Southampton vs :Liverpool on Friday Night Footie
It may not be the battle of the Titans, but it's definitely The Battle of the Teutons as Haagen Daaz's improving Saints host Klopp's title choosing Pool as there will be Friday Night Football every Friday in April with the exception of Good Friday. Join me for this intriguing match up if you can.
posted by manunitedrules @ 2:40 PM
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Afternoon, mate - thanks for getting us going. Every match from here on in is a Cup tie. It's a biggie. Liverpool can afford no slip ups.
Team news out of St. Mary's this evening:
Southampton (3-4-2-1) Gunn; Yoshida,Bednarek, Vestergaard; Valery, Hojbjerg, Romeu, Bertrand; Redmond, Ward-Prowse; Long.
Substitutes: McCarthy, Stephens, Targett, Armstrong, Gallagher, Sims, Austin.
Liverpool (4-3-3) Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Keita; Salah, Firmino, Mane.
Substitutes: Mignolet, Lovren, Henderson, Moreno, Shaqiri, Origi, Milner.
Referee Paul Tierney.
Goo Afternoon, Bob. You're welcome . Glad to help. Agreed. Almost every match will be a cup tie the rest of the season.
Don't like Liverpool's purple kit with orange trim. YUCK!
They're off from St. Mary's
Not keen on it either - very pomo.
Come on, you Purples!!!
A return to St. Mary's for Van Dijck , Mane , and Loveren on the subs bench
Van Dijck the target of the boo boys.
No doubt that he would be.
Can tell who is Liverpool's goalkeeper from ten miles away , such is the brightness of the pink kit.
Cross from Bertrand headed out by Van Dijck for a Saints corner.
Matip heads away the corner from JWP
The locals are delighted that a long ball by one former Saint intended for another goes harmlessly out for a goal kick. Van Dijck intended for Mane.
GOAL !!!! IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR SHANE TO GIVE THE SAINTS THE LEAD.
Oh no! Shane Long has opened the scoring! The Purples are up against it early doors.
A throw from Valery was headed out , but the Saints won the ball back. Vestrgaard played the ball wide left to Bertrand and his superb cross was headed on by Hoijberg for Shane Long to smash home from close range
As things stand it would be advantage Citeh in the tile race and the Saints would probably be one win from clinching Premier League survival.
Nathan Redmond wins a corner off of TAA
OH!!! Great cross from Salah produced a superb save from a close range header by Mane then cleared for a corner.
OH!!! Almost an OG by Van Dijck as the Saints won the ball of the high press and Van Dijck cleared inches over the cross bar for a Saints corner.
Valery misjudged a free header as he headed straight to Alison then off the high press Alison gathered a cross.
Valery clears a teasing cross from TAA for a Pool corner
Superb Saints counter , but the cross from Hoijberg was just too high for Shane Long
GOAL !!! KEITA TIES IT UP FOR POOL WITH HIS FIRST EVER GOAL FOR POOL . GREAT HEADER OFF A GREAT CROSS FROM TAA
Keita, who played for Ralphie at Leipzig with a header pushed on to the inside of the post by Angus Gunn , but it went in to make it 1-1. A cross was headed out then a diagonal cross from Andy Robertson found TAA, who put in a great cross for the equalizer.
Cross from Bobby F just too high for Mane as it skims off the top of his head and out of play.
Wahay! Great to see that Liverpool have tied it up at St. Mary's.
It's 1-1 at the end of a competitive half. Liverpool were on top as the half wore on.
I'm off home to enjoy the rest of the match there.
Welcome back. Glad you are able to begin your weekend by watching Prem footie.
The second half is underway from St. Mary's.
Bednarek booked for a shirt pull on Mane. First booking of the match
Redmond goes past Fabinho then wins a corner off of Matip .
Vestergaard heads well wide from the corner.
A long shot from . Not sure what Shane Lon g was thinking trying a chip from 45 yards out and from a really acute angle. A long way off target.
Jurgen not Klopping his team's performance as he's about to make a double substitution.
Nice one two between Keita and Mane . Thought Yoshida tripped Keita in the Saints box, but Paul Tierney waves play on.
Here is the double substitution. Milner for Wijnaldum and Hendo for TAA
Long shot from Fabinho deemed to be a deflection for a Pool corner.
Long shot from Milner blocked then a long range effort from Bobby F straight to Angus Gunn
A defensive change by Haagen Dasz as Josh Sims is on for Shane Long.
Close range effort from Bobby F well blocked then a shot from Milner from the corner of the box blocked. Valery then clears for a Pool corner.
Corner from Milner headed out by Bednarek for another.pool maintain possession.
Bertrand warned by Paul Tierney for taking too long at a throw. Next infraction should be booking
Nice Pool counter.Redmond tackled in the Saints half and Mane finds Robertson down the left, but his cross is poor.
Ryan Bertrand booked as he took too long at the next throw after he had been warned.
cross from Milner headed out for a Pool corner.. Corner from Milner headed out then a foul called as Angus Gunn went to collect the return cross.
Play stopped as two Saints are down injured and not sure why Klopp is arguing with Nathan Redmond. Play resumes. Redmond wins a Saints corner.
Corner from JWP headed by Vestergaard off a Pool player for another Saints corner.
GOAL !!!!! SALAH SCORES ON THE COUNTER OFF A 50 YARD SOLO RUN AND THEN BEATS ANGUS GUNN WITH A GREAT FINISH
Pool broke off the second Saints corner Shot from Josh Sims was blocked and broke to Salah in the Saints half. went on a long solo run then dummied two Saints player as he shot in the corner from the D. His first goal in wight matches as Pool take a crucial 1-2 lead.
Former Saint , Mane, with an assist of sorts as his tackle on Sims resulted in the ball breaking to Salah.
Charlie Austin on for Vestergaard and and Stuart Armstrong driven on for Alpha Romeu as the final rolls of the dice from Haagen Dasz are attacking moves.
Actually , Hendo with the assist as he headed on to Salah off the tackle.
GOAL !!!HENDO GIVES POOL A 1-3 LEAD . THAT SHOULD SEAL THREE POINTS FOR POOL
Started with a goal kick from Pretty in Pink. A long ball from the back found Bobby F, who cut inside Bednarek and laid it off for Hendo to smash home from close range
Any Robertson booked fo fouling Josh Sims inches outside the Pool box. Free kick from JWP headed out and a long range effort lands in Row T
A Barber Shop Quartet of stoppage time minutes
Hendo booked for a naughty challenge on Bertrand.
Fabinho fouls Josh Sims about 25 yards out. Mane booked for kicking the ball away on his return to St. Mary's
It's over and Pool are back on top thanks to that come from behind 1-3 win
That's it for me. Will be around for the matches tomorrow that allow us a late lie in.
CHEERS!
Sorry I wasn't able to finish up watching the match. I'm delighted with the result. I'll look forward to your company tomorrow morning.
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