Liverpool earned a dramatic draw.
Liverpool drew 4-4 with Southampton in the final match of the 38th round of the 2022-23 English Premier League (EPL) season at St. Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, England, at 0:30 a.m. ET on Monday. The result sees Liverpool finish fifth in the table with 19 wins, 10 draws and nine losses (67 points).
The hosts lined up in a 4-4-2 formation. Sulemana, Alcaraz, Elneny, Rabia, Ward-Prowse, Walcott, Warburton, Liang, Bednarek, Bree, and McCarthy started.
The visitors, Liverpool, lined up in a 4-3-3 formation. Jota, Firmino, Salah, Jones, Fabinho, Milner, Cimicas, Gomez, Matip, Arnold, and Kellerher started.
Liverpool struck first. In the 10th minute, a Southampton buildup in the box led to a pass from the goalkeeper to Rabia. Then, inside the penalty box, Rabia made a silly mistake and Jota slotted home.
Liverpool added a second goal. In the 14th minute, a pass from Arnold and Fabinho found Firmino. Firmino rattled the net with a calm finish after beating his defender inside the penalty box.
Southampton pulled a goal back. In the 19th minute, Alcaraz exchanged one-on-one passes with Sulamana in front of the penalty box before finding Ward-Prowse. Ward-Prowse stepped up and scored with an exquisite curling kick to the far post.
Southampton equalized. In the 28th minute, Walcott slipped a through ball into the box and Sulamana cut in before finishing neatly to split the goal. The first half ended 2-2.
Southampton took the lead. In the third minute of the second half, Southampton broke forward and Sulaymanah dribbled in from long range. He then scored from the penalty arc with a precise shot into the corner of the goal.
Southampton added a fourth goal. In the 19th minute, Armstrong intercepted a Henderson pass and sprinted into the penalty box before firing a shot to the far post. The ball went straight into the back of the net.메이저사이트
Liverpool had scored. In the 27th minute, Arnold sent in a grounded cross that Gakpoe flicked home. The second goal came soon after. In the 28th minute, Salah drove in and played a through ball, and Jota scored with a powerful doorstep shot. The score was 4-4.
Liverpool would not be denied. In the 34th minute, Salah saw the goalkeeper out and floated a shot towards goal, but it hit the post and went out.
There were no more goals, and the game ended in a 4-4 draw.