Liverpool successfully defeated Southampton with a tight score of 3-2 in the 12th week of the 2024/2025 Premier League held at St. Mary’s, Sunday (11/24/2024).
Mohamed Salah became Liverpool’s hero by scoring two goals, while the other goal was scored by Dominik Szoboszlai.
Southampton itself gave fierce resistance by scoring an equalizer through Adam Armstrong and even took the lead thanks to a goal by Mateus Fernandes.
Thanks to this result, Liverpool is increasingly perched firmly at the top of the standings with 31 points, eight points ahead of its closest competitor. On the other hand, Southampton is increasingly slumping at the bottom of the standings with 4 points.
Check out the full summary of the match below.
Liverpool dominated the game from the start. However, Darwin Nunez et al. still had difficulty breaking down the tight defense built by the hosts.
Liverpool finally managed to open the lead in the 30th minute. Starting with a blunder by Southampton’s back line, Szoboszlai managed to break through Alex McCarthy’s goal.
In the 41st minute, Southampton got a penalty after Andy Robertson was deemed to have fouled Tyler Dibling in the penalty box. There was a debate about Robertson’s tackle, whether it was inside or outside the penalty box.
The penalty was executed by Armstrong. His shot was still blocked by Caoimhin Kelleher, but Armstrong moved quickly to grab the rebound into a goal. The score became 1-1.
Returning from the locker room, Southampton remarkably succeeded in turning the lead 2-1 in the 56th minute. Through a quick counterattack, Fernandes was able to beat Kelleher.
Liverpool responded quickly. The Reds equalized in the 65th minute through Salah’s tap-in continuing a brilliant through ball sent by Ryan Gravenberch.
In the 81st minute, it was Liverpool’s turn to get a penalty after Yukinari Sugawara, who last week scored against the Indonesian National Team, was caught handballing in the penalty box.
Salah made no mistake in successfully executing the penalty into a goal. The score of -2 for Liverpool’s victory lasted until the end of the match.
Mohamed Salah was voted the best player in Liverpool’s 3-2 win over Southampton.
Mohamed Salah actually performed less than impressively throughout the first half. The Egyptian star wasted several chances he got.
However, it wouldn’t be Salah if he couldn’t bounce back. Salah performed brilliantly in the second half to bring Liverpool full points from this difficult visit.
Salah scored two goals, including a penalty that determined Liverpool’s victory. Overall, he recorded 7 shots, 2 successful dribbles, and 4 duel wins.
