Yahoo Sports Southampton vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow live coverage as Southampton face Liverpool in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Southampton FC 4 - 4 Liverpool FC
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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Eight-goal epic 😨
Relive a memorable final day at St Mary's:— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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Taking the acclaim from the away end ❤️
Legend. pic.twitter.com/R9qOhh4E2y— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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Bobby and Millie ❤️ pic.twitter.com/W10Gd1DCSK
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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📺 Live reaction to #SaintsFC’s frantic final day draw with #LFC: https://t.co/Bf0ybw3anT
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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That concludes our commentary of the Premier League fixture between Southampton and Liverpool! We hope you’ve enjoyed this - and all our commentaries this season!
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An enthralling final-day tie at St. Mary’s comes to a close with Southampton and Liverpool equally sharing an astounding eight goals. Klopp’s side found themselves ahead by two after just a quarter-hour through Jota and Firmino, before Ward-Prowse and Sulemana pulled the game back level ahead of the interval thanks to two dangerous counter-attacking moves. It was the hosts who restarted the match with intent, putting themselves in the lead just two minutes after the kick-off thanks to Sulemana’s second. Armstrong would add another to cushion Saints’ lead 17 minutes later after being on the pitch for less than 60 seconds, but the Reds would show their attacking prowess, putting two past McCarthy in two minutes just before the 75th-minute mark. Despite chances in the closing stages - including seven minutes of injury time - neither side could find the winner, with the two forced to be happy with a point after their entertaining display.
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FULL-TIME: SOUTHAMPTON 4-4 LIVERPOOL.
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Gomez hits a low shot from more than 30 yards out that finds its way towards goal but McCarthy sees it the whole way and moves to his left to make the stop.
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Our final game ends level. #SOULIV pic.twitter.com/s7vbeXtOq6
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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It ends in a draw after a breathless, back-and-forth encounter at St Mary's. pic.twitter.com/UeaVuWN667
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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Liverpool have won their final league game in each of the last six seasons, since a 1-1 draw at West Brom in 2015-16. Their last such defeat was a 6-1 hammering at Stoke in 2014-15.
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Elliott puts his corner-kick into a good area but McCarthy makes his way through the crowd of bodies and does just enough to punch it away with a fist.
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Diaz cuts inside from the left and lashes a wild shot that sails harmlessly high and wide of the target.
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The fourth official indicates seven minutes will be added to the end of the match for stoppages.
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Alexander-Arnold is unable to seriously threaten the Southampton penalty area with a corner-kick, putting it right into the arms of the awaiting McCarthy.
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Henderson catches his volley cleanly from 20 yards out, but McCarthy does well to get his body behind the ball to make the save.
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An incredible Reds career complete ❤️ pic.twitter.com/8iNdL7VIrE
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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86: It's an enormous ovation for @Prowsey16 as he leaves the pitch 👏👏👏
And on come youngsters Dom Ballard and Sam Amo-Ameyaw 😇 [4-4] pic.twitter.com/FkvNhecAVe— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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Substitution James Michael Edward Ward-Prowse Samuel Amo-Ameyaw
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Sulemana's impressive match comes to an end, with Ballard set to see out the final four minutes.
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Gakpo recognises the time and space given to him 24 yards from goal, taking a moment to prepare himself before hammering a dipping shot that whistles just over the crossbar.
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Alexander-Arnold is again tasked with corner-kick duty but his latest offering is put over the heads of everyone queuing inside the six-yard box.
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Alexander-Arnold takes up a central position and chips a cross to the far post for Diaz, who meets the ball with a diving header to put it back across the face of goal. Salah is in the vicinity but Lyanco and Walker-Peters combine well to close down the angle.
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OFF THE POST AND OUT! Henderson plays a flat delivery over the top of the defence for Salah, who runs onto it and gets his first-touch wrong at the edge of the 18-yard box, sending the ball over the head of the oncoming McCarthy. The unintended strike almost leads to a goal but the woodwork is there to save the blushes of the goalkeeper.
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Trent ➡️ Cody ⚽ pic.twitter.com/XJXUThnATY
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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Milner cuts inside and finds Salah with his back to goal on the edge of the penalty area. The forward meets the pass with a flick over the top for Jota, who loses possession before giving away a free-kick to end the promising move.
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Ohhhhhh his name is Diogo 🎶 pic.twitter.com/Bil7dPKHQX
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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Livramento gets 13 minutes at the end of the match to stretch his legs, with Walcott giving way.
