Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Liverpool FC vs Southampton FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Liverpool FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Southampton FC
Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Anfield 60,399 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45+1' William Smallbone
Darwin Nunez 51' 1–1
Mohamed Salah pen 54' 2–1
Mohamed Salah pen 88' 3–1
Kostas Tsimikas 31' Y
Darwin Nunez 45' Y
Y 90' Paul Onuachu

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Southampton FC — Premier League at Anfield.

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
  • Assistant 1 Matt Wilkes (England)
  • Assistant 2 Marc Perry
5 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

11
1
1
Liverpool FC 13 games · Avg 3.7 goals Southampton FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-08 Liverpool FC 3–1 Southampton FC 2024-11-24 Southampton FC 2–3 Liverpool FC 2024-02-28 Liverpool FC 3–0 Southampton FC 2023-05-28 Southampton FC 4–4 Liverpool FC 2022-11-12 Liverpool FC 3–1 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Southampton FC H 3–1 W
05 Mar Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–0 W
26 Feb Newcastle United FC H 2–0 W
23 Feb Manchester City FC A 2–0 W
19 Feb Aston Villa FC A 2–2 D
16 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Liverpool FC A 1–3 L
25 Feb Chelsea FC A 0–4 L
22 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–4 L
15 Feb AFC Bournemouth H 1–3 L
08 Feb Burnley FC H 0–1 L
01 Feb Ipswich Town FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
85% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Liverpool FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Alexander Isak 4 G
Cody Gakpo 1 G 3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G
Victor Munoz 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Liverpool FC welcome Southampton FC for this crunch clash at Anfield.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Taylor Harwood-Bellis, a England defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 19' Armel Bella Kotchap gets the nod from Southampton FC. He replaces Jan Bednarek and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 24' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 29' Southampton FC is showing some good football. However, Southampton FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 31' That is a card for Liverpool FC. Kostas Tsimikas will be fuming at that decision.
  • 36' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Paul Onuachu suffering a number of foals already.
  • 41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyle Walker-Peters made 390 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Liverpool FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' Southampton FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by William Smallbone on 45.
  • 46' Alexis Mac Allister has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dominik Szoboszlai on 46 minute.
  • 51' What an equalizer from Darwin Nunez!
  • 54' The Egypt Mohamed Salah breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 2-1!
  • 59' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Cameron Archer. He replaces Albert Gronbaek Erlykke on 64 minute.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Diogo Jota. He replaces Darwin Nunez on 68 minute.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Adam Lallana. He replaces William Smallbone on 72 minute.
  • 77' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Liverpool FC and Southampton FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 81' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Ryan Gravenberch is replaced by Wataru Endo on 81 minute.
  • 83' Southampton FC make a change. Ryan Manning trudges off to be replaced by Joe Aribo on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Against the run of play, Mohamed Salah has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 89' Liverpool FC make a change. Trent Alexander-Arnold trudges off to be replaced by Jarell Quansah on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Paul Onuachu picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Southampton FC.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

Southampton FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ivan Juric

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mohamed Salah 8
Diogo Jota 4
Darwin Nunez 3
Roberto Firmino 3
Adam Armstrong 3
Jordan Henderson 2
Jayden Danns 2
Sadio Mane 2

Head to Head

2025-03-08 Liverpool FC 3–1 Southampton FC 2024-11-24 Southampton FC 2–3 Liverpool FC 2024-02-28 Liverpool FC 3–0 Southampton FC 2023-05-28 Southampton FC 4–4 Liverpool FC 2022-11-12 Liverpool FC 3–1 Southampton FC

Liverpool FC Form

2025-03-08 Liverpool FC 3–1 Southampton FC W 2025-03-05 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0–1 Liverpool FC W 2025-02-26 Liverpool FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC W 2025-02-23 Manchester City FC 0–2 Liverpool FC W 2025-02-19 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D 2025-02-16 Liverpool FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W

Southampton FC Form

2025-03-08 Liverpool FC 3–1 Southampton FC L 2025-02-25 Chelsea FC 4–0 Southampton FC L 2025-02-22 Southampton FC 0–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2025-02-15 Southampton FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth L 2025-02-08 Southampton FC 0–1 Burnley FC L 2025-02-01 Ipswich Town FC 1–2 Southampton FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.15 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Liverpool FC to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC64% Draw21% Southampton FC15%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Southampton FC
36%
Liverpool FC or Southampton FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC44% Draw40% Southampton FC16%
Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9%
1 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.3%
0 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 22% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.