Southampton vs Liverpool LIVE!

Liverpool moved eight points clear at the top of the Premier League as Mohamed Salah scored two late goals to down Southampton. After Manchester City lost 4-0 at home to Tottenham on Saturday, Arne Slot’s side strengthened their title claims at St Mary’s.

The Reds have enjoyed a brilliant start to the season under Slot and took full advantage of the latest slip-up by City. Victory against bottom side Southampton on the south coast leaves Liverpool in a commanding position and makes them strong favourites to win the title.

Liverpool were trailing against Southampton in the second half but their talisman Salah equalised with a neat finish and then equalised from the penalty spot on what felt like a significant day in the title race. Liverpool are nine points ahead of Arsenal in fourth. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog.

Southampton vs Liverpool latest

• GOAL! Szoboszlai puts Reds in front

• GOAL! Armstrong equalises for Saints

• GOAL! Fernandes slots Saints ahead

• GOAL! Salah levels for Liverpool

• GOAL! Salah wins it from the spot

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Full time: Southampton 2-3 Liverpool

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Liverpool go eight points clear at the top of the Premier League!

Southampton 2-3 Liverpool

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90+5 mins: Stephens goes close but he can't keep his header down as the ball goes looping over the bar.

Southampton 2-3 Liverpool

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90+3 mins: Southampton look beaten. Endo goes down in the box but no penalty.

Southampton 2-3 Liverpool

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90 mins: EIGHT minutes of stoppage time!

Southampton 2-3 Liverpool

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89 mins: Liverpool change. Nunez is replaced by Endo.

Southampton 2-3 Liverpool

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88 mins: Salah rattles the post! So close to a hat-trick.

Southampton 2-3 Liverpool

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86 mins: Shouts for a Southampton penalty as Konate sends Archer tumbling but the referee is not interested.

Southampton 2-3 Liverpool

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83 mins: Sky Sports commentator Jamie Carragher: "Mo Salah, he fires the bow - now give him his dough."

GOAL! Southampton 2-3 Liverpool | Mohamed Salah 83’

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Salah scores from the spot!

Southampton 2-2 Liverpool

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82 mins: Penalty to Liverpool! Handball from Sugawara

Southampton 1-1 Liverpool

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80 mins: Into the final 10 minutes. It’s wave after wave of Liverpool attacks now. Can they find a breakthrough or will Southampton hang on?

Southampton 2-2 Liverpool

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79 mins: Mac Allister goes down inside the Southampton box but there’s nothing in that.

Southampton 2-2 Liverpool

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77 mins: Double change for Southampton as Archer and Sugawara are on for Amstrong and Fraser.

Southampton 2-2 Liverpool

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75 mins: Liverpool look dangerous every time they attack now. Two corners in quick successive but Southampton survive.

Southampton 2-2 Liverpool

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73 mins: Armstrong gets booked for a foul on Van Dijk and Szoboszlai hit a free-kick into the wall.

Southampton 2-2 Liverpool

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69 mins: Southampton are holding. Stephens blocks on the edge.

Southampton 2-2 Liverpool

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67 mins: Momentum is with Liverpool now. Diaz forces another stop from McCarthy before Gravenberch shoots over from close range.

GOAL! Southampton 2-2 Liverpool | Mohamed Salah 65’

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Another disaster for McCarthy as the Southampton goalkeeper sprints out to try and intercept Gravenberch's ball over the top, but Salah gets there first and prods the ball into an open net. Game on!

Southampton 2-1 Liverpool

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62 mins: A double change for Liverpool as Gakpo and Jones make way for Diaz and Mac Allister.

Southampton 2-1 Liverpool

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Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher at St Mary's: "You cannot say they haven't deserved it. Liverpool have been sloppy from minute one."

GOAL! Southampton 2-1 Liverpool | Mateus Fernandes 56’

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A brilliant counter form Southampton from a Liverpool corner and Fernandes strokes home from inside the area. The roof has come off St Mary’s.

Southampton 1-1 Liverpool

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55 mins: It’s been a pretty poor start to the second half. Gravenberch breaks into the box and Nunez has a shot blocked.

Southampton 1-1 Liverpool

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55 mins: Ironic cheers from the Southampton fans as McCarthy decides to boot the ball clear rather than try to pass the ball in his own six-yard box.

Southampton 1-1 Liverpool

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53 mins: Dybling shoots wide from distance. That was never really troubling Kelleher.

Southampton 1-1 Liverpool

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49 mins: A blow for Southampton. Onuachu is going to have to come off. He has been a reference point for them up top. On-loan Chelsea midfielder Ugochukwu is on for him.

Southampton 1-1 Liverpool

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48 mins: Early opening for Liverpool at the start of the second half but, after a good ball from Salah, Robertson’s cross is cleared.

