Southampton vs Liverpool: Premier League as it happened

Goal updates and latest action from the top-flight meeting at St Mary's

Roberto Firmino scores past Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy (Getty)

Liverpool arrive at St Mary's resembling something akin to Southampton's parent club. So many of the graduates at Saints have ended up at Anfield in recent years and today Virgil van Dijk plays in the centre of Jurgen Klopp's defence, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Sadio Mane also starting and Dejan Lovren and Adam Lallana on the bench.

Mauricio Pellegrino – a former Liverpool player himself – will be desperate to build on last week's 3-2 win over West Brom and ride their momentum away from the drop, especially given Saints' run of five away games in their next six Premier League encounters.

However they face a Liverpool side determined to keep up their top-four push and a forward in Mohamed Salah who cannot stop scoring, with plenty of foils around him that will keep Southampton's defence occupied.

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[11 February 2018 16:42 · Liam Corless]

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp gestures from his technical area 

[11 February 2018 16:45 · Liam Corless]

14' - Jack Stephens tries to level proceedings for Southampton but his shot from distance is poor and the ball dribbles wide of Loris Karius' far post.

The hosts have played well since going a goal down.

[11 February 2018 16:48 · Liam Corless]

18' - Great save!

Oriel Romeu finds Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in the box with a wonderfully-weighted pass but Loris Karius is quick off his line to smother the Saints midfielder's shot.

[11 February 2018 16:50 · Liam Corless]

Roberto Firmino gives Liverpool the lead 

[11 February 2018 16:56 · Liam Corless]

25' - Roberto Firmino appeals for a penalty after going down in the box under a challenge from Jack Stephens but the referee waves play on.

At first it looked a little theatrical but, upon seeing the replays, I reckon that was a penalty!

[11 February 2018 16:59 · Liam Corless]

29' - James Ward-Prowse's cross is met in the box by Guido Carrillo but the Southampton new boy's header is straight at Loris Karius.

Moments later Karius produces a rather more impressive save as he tips Ward-Prowse's header over the bar after a good cross by Dusan Tadic.

[11 February 2018 17:02 · Liam Corless]

Cedric Soares dribbles with the ball for Southampton 

[11 February 2018 17:04 · Liam Corless]

32' - Gini Wijnaldum's through ball finds Sadio Mane in a superb attacking position but Cedric puts just enough pressure on the Liverpool forward and forces him into a poor shot.

[11 February 2018 17:07 · Liam Corless]

37' - Joel Matip collects the first booking of the match for a foul on Dusan Tadic.

[11 February 2018 17:10 · Liam Corless]

40' - Ryan Bertrand's cross from the left wing finds James Ward-Prowse at the far post but the midfielder's header is straight at Loris Karius.