Southampton vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Salah strikes twice in thriller
Southampton 2-3 Liverpool: Salah scored twice as Liverpool came from behind to go eight points clear
Mohamed Salah scored twice as Premier League leaders Liverpool came from behind to beat bottom-side Southampton and extend their lead over Manchester City to eight points.
Liverpool were gifted the opening goal as Russell Martin’s side approach backfired and Dominik Szoboszlai punished their mistake when building out from defence, in what was an error-strewn game.
The Saints benefitted from Liverpool’s sloppiness, though, when Andy Robertosn tripped Tyler Dibling and Adam Armstrong scored the rebound after his penalty attempt was saved by Caoimhin Kelleher.
Mateus Fernandes then stunned the Premier League leaders on the counter-attack as he fired Southampton in front, but Salah replied as he met a low ball to direct a finish under the on-rushing Alex McCarthy.
And in the 83rd minute, a handball from Yukinari Sugawara gave Salah the chance to complete the comeback and the forward scored from the penalty spot to send Liverpool eight points clear ahead of facing City next weekend.
Follow all the action with our live blog below:
Southampton 0-0 Liverpool
8 mins
The home fans want a penalty as Armstrong originally gets past Konate and is then clipped, but it was outside of the box anyway. The hosts do get a corner, but it’s a poor delivery.
Southampton 0-0 Liverpool
6 mins
First real chance of the day as Liverpool pour forward, with Szoboszlai leading the attack before laying it off to Salah, who curls a shot too close to McCarthy.
The stand-in ‘keeper collects well from the subsequent corner.
Southampton 0-0 Liverpool
4 mins
Robertson sweeps in the first cross of the day, and Nunez narrowly misses it after good defending from Downes.
The home side try and make their first foray forward but it’s not troubling Liverpool at the moment, as Fernandes fires a shot from distance straight at Kelleher.
Southampton 0-0 Liverpool
2 mins
Southampton almost make a mess of it when trying to play it out from the back, but they manage to clear.
Southampton 0-0 Liverpool
1 min
The hosts have set up in a back five to begin with, with Fraser and Walker-Peters as wing-backs.
Liverpool have started on the front foot, as you’d expect, and Jones and Salah nearly combine to create an opening down the right.
KICK-OFF! Southampton 0-0 Liverpool
The visitors get us underway at St. Mary’s!
Southampton vs Liverpool LIVE
The two sides are in the tunnel at St. Mary’s, so we’ll be underway soon.
Liverpool have a huge chance to extend their lead at the top of the table today – they’d go eight points ahead with a win.
Match facts
Liverpool’s last Premier League game against Southampton was a 4-4 away draw in May 2023 – they conceded as many goals in that game as they had in their previous six visits to St Mary’s combined.
So far, the Reds have won nine of their 11 Premier League games under new head coach Arne Slot (D1 L1). A win over Southampton will see the Dutchman become the joint-fastest manager to reach 10 wins from the start of a Premier League career (12 games), alongside Guus Hiddink in May 2009 and Carlo Ancelotti in November 2009 (both with Chelsea).
Mohamed Salah has both scored and assisted in the same match 35 times in the Premier League (including four already this term), just one shy of Wayne Rooney’s record of 36 games with both a goal and assist in the competition. The Egyptian has been directly involved in 11 goals (7 goals, 4 assists) in 11 Premier League appearances against Southampton.
Is Southampton vs Liverpool on TV?
With around 20 minutes until kick-off, here’s a reminder of how you can watch today’s earlier game.
The Premier League fixture will kick off at 2pm BST on Sunday 24 November at St Mary’s, Southampton.
What TV channel is it on and how can I watch?
It will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League, with coverage starting from 1pm. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.
If you want to stream major sporting events while you are travelling or watching from abroad you’ll need a VPN. Get the best VPN deals in the UK. Viewers using a VPN need to make sure that they comply with any local regulations where they are, and also with the terms of their service provider.
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