordan Henderson for Trent Alexander-Arnold 59
Dejan Lovren for Naby Keïta 88

Cards:

Mohamed Salah 81 Y
Andy Robertson 89 Y
Sadio Mané 90 Y
Jordan Henderson 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 1st Liverpool became the seventh team to concede 5,000 goals in the top division (played 4,129, scored 6,854); also Everton, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Sunderland and Arsenal. Mohamed Salah had now scored 50 league goals for the Reds. He reached the milestone after 69 games; quicker than any other player in the club's history. The previous club record holder was Fernando Torres after 72 games. Mohamed Salah had now scored five goals in his four Premier League appearances against Southampton. Prior to this game, he had gone eight games in all competitions without scoring; his longest such run at the club. Liverpool were now unbeaten in their last 14 games in all competitions (won nine). Their total of 82 points is a club record after 33 games of a season in the top division (on a three points for a win basis). They had now kept a 17 clean sheets so far in this Premier League season (more than any other team) but none in the last four games. Liverpool had now taken 16 points from losing positions so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team.