Liverpool host Southampton in the Premier League as the leaders look to increase their advantage to 16 points against the division’s bottom-side.
Arne Slot’s side rode their luck and relied on the brilliance of goalkeeper Alisson Becker to secure a 1-0 away win at Paris Saint-Germain in midweek, with the all important return leg against the French champions taking place at Anfield on Tuesday.
But the Liverpool head coach has insisted that the visit of the Premier League strugglers Southampton is as much of a “final” as the second leg with PSG, with next weekend’s Carabao Cup final showpiece against Newcastle also on the horizon.
This is Liverpool’s only Premier League match in March, while Southampton desperately need their slim hopes of avoiding relegation alive. But the Saints have only won once this season and are 13 points adrift of safety. “It’s never mission impossible,” said Southampton boss Ivan Juric.
Follow all the updates below as Liverpool host Southampton in the Premier League
HALF-TIME! Liverpool 0-1 Southampton
A shock scoreline. And for Alisson, fresh from his heroics in Paris, a goal to show quickly fortunes can fluctuate. Between them, Alisson and Virgil van Dijk should have dealt with Ryan Manning’s throw. Instead, the goalkeeper did not gather it and Will Smallbone scored his first Premier League goal.
Richard Jolly8 March 2025 15:52
Liverpool 0-1 Southampton
45+4 mins: Darwin Nunez has survived a VAR check for a red card for a hack at Kyle Walker-Peters. A red card today would rule a Liverpool player out of the Carabao Cup final. Nunez and Tsimikas have a yellow apiece.
Richard Jolly8 March 2025 15:50
Liverpool 0-1 Southampton
45+3 mins: Darwin Nunez could be in trouble here. The Liverpool forward has swiped at Walker-Peters off the ball.
Jamie Braidwood8 March 2025 15:50
GOAL! Liverpool 0-1 Southampton (SMALLBONE 46′)
WOW! WHO SAW THIS COMING!
That’s incredible. Alisson and Van Dijk, the heroes in midweek, make a real mess of clearing the ball, and Smallbone rolls the ball in to give Southampton the lead in front of a stunned Kop!
Jamie Braidwood8 March 2025 15:46
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton
45 mins: There will be five minutes added on as a result of the Bednarek injury. Liverpool are growing back into this but there was a real lull in their level about halfway through.
Jamie Braidwood8 March 2025 15:46
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton
42 mins: Close! Better from Liverpool as they cut Southampton open – but Alexander-Arnold can’t square to Salah, who had a tap in.
From the corner, Nunez hooks goalward, but over.
Jamie Braidwood8 March 2025 15:43
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton
40 mins: Slot’s football can be more measured than Jurgen Klopp’s but so far today the slower build-up hasn’t benefited Liverpool. It has given Southampton time to get into shape and this has been a sedate affair. Less sedate was that Luis Diaz shot but it was wild and wide, which isn’t what Liverpool need either.
Richard Jolly 8 March 2025 15:41
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton
37 mins: A better spell from Liverpool, with Alexander-Arnold heavily involved. His shot is blocked by Manning but Konate keeps them on the front foot.
Southampton break through Dibling but Gravenberch steps across and wins it back easily.
Jamie Braidwood8 March 2025 15:39