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77: A big ovation for @theowalcott as he departs the St Mary's pitch 👏
And also for @tino_livramento as he makes his return to action at the stadium. [4-4] pic.twitter.com/dGFB1v6LWX— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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Salah has been involved in 18 goals in 15 Premier League games since the start of March (11 goals, seven assists), more than any other player in the competition in that time.
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BACK LEVEL WITHIN THE BLINK OF AN EYE ⚽⚽
[4-4]#SOULIV pic.twitter.com/U7XGPSd2h3— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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Assist Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly
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73: Liverpool equalise. Jota. [4-4]
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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Goal Diogo José Teixeira da Silva
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Assist Trent John Alexander-Arnold
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72: Goal. Gakpo. [4-3]
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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Alexander-Arnold finds Salah in space, with the winger eager to take on his opposing full-back. Walker-Peters keeps stride-for-stride pace with the Egypt international and does a great job to close the angle with a slide, forcing the ball over the line for a goal-kick.
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Alexander-Arnold puts an outswinging corner into the penalty area looking to get his side back in the match but Bednarek is again able to get an initial head to the ball, before Alcaraz clears his lines more thoroughly.
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The team finishing bottom of the table (Southampton this season) has won their final Premier League game in just one of the last 20 campaigns, with Sheffield United beating Burnley 1-0 in 2020-21.
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64: On the scoresheet within seconds of arriving on the pitch ⚡️@AdamArma9 bursts clear and finishes with his left foot into the far bottom corner! pic.twitter.com/6QVzDDooak
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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What an impact 💥 [4-2] pic.twitter.com/aH2Ml3Aozn
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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64' - Goal for Southampton. Adam Armstrong.
[4-2]#SOULIV— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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Goal Adam James Armstrong
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62: A double change for #SaintsFC. [3-2] pic.twitter.com/N1dz6OMKaX
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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Confirmation of the enforced change due to injury, with Lavia making way for Adam Armstrong.
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Substitution Mohamed Amine Elyounoussi Stuart Armstrong
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The referee brings the game to a temporary halt for Lavia, who seems to have gone down with an injury. He’ll let the medical staff come on to the pitch while Southampton ready substitutes.
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Yellow Card Harvey Daniel James Elliott
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Southampton have all 10 outfield players camped in their half, looking to repel the waves of Liverpool attacks. Sulemana has proved a useful counter-attacking outlet, even from a position inside his side of the pitch, which is useful when the hosts eventually do manage to clear their lines.
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56' - Tsimikas, Jones, Fabinho, and Firmino make way for Elliott, Diaz, Henderson and Gakpo.
[3-2]#SOULIV— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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Jones is also replaced, with Gakpo on in his stead.
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Substitution Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda
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Substitution Fábio Henrique Tavares Jordan Brian Henderson
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Turning the game upside down 🤸♂️
💫 @Kamaldeenho10 pic.twitter.com/apagPuousb— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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Elliott comes on for Tsimikas in Liverpool's first change of the day.
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Walcott charges into the 18-yard box and looks to hook an off-balance cross towards the opposite flank but Gomez gets back and does just enough to deflect the ball back to a grateful Kelleher.
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Alexander-Arnold threads a pass through a trio of Southampton players for Salah, who cuts inside and shimmies past three more before dragging a poor effort well wide of the far post.
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After failing to find the net in his previous 17 appearances for Southampton, Sulemana has scored twice in just 47 minutes against Liverpool. It may have come a bit too late to save Saints’ status in the Premier League but it’s an impressive showing nonetheless against a tough opponent.
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Alexander-Arnold comes over to the left-hand side and plays a leading pass down the flank for Tsimikas, who takes a touch to propel himself forward before skewing a cross that winds up directly behind McCarthy’s goal.
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47: It's @Kamaldeenho10 again 🙌
He drives forward, cuts onto his right foot 18 yards out and curls a shot into the corner for his second of the game! pic.twitter.com/0XYIaoL1dP— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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Assist Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves VojnoviÄ
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What a turnaround 😱 [3-2] pic.twitter.com/o0aHC7RgqO
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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48' - Goal for Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana again.
[3-2]#SOULIV— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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Goal Kamaldeen Sulemana
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Southampton get the match restarted from the kick-off!
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Into the final 45 of the season.
[2-2]#SOULIV— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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46: Into the final 45 minutes of the season ⏱
Come on, #SaintsFC! [2-2] pic.twitter.com/Nqmj2soTdZ— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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Both sides should make their full complement of substitutions in the second half, with the final 45 minutes of the season a good time to test options from the bench. Southampton could use Aribo or Adam Armstrong to help in attack with nothing left to lose, while Livramento could get some time in his recovery from injury. Liverpool will most likely withdraw both Firmino and Milner to receive their ovations, with Henderson, Diaz, Gakpo and Carvalho all capable of filling in.
