Southampton vs Liverpool

5 April 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

  • Shane Long 9’
  • Naby Keita 36’
  • Mohamed Salah 80’
  • Jordan Henderson 86’

Match summary

Liverpool came from behind to win 3-1 away at Southampton. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Shane Long put Southampton ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and Naby Keita equalised with a header in the 36th minute, set up by Trent Alexander-Arnold. In the second half, Mohamed Salah put Liverpool in front in the 80th minute, set up by Jordan Henderson and Jordan Henderson made it 1-3 in the 86th minute, set up by Roberto Firmino.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 2.06 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Southampton's 0.72 from 11.

Match stats

Southampton Liverpool
11 Shots 17
1 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.72 xG 2.01
0.72 Non-penalty xG 2.01
5 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Southampton Liverpool
Kick-off
Shane Long
Assist: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg1-0 (Southampton)
9’
36’
Naby Keita
Assist: Trent Alexander-Arnold1-1 (Liverpool)
Half-time1-1
80’
Mohamed Salah
Assist: Jordan Henderson1-2 (Liverpool)
86’
Jordan Henderson
Assist: Roberto Firmino1-3 (Liverpool)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Southampton
  • Jan Bednarek
  • Ryan Bertrand
Liverpool
  • Andrew Robertson
  • Mohamed Salah
  • Sadio Mané
  • Jordan Henderson

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.72 2.06 9’ Shane Long (Southampton), 1-0 9’ 36’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), 1-1 36’ 80’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 1-2 80’ 86’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), 1-3 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.72 2.06 9’ Shane Long (Southampton), 1-0 Long 9’ 36’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), 1-1 Keita 36’ 80’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 1-2 Salah 80’ 86’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), 1-3 Henderson 86’
Southampton 0.72 xGLiverpool 2.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Southampton attacking 
86’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 9’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 16’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 66’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.31 xG, blocked 16’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 80’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 62’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 39’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 72’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Maya Yoshida (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 30’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ James Milner (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 51’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 60’ Fabinho (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 9’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 16’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 66’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.31 xG, blocked 16’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 80’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 62’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 39’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 72’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Maya Yoshida (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 30’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ James Milner (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 60’ Fabinho (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 90’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Angus Gunn GK900 0.000.000
Maya Yoshida DEF901 0.050.000
Jan Bednarek DEF901 0.030.000
Jannik Vestergaard DEF842 0.080.000
Yan Valery MID900 0.000.011
Ryan Bertrand MID900 0.000.001
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg MID9013 0.050.492
Oriol Romeu MID840 0.000.000
Nathan Redmond MID901 0.010.000
James Ward-Prowse MID901 0.030.154
Shane Long FWD6312 0.490.000
Josh Sims Sub270 0.000.000
Charlie Austin Sub60 0.000.000
Stuart Armstrong Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 11% Bet365 odds 9.00
Draw 19% Bet365 odds 5.00
Liverpool win 70% Bet365 odds 1.40

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Southampton LWLWW
Liverpool WDWWW

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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.