Southampton vs Liverpool

28 May 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Darren England

Full time 4 – 4

Half-time: 2–2

James Ward-Prowse 19’
Kamaldeen Sulemana 28’, 47’
Adam Armstrong 64’

Diogo Jota 10’, 73’
Roberto Firmino 14’
Cody Gakpo 72’

Match summary

Southampton and Liverpool drew 4-4. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Diogo Jota put Liverpool ahead in the 10th minute, Roberto Firmino made it 0-2 in the 14th minute, set up by Fabinho, James Ward-Prowse pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 19th minute, set up by Carlos Alcaraz, and Kamaldeen Sulemana equalised in the 28th minute, set up by Theo Walcott. In the second half, Sulemana put Southampton in front in the 47th minute, set up by Lyanco, Adam Armstrong made it 4-2 in the 64th minute, Cody Gakpo pulled one back to make it 4-3 in the 72nd minute, set up by Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Jota equalised in the 73rd minute, set up by Mohamed Salah.

Liverpool had the better of the chances, with 4.00 expected goals (xG) from 30 shots to Southampton's 1.34 from 15.

Match stats

15 Shots 30

10 Shots on Target 8

2 Corners 9

0 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

1.34 xG 4.00

1.34 Non-penalty xG 4.00

4 Deep Completions 20

Key events

Southampton Liverpool

Kick-off

10’

Diogo Jota

0-1

14’

Roberto Firmino
Assist: Fabinho

0-2

James Ward-Prowse
Assist: Carlos Alcaraz

1-2

19’

Kamaldeen Sulemana
Assist: Theo Walcott

2-2

28’

Half-time2-2

Kamaldeen Sulemana
Assist: Lyanco

3-2

47’

Adam Armstrong

4-2

64’

72’

Cody Gakpo
Assist: Trent Alexander-Arnold

4-3

73’

Diogo Jota
Assist: Mohamed Salah

4-4

Full-time4-4

Bookings

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

Liverpool

Konstantinos Tsimikas
Harvey Elliott

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.

Southampton 1.34 xGLiverpool 4.00 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Liverpool attacking Southampton attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Alex McCarthy	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
James Bree	DEF	90			1	0.01	0.00	0
Lyanco	DEF	90		1	0	0.00	0.15	1
Jan Bednarek	DEF	90			1	0.05	0.00	0
Kyle Walker-Peters	DEF	90			1	0.03	0.00	0
James Ward-Prowse	MID	89	1		2	0.13	0.00	0
Romeo Lavia	MID	65			0	0.00	0.00	0
Theo Walcott	MID	79		1	1	0.03	0.37	3
Carlos Alcaraz	MID	90		1	1	0.05	0.15	2
Mohamed Elyounoussi	MID	66			2	0.19	0.00	0
Kamaldeen Sulemana	FWD	88	2		5	0.53	0.05	1
Adam Armstrong	Sub	25	1		1	0.32	0.00	0
Stuart Armstrong	Sub	24			0	0.00	0.05	1
Valentino Livramento	Sub	11			0	0.00	0.00	0
Dominic Ballard	Sub	2			0	0.00	0.00	0
Samuel Amo-Ameyaw	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.03	1

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Caoimhin Kelleher	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Trent Alexander-Arnold	DEF	90		1	3	0.09	1.28	4
Joel Matip	DEF	90			1	0.01	0.02	1
Joseph Gomez	DEF	90			1	0.02	0.00	0
Konstantinos Tsimikas	DEF	59			0	0.00	0.05	1
James Milner	MID	90			1	0.02	0.02	1
Fabinho	MID	59		1	0	0.00	0.46	1
Curtis Jones	MID	59			1	0.02	0.03	2
Mohamed Salah	FWD	90		1	8	1.42	0.34	2
Roberto Firmino	FWD	59	1		1	0.46	0.14	1
Diogo Jota	FWD	90	2		4	0.84	0.00	0
Luis Díaz	Sub	31			2	0.07	0.09	2
Cody Gakpo	Sub	31	1		3	0.95	0.47	2
Harvey Elliott	Sub	31			4	0.08	0.16	3
Jordan Henderson	Sub	31			1	0.03	0.28	1

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 16% Avg odds 5.95

Draw 19% Avg odds 4.97

Liverpool win 65% Avg odds 1.49

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

Form going into the game

Southampton L L L L L

Liverpool W W W W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Liverpool 3-1 Southampton, 12 Nov 22 Next meeting: Southampton 2-3 Liverpool, 24 Nov 24 All Southampton vs Liverpool meetings

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