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Liverpool host Southampton at Anfield this afternoon and the question now seems to be when and how they win the Premier League title, rather than if.
With 70 points gathered already, the Reds are on the verge of clinching their first Premier League title for 30 years and there is a real possibility of going the whole season unbeaten, as well as reaching the highest points tally in the league's history.
Southampton are having a fine season, currently sitting in ninth, and the Saints can treat this one as a free hit with the chance to cause a shock. Follow it live:
What time is kick-off?
The match kicks off at 3pm on Saturday February 1st.
What TV channel is it on?
The game will not be broadcast on UK television.
You can catch highlights on Match of the Day on BBC One on Saturday night.
Liverpool 1 - 0 Southampton
57 mins: Redmond loses the ball to Henderson who then whips the ball quickly into the box. Stephens is there to head the ball away and he does it well sending Djenepo away on the counter attack.
Fabinho says 'no, no' and he take Djenepo out in the middle of the park. Free kick to Southampton.
Liverpool 2 - 0 Southampton - Henderson
60 mins: GOAL! Robertson sends a long ball down the left wing for Firmino. He runs onto it and continues to the penalty area. Henderson drifts into the box and Firmino cuts the ball back to him. Henderson makes no mistakes, he takes a touch and shoots, giving McCarthy no chance to stop it.
Liverpool 2 - 0 Southampton
63 mins: Liverpool have had a tough afternoon but they've rose to the occassion and are now out of sight of Southampton. The second goal changes things immensely, the Saints need to stop this becoming a procession.
Mainly by scoring next.
Liverpool 2 - 0 Southampton
66 mins: And they almost do! A couple of close passes open up Liverpool's defence. Ings finds Hojbjerg who has run into the box. Southampton's skipper takes the shot but Gomez gets a touch to it to put it wide of goal.
Liverpool 2 - 0 Southampton
69 mins: Southampton are still asking questions of Liverpool. Djenepo gets a one-on-one against van Dijk but loses the ball, it comes to Redmond who shoots but has it blocked.
Danny Ings, on the left wing, switches the play to Ward-Prowse. He brings down the ball and shoots but the shot from the edge of the box goes wide.
Liverpool 3 - 0 Southampton - Salah
72 mins: GOAL! Alisson starts the move with a long ball up to Henderson. Henderson times his pass into the box perfectly, it goes past Bednarek and into the feet of Salah. Salah dinks the ball past McCarthy and Liverpool go on again.
Liverpool 3 - 0 Southampton
75 mins: It's a double change for Southampton with Obafemi and Adams coming on for Ings and Long. Oxlade-Chamberlain is taken off and replaced by Keita for Liverpool.
Alisson comes off his line and slides to smother the ball but his slide takes him out of his own area and he throws the ball out of play for a corner before it happens. That's unusual but effective.
Liverpool 3 - 0 Southampton
78 mins: Liverpool are set to go 22 points clear of Man City, who play tomorrow. That's obscene.
As it that move from Liverpool, another cutting pass gets the ball into the box. Firmino gets to it first under pressure from the Southampton centre-backs, he tries to take the ball around the goalkeeper but McCarty, at full stretch wins back the ball.
Liverpool 3 - 0 Southampton
81 mins: Wijnaldum is replaced by Liverpool's recent arrival Minamino. He's involved immediately as Salah flicks the ball to him on the edge of the box. Minamino takes his time trying to control the ball and Ward-Prowse is able to get a tackle in to win it back for the visitors.
Liverpool 3 - 0 Southampton
84 mins: The Liverpool fans are bouncing around Anfield and rightly so, their team has been brilliant all season and they've put in another grand performance today.
Southampton substitute Boufal attempts a curling shot to the far corner but puts it narrowly wide.
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