Liverpool vs Southampton

8 May 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Kevin Friend

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Sadio Mané 31’
  • Thiago Alcántara 90’

Match summary

Liverpool saw off Southampton 2-0. Liverpool led 1-0 at half-time.

Sadio Mané put Liverpool ahead with a header in the 31st minute, set up by Mohamed Salah and Thiago Alcántara made it 2-0 in the 90th minute, set up by Roberto Firmino.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 2.26 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Southampton's 1.23 from 12.

Match stats

Liverpool Southampton
14 Shots 12
6 Shots on Target 6
8 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.26 xG 1.23
2.26 Non-penalty xG 1.23
10 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Liverpool Southampton
Kick-off
Sadio Mané
Assist: Mohamed Salah1-0 (Liverpool)
31’
Half-time1-0
Thiago Alcántara
Assist: Roberto Firmino2-0 (Liverpool)
90’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Southampton
  • Nathan Redmond

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.26 1.23 31’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 1-0 31’ 90’ Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), 2-0 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.26 1.23 31’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 1-0 Mané 31’ 90’ Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), 2-0 Alcántara 90’
Liverpool 2.26 xGSouthampton 1.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Liverpool attacking 
31’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 30’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 25’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 19’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 44’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 50’ Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.28 xG, off target 77’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 78’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 36’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 69’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 10’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90’ Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 71’ Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 30’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 21’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 69’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 69’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 31’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 30’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 25’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 19’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 44’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 50’ Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.28 xG, off target 77’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 78’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 36’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 69’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 10’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90’ Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 71’ Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 30’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 28’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 69’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alisson GK900 0.000.000
Trent Alexander-Arnold DEF900 0.000.495
Nathaniel Phillips DEF902 0.350.000
Rhys Williams DEF900 0.000.000
Andrew Robertson DEF900 0.000.061
Fabinho MID900 0.000.000
Georginio Wijnaldum MID901 0.020.000
Thiago Alcántara MID9012 0.110.000
Mohamed Salah FWD8814 0.590.712
Diogo Jota FWD803 0.550.000
Sadio Mané FWD9012 0.650.813
Roberto Firmino Sub1010 0.000.061
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Sub20 0.000.000
Curtis Jones Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 74% Avg odds 1.31
Draw 16% Avg odds 5.93
Southampton win 10% Avg odds 9.28

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Liverpool WWWDD
Southampton LWLLD

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.