Southampton 1-1 Liverpool

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46 mins: Back underway at St Mary’s!

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In terms of xG, Southampton are ahead 1.02 to Liverpool’s 0.59. The Saints are deservedly level.

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Kelleher almost came to Liverpool’s rescue but this is a goal that means we’re level at half-time...

Half-time: Southampton 1-1 Liverpool

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All-square at St Mary’s at the break and work for Liverpool to do in the second half.

Southampton 1-1 Liverpool

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45+1 mins: Liverpool are furious as Nunez goes down in the box holding his face. He tangled with Stephens but it was not enough for a penalty.

Southampton 1-1 Liverpool

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44 mins: Dear oh dear. Southampton almost shoot themselves in the foot again. McCarthy gifts a chance to Gakpo but the Liverpool man can’t capitalise.

GOAL! Southampton 1-1 Liverpool | Adam Armstrong 40’

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Armstrong has his penalty saved by Kelleher but the Southampton man tucks home the rebound to level.

Southampton 0-1 Liverpool

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40 mins: Penalty to Southampton! Dibling is tripped by Robertson and the referee points to the spot...

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Here the Liverpool goal. As has been the case too often this season, Southampton the architects of their own downfall...

Southampton 0-1 Liverpool

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36 mins: Lallana goes down clutching his hamstring and has to come off. He is replaced by Aribo.

Southampton 0-1 Liverpool

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33 mins: Almost an immediate response from Southampton as Kelleher gets down well to deny Downes.

GOAL! Southampton 0-1 Liverpool | Dominik Szoboszlai 30’

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Szoboszlai puts Liverpool in front after Southampton shoot themselves in the foot and get caught playing out from the back.

But a brilliant curling finish from the Liverpool midfielder.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

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26 mins: Liverpool are pressing now. Gakpo almost catches McCarthy out at his near post.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

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25 mins: Southampton get caught playing out from the back and Szoboszlai forces McCarthy into a save.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

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23 mins: Lallana overruns the ball and goes straight through Gravenberch with a nasty-looking challenge. Yellow card. Probably the right decision but that wasn’t a good tackle.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

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21 mins: Good save from McCarthy! Gakpo this time finds Salah at the back post, he brings it down and forces the Southampton goalkeeper into a good save from close range.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

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19 mins: Gakpo sends a dangerous cross into the box and Fraser does brilliantly to hook the ball away with Salah lurking.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

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16 mins: Liverpool are not at the races so ball. Salah dallies on the ball and gets caught in possession by Onuachu, who then draws a foul from Konate as he breaks. Konate becomes the second Liverpool player shown a yellow card.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

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15 mins: Bradley combines well with Salah down the right, gets to the byline and forces McCarthy to palm a cross away… then Szoboszlai lashes carelessly from the edge of the area.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

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12 mins: The first booking of the afternoon goes to Bradley, who brings down Lallana in midfield after a clever turn from the Liverpool man.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

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10 mins: Decent have looked good so far and Onuachu is causing problems up front. He’s held the ball up well.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

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9 mins: Salah volleys over the bar at the back post.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

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7 mins: Big shouts for a Southampton penalty as Armstrong goes down under challenge from Konate.

VAR takes a look but Armstrong was just outside the box. Southampton have made a decent start here.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

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6 mins: Down the other end, Salah tests McCarthy.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

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5 mins: Fernandes tests Kelleher but does not threaten the Liverpool goalkeeper.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

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4 mins: Liverpool pressing early on but Southampton deal with a Roberston cross into the box that Downes heads away.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

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2 mins: So Southampton line up with a three-man defence, with Flynn Downes at centre-back and Ryan Fraser at wing-back.

Kick-off!

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1 min: Underway on the south coast as Liverpool bid to take full advantage of the latest Manchester City slip-up!

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The players are in the tunnel. Kick-off in five minutes...

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Russell Martin has been speaking to Sky Sports before the game...

Slot: Liverpool not distracted by ‘incredible fixtures’

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Arne Slot insists he will not get distracted by upcoming fixtures against Real Madrid and Manchester City.

Big fixtures are looming for Liverpool in the next 10 days - with Madrid due at Anfield on November 27 before City visit next weekend.

But Slot said that would have no effect on his team selection for the game away to Southampton.

”We indeed have incredible fixtures coming up, starting with Southampton," Slot said. "That is always by far the most important game. If we want to enjoy the other games the best thing you can do is always go in with a win.

"It has no effect at all on the team selection. What does have an effect is the playing style of Southampton, the players coming back from South America and the injuries we have. Those are the only things."

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A big afternoon for Liverpool on the south coast...

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Slot has also been explaining his team selection at St Mary’s.

Asked whether his decision have been influenced by long trip for South American players during the international break, he told Sky Sports: “It does affect the players you pick.