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Despite having nothing to play for on the final day, both Southampton and Liverpool have done their best to entertain the crowd, with the two finishing the first half level at 2-2. Nerves got the better of the hosts early on, with McCarthy’s decision to play out from the back despite the press leading to a Jota goal into an empty net. Things would go from bad to worse for Selles’ side, with Saints conceding just four minutes later to a close-range Firmino strike. To their credit, already relegated Southampton battled back and equalised within a quarter-hour of Liverpool’s second, with great takes from Ward-Prowse and Sulemana making it a contest ahead of the second period of play.
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HALF-TIME: SOUTHAMPTON 2-2 LIVERPOOL.
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All square at the break.#SOULIV
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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A dramatic first half ends with the scores level! pic.twitter.com/vnspxudEbR
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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The fourth official indicates that two minutes will be added to the end of the half for stoppages.
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GREAT TRY! Southampton work a training ground corner-kick routine, with Ward-Prowse rolling it to the near post for Walcott. The winger immediately plays the ball back to the penalty spot for Sulemana, whose first-time effort forces Kelleher into an ultimately comfortable save.
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Jota is convinced he should be awarded a penalty after being wrestled to the ground by Bree but the referee immediately calls for play to continue, before a VAR check gets in touch to confirm that the match official’s decision is correct.
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With just under five minutes to go in the half, there is still more than enough time for one of these two sides to take a lead into the interval. Both Liverpool and Southampton found their goals quickly and without much build-up, with the two strikes for Klopp’s team coming in just 240 seconds.
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Alcaraz gets to the edge of the 18-yard box and looks to curl a right-footed shot into the far corner but he gets his angles wrong and misses the net by some distance.
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Jones switches play out to the right for Milner, who immediately puts a cross into the penalty area for Firmino, who’s beaten in the air by the imposing Bednarek.
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Milner picks up possession 24 yards from goal and drags a left-footed shot wide of the far post in search of a goal in his final game for Liverpool.
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This is Milner’s 16th appearance on the closing day of the Premier League season, the joint-most in the competition's history (Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Jamie Carragher and Gareth Barry also 16).
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Despite being in a promising position for a cross, Ward-Prowse goes for goal from the deadball, looking to catch Kelleher napping at his near post. It’s a good effort that forces the goalkeeper to make a save, but the clean two-handed catch ends any possibility of a chance.
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Elyounoussi looks to cut inside on Matip just outside the Liverpool penalty area and is upended in the process, giving Southampton a free-kick in a dangerous position.
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28: A first #SaintsFC goal for @Kamaldeenho10 😇
He latches onto @theowalcott's pass and slots home the equaliser! pic.twitter.com/kasDCFP9PL— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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Goal Kamaldeen Sulemana
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We're level! [2-2] pic.twitter.com/iKBRVM3CVw
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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28' - Goal for Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana.
[2-2]#SOULIV— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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Alexander-Arnold sends an outswinging corner-kick towards the penalty spot but it’s Bednarek who rises highest, before nodding the danger away temporarily.
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Alexander-Arnold curls his free-kick to the far post for Gomez, who does just enough to put the ball back across the face of goal despite a lack of team-mates attacking the delivery. The right-back attempts to regather possession and keep the pressure on but Fabinho’s header sends it behind for a goal-kick.
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Yellow Card Konstantinos Tsimikas
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Lyanco’s awkward challenge on Salah gives Liverpool a free-kick 30 yards from goal, while leaving the Egypt international limping slightly.
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🇧🇷❤️ pic.twitter.com/7I2DUAqA2Y
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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Kelleher comes six yards out of his own penalty area to provide an option for his defence, before finally making a risky clearance under heavy pressure from Sulemana, who takes the goalkeeper down in his attempt to block the ball.
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There's something that the Kop wants you to know...🎶 pic.twitter.com/WGGHQHRaBF
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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19: A great strike from @Prowsey16 👏
Excellent work from Charly Alcaraz, who tees up the #SaintsFC captain in the area for a low shot that finds the far bottom corner. pic.twitter.com/tQTIGcnTcO— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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The skipper gets us on the scoresheet! [1-2] pic.twitter.com/Xi2vuGPESo
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 28, 2023
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Assist Carlos Jonas Alcaraz
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19' - Goal for Southampton. James Ward-Prowse.
[1-2]#SOULIV— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 28, 2023
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Southampton look to break through the Liverpool midfield and set away on a counter-attack but Fabinho cleverly comes across and brings Alcaraz down, with the professional foul allowing the visitors to get back into their shape.
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