Liverpool stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League table to 16 points after coming from behind to beat Southampton 3-1 at Anfield on Saturday.
Will Smallbone capitalised on a mix-up in the Reds defence to put Saints ahead in first-half stoppage time.
However, the hosts seized control of the contest with an early second-half surge. Darwin Nunez levelled, slamming home from Luis Diaz’s cut-back, before winning a penalty that was clinically dispatched by Mohamed Salah.
Premier League, Matchday 29
Saturday 8th March |
| Liverpool |
KICK OFF, 15:00pm |
Southampton |
 |
3:1
Half-Time 0:1
|  |
Venue
Anfield, Liverpool |
Shirt Worn
Home kit |
Live On
n/a |
Captain
Virgil Van Dijk |
LFC Formation
4-3-2-1 |
Captain
Jan Bednarek |
| Matchday Timeline |
| 0:1 |
Will Smallbone (Goal 45+1') |
| 1:1 |
Darwin Nunez (Goal 51'), Luis Diaz (Assist) |
| 2:1 |
Mohamed Salah (Penalty 54') |
| 3:1 |
Mohamed Salah (Penalty 88') |
| Matchday Line-Ups |
| 1 |
Alisson Becker |
30 |
Aaron Ramsdale |
| 4 |
Virgil van Dijk |
2 |
Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 5 |
Ibrahima Konaté |
3 |
Ryan Manning |
| 21 |
Kostas Tsimikas (Y, 31') |
6 |
Taylor Harwood-Bellis |
| 66 |
Trent Alexander-Arnold |
35 |
Jan Bednarek |
| 8 |
Dominik Szoboszlai |
8 |
Will Smallbone |
| 17 |
Curtis Jones |
18 |
Mateus Fernandes |
| 38 |
Ryan Gravenberch |
20 |
Kamaldeen Sulemana |
| 7 |
Luis Díaz |
26 |
Lesley Ugochukwu |
| 9 |
Darwin Núñez (Y, 45+3') |
29 |
Albert Grønbæk |
| 11 |
Mo Salah |
33 |
Tyler Dibling |
| Matchday Substitutes |
| 62 |
Caoimhín Kelleher |
1 |
Alex McCarthy |
| 26 |
Andy Robertson |
5 |
Jack Stephens |
| 78 |
Jarell Quansah |
16 |
Yukinari Sugawara |
| 3 |
Wataru Endō |
34 |
Welington |
| 10 |
Alexis Mac Allister |
37 |
Armel Bella-Kotchap |
| 19 |
Harvey Elliott |
7 |
Joe Aribo |
| 53 |
James McConnell |
10 |
Adam Lallana |
| 14 |
Federico Chiesa |
19 |
Cameron Archer |
| 20 |
Diogo Jota |
32 |
Paul Onuachu (Y,90+6') |
| Matchday Substitutions |
| 19' |
Armel Bella-Kotchap on for Jan Bednarek |
| 46' |
Andrew Robertson on for Kostas Tsimikas |
| 46' |
Alexis Mac Allister on for Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 46' |
Harvey Elliott on for Curtis Jones |
| 64' |
Yukinari Sugawara on for Tyler Dibling |
| 64' |
Cameron Archer on for Albert Grønbæk |
| 68' |
Diogo Jota on for Darwin Nunez |
| 71' |
Adam Lallana on for Will Smallbone |
| 81' |
Wataru Endo on for Ryan Gravenberch |
| 83' |
Paul Onuachu on for Ryan Manning and Ugochukwu |
| 83' |
Joe Aribo on for Lesley Ugochukwu |
| 89' |
Jarell Quansah on for Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| Stadium: |
Anfield, Liverpool |
| Attendance: |
60,399 |
| HT/FT Sequence (Liverpool First): |
0:1 / 3:1 |
| Goal Sequence (Liverpool First): |
0:1, 1:1, 2:1, 3:1 |
| Premier League H-2-H: |
Southampton Premier League H-2-H |
| Referee: |
Lewis Smith |
| Referee Assistant: |
Mat Wilkes, Marc Perry |
| Fourth Official: |
Tony Harrington |
| VAR Referee: |
Matt Donohue |
| VAR Assistant: |
Derek Eaton |
| LIVERPOOL |
MATCHDAY STATS |
SOUTHAMPTON |
| ATTACKING |
| 28 |
Total Shots |
6 |
| 7 |
Shots on Target |
4 |
| 13 |
Shots off Target |
0 |
| 25.00% |
Shot Accuracy (excluding blocked shots) |
66.67% |
| GENERAL PLAY |
| 71.2% |
Possession % |
28.8% |
| 653 |
Total Passes |
266 |
| DEFENCE & DISCIPLINE |
| 19 |
Successful Tackles |
22 |
| 10 |
Clearances |
27 |
| 10 |
Interceptions |
9 |
| 6 |
Corners |
4 |
| 2 |
Errors |
0 |
| 10 |
Fouls |
9 |
| 0 |
Offsides |
1 |
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