“But it is not only about them having a lot trip. Hopefully we arrive many times in their box and then Darwin is a big threat.

“So it is not only about them playing in South America. But it is one of the reasons.”

Slot: City result 'does not mean that much' to Liverpool

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Arne Slot insists Manchester City’s latest slip-up yesterday “does not mean that much” to Liverpool.

Slot’s side can move eight points clear at the top of the Premier League win a win today but, speaking to Sky Sports pitchside before the game, he said: “The dropping of point of City does not mean that much to us.

“We have to come here and get the result. That should be a win but it is not going to be easy because Southampton, in my opinion, have played much better than the table shows us.”

Martin: Southampton can pull off Liverpool shock

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Bullish Southampton manager Russell Martin believes his side have a chance to upset Liverpool.

Arne Slot's Reds have won nine of their 11 league matches, scoring 21 times and conceding just six, while the Saints have only one victory and a draw to their name, with seven goals for and 21 against.

But Martin remains confident.

"I think we have real ways that if we stick to the game plan and stay brave and aggressive, then we have a chance against anyone," he said.

"(We have) to prepare as best we can and find a way to stop the opposition and impose our own game as much as we can.

"We have started with reviewing our own performances over the last however many months and however many games.

"Understanding what we've liked over the last few weeks has given us a platform to build on what we didn't like and what we need to be better at.

"It always starts with us and then, of course, we look at Liverpool and have a look at a few things that we can try and capitalise on.

"We also need to understand their threats, which they have a lot of. We have prepared the same way we prepare for every game."

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So Arne Slot makes three changes, with Conor Bradley replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold at right-back and Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo in for Alexis Mac Allister and Luis Diaz.

For Southampton, Russell Martin has made five changes. Injured duo Aaron Ramsdale and Jan Bednarek miss out, while Ryan Manning, Joe Aribo and Cameron Archer drop to the bench.

Alex McCarthy comes in in goal, with Ryan Fraser, Flynn Downes, Tyler Dibling and Paul Onuachu returning.

Team news: Nunez starts for Liverpool

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Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Stephens, Fraser, Downes, Lallana, Fernandes, Dibling, Armstrong, Onuachu

Subs: Lumley, Sugawara, Bree, Manning, Ugochukwu, Aribo, Kamaldeen, Brereton Diaz, Archer

Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Jones, Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Nunez

Subs: Jaros, Davies, Gomez, Enzo, Diaz, Mac Allister, Elliott, Quansah, Morton

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Team news on the way in five minutes...

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The scene is set at St Mary’s...

Kelleher calls on Liverpool to keep foot on the gas

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Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher has told his team-mates they cannot afford to ease off after opening up a gap at the top of the Premier League.

A game against a Southampton side bottom of the table with only one win to their name this season is clearly one Liverpool should be winning, but bigger challenges await in the coming days with Real Madrid due at Anfield in the Champions League on Wednesday before Manchester City visit next weekend.

"After this last international break it's quite intense now obviously with us playing every three days pretty much," said Kelleher, who will keep his place in goal in the continued absence of Alisson.

"We're not going to take anything for granted. I know maybe the outside is already making some noise about us being so far ahead in the league now, but we don't really think about that.

"We know we can't take our foot off the gas for one second because we'll get punished. Our focus is on Southampton first and then trying to get some wins."

Southampton vs Liverpool latest odds

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Southampton to win: 8/1

Draw: 9/2

Liverpool to win: 1/3

Odds via Betfair and subject to change

Head to head history and results

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Southampton wins: 31

Draws: 26

Liverpool wins: 62

Prediction

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Liverpool have dropped only two points on the road all season, while Saints have lost three of their five home games thus far.

The omens are not promising for the hosts.

Liverpool to win, 3-1.

Liverpool team news

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Liverpool have been boosted by the fitness of captain Virgil van Dijk, who returned home early from international duty with the Netherlands but is available.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is still unavailable after a hamstring problem but Harvey Elliott is nearing a return after more than two months out with a foot injury.

Alisson is back in light training but he is not ready to return so Caoimhin Kelleher will continue in goal.

Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa are still unavailable.

Southampton team news

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Southampton will be without Aaron Ramsdale and Jan Bednarek, who both suffered injuries during the international break.

Ryan Fraser and Flynn Downes should be fit to return but Ross Stewart, Gavin Bazunu and Will Smallbone remain sidelined.

How to watch: Sky Sports

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TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.

Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Sky Go app.

Good afternoon!

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Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Southampton vs Liverpool!

A huge afternoon for the Reds, who can open up an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League after Manchester City lost 4-0 at Tottenham yesterday.

Can Arne Slot’s in-form side take full advantage of that latest City slip-up?

We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 2pm GMT from St Mary’s!