Liverpool got here from a purpose all the way down to beat Southampton 2-1 on Tuesday evening to take the Premier Lague title race to the wire.
Jurgen Klopp had made 9 adjustments to the facet that beat Chelsea final weekend to win the FA Cup and the choice appeared to have been pricey after they discovered themselves down after 13 minutes when Southampton capitalized to take the lead via Nathan Redmond with the hosts’ solely shot of the half, albeit with the assistance of a deflection off James Milner.
The purpose left the guests incensed as they felt Diogo Jota was fouled within the build-up however they have been again 14 minutes later via Takumi Minamino who spent six months on the identical Stadium final season; the Japanese blasting a strong effort contained in the close to proper put up from shut vary.
HALF-TIME Southampton 1-1 Liverpool
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Whereas Southampton labored arduous to regain their lead, Liverpool reminded them of their class When Matip put them into the lead 23 minutes earlier than the ultimate whistle. The taker of the FA Cup’s successful penalty, Kostas Tsimikas, whipped in a cross that was headed on by Mohamed Elyounoussi, and in flip was instinctively headed in by Joël Matip to finish the turnaround.
Defeated in seven of their earlier 10 matches, the house facet was unable to muster an equalizer regardless of a late burst of confidence, leaving them nonetheless searching for the one level that may mathematically safe security.
