FT: SOUTHAMPTON 0-3 LIVERPOOL

Date: Saturday 1 March 2014
Kick Off: 17:30
Venue: St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Competition: Barclays Premier League
Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire)
Broadcast: Sky Sports 1, 17:00


LINKS

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=244859


Southampton host Liverpool in the Premier League's late kick-off on Saturday evening.

The Saints are in ninth place in the Premier League and sitting rather comfortable within an eight-point gap between themselves and 10th-placed West Ham United. But they have lost their last couple of games, having been knocked out of the FA Cup by Sunderland before losing 3-1 to the Hammers last weekend.

Liverpool are in very good form since the turn of 2014 having dropped points in only two matches and are so far unbeaten. Their last outing was an entertaining victory at home to Swansea City, a match in which both their lethal attack and frail defence were equally displayed. But a victory today would lift Liverpool into second place due to Manchester City's involvement in the Capital One Cup and Arsenal's loss to Stoke City.

Southampton have doubts over Jos Hooiveld (eye) and Victor Wanyama (knock).

Liverpool have doubts over Mamadou Sakho (hamstring), while Sebastian Coates (knee), Jose Enrique (knee) and Lucas (knee) miss out.


LIVE SCOREBOARD

SOUTHAMPTON - 0

LIVERPOOL - 3
Suarez 16'
Sterling 58'
Gerrard pen 90+5'


LEAGUE POSITIONS AS IT STANDS

2. Liverpool - Pld 28, W 18, D 5, L 5, F 73, A 35, GD 38, Pts 59
9. Southampton - Pld 28, W 10, D 9, L 9, F 38, A 35, GD 3, Pts 39


TEAMS

Southampton
31 Boruc
22 Chambers
6 Fonte
5 Lovren
23 Shaw
18 Cork (Wanyama 77' )
4 Schneiderlin
8 S Davis (Ramirez 46')
20 Lallana
9 Rodriguez
7 Lambert (Gallagher 76')

Subs
25 Gazzaniga
2 Clyne
3 Yoshida
10 Ramirez
12 Wanyama
16 Ward-Prowse
40 Gallagher

Liverpool
22 Mignolet
38 Flanagan
37 Skrtel
5 Agger
2 Johnson
14 Henderson
8 Gerrard
24 Allen
15 Sturridge (Aspas 85')
7 Suarez
10 Coutinho (Sterling 57' )

Subs
1 B Jones
4 Toure
9 Aspas
12 Moses
20 Cissokho
31 Sterling
53 Teixeira


KEY UPDATES

16: GOAL - SOUTHAMPTON 0-1 LIVERPOOL
Liverpool try to find a way through on the edge of the penalty area but it takes a defensive error from Jose Fonte who is just recovering from slipping over, as his sloppy touch can only find Luis Suarez (24), who shoots first time into the far corner.

46: SOUTHAMPTON SUBSTITUTION
Steven Davis is replaced by Gaston Ramirez at half time.

57: LIVERPOOL SUBSTITUTION
Philippe Coutinho is replaced by Raheem Sterling.

58: GOAL - SOUTHAMPTON 0-2 LIVERPOOL
Steven Gerrard plays a good through ball to Luis Suarez who is running down the right, and he plays it across the box for Raheem Sterling (7) to slot into the bottom right corner.

70: LIVERPOOL BOOKING
Jordan Henderson receives a yellow card (5) for a foul on Luke Shaw.

76: SOUTHAMPTON SUBSTITUTION
Rickie Lambert is replaced by Sam Gallagher.

77: SOUTHAMPTON SUBSTITUTION
Jack Cork is replaced by Victor Wanyama.

84: SOUTHAMPTON BOOKING
Victor Wanyama receives a yellow card (6) for a foul on Luis Suarez.

85: LIVERPOOL SUBSTITUTION
Daniel Sturridge is replaced by Iago Aspas.

86: LIVERPOOL BOOKING
Steven Gerrard receives a yellow card (7) for a foul on Adam Lallana.

90+4: PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL
Luis Suarez enters the penalty area and Jose Fonte brings him down.

90+5: GOAL - SOUTHAMPTON 0-3 LIVERPOOL
Steven Gerrard (9) steps up and smashes the penalty into the top right corner.


LAST MATCHES

Southampton
Saturday 22 February 2014
Barclays Premier League
West Ham 3-1 Southampton

Liverpool
Sunday 23 February 2014
Barclays Premier League
Liverpool 4-3 Swansea

Head to head
Saturday 21 September 2013
Barclays Premier League
Liverpool 0-1 Southampton


TOP SCORERS

Southampton
Jay Rodriguez - 12
Rickie Lambert - 9
Adam Lallana - 8

Liverpool
Luis Suarez - 24
Daniel Sturridge - 21
Steven Gerrard - 9