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LIVERPOOL. Liverpool wipes out Southampton 4-0 with goals of D. Jota (2′), D. Jota (32′), Thiago (37′) and V. van Dijk (52′). Liverpool was truly better in terms of ball possession (64%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andre Marriner with the help of Simon Long and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Kevin Friend. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.7 degrees Celsius or 38.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Liverpool had a superior ball possession 64% while Southampton was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was has a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match​.

Liverpool shot 21 times, 6 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Southampton shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Liverpool didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Southampton received 1 yellow card (J. Bednarek).

Standings

After playing this match, Liverpool will have 28 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Southampton will stay with 14 points to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away with Everton on the 1st of December with a 18-3 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (16 draws).

Southampton will host Leicester City on the 1st of December with a 10-9 head to head stats in favor of Leicester City (5 draws).

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson (8.2), Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.1), Ibrahima Konaté (7.4), Virgil van Dijk (8.3), Andrew Robertson (7.6), Jordan Henderson (7.2), Fabinho (7.2), Thiago Alcântara (7.5), Mohamed Salah (7.0), Diogo Jota (8.5) and Sadio Mané (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: James Milner (7.0), Divock Origi, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Neco Williams, Caoimhin Kelleher, Takumi Minamino (6.4), Tyler Morton, Joël Matip and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (6.4).

Substitutions

Liverpool made 3 changes: Thiago for A. Oxlade-Chamberlain (59′), J. Henderson for J. Milner (67′) and D. Jota for T. Minamino (81′).

Best player: Diogo Jota​

The most impressive player for Liverpool was Diogo Jota.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 33 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 14.

Southampton – Formation

Southampton started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Ralph Hasenhüttl played with: Alex McCarthy (5.8), Jan Bednarek (6.0), Lyanco (6.7), Mohammed Salisu (6.3), Valentino Livramento (6.7), James Ward-Prowse (6.7), Oriol Romeu (6.4), Romain Perraud (6.2), Armando Broja (6.4), Che Adams (6.4) and Adam Armstrong (6.0).

These were the players on the bench: Shane Long, Will Smallbone, Fraser Forster, Ibrahima Diallo, Nathan Redmond (6.4), Yan Valery, Theo Walcott, Nathan Tella (6.8) and Kyle Walker-Peters.

Substitutions

Southampton made 3 changes: J. Bednarek for N. Redmond (46′), C. Adams for N. Tella (46′) and R. Perraud for K. Walker-Peters (88′).

Best player: Nathan Tella​

The player that probably impressed the most for Southampton was Nathan Tella.

His rating is (6.8) with 7 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Arsenal – Newcastle United – 2-0
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Leeds United – 0-0
• Crystal Palace – Aston Villa – 1-2
• Liverpool – Southampton – 4-0
• Norwich City – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 0-0