FFO Prem, Liverpool vs. Southampton (Sat Feb 28)


                            Liverpool  |  Southampton
                          4-2-0-2-2 P  |  5-1-2-2 C
                       Graeme Edwards  |  Jamie Smith
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK M_Hermansen
                           F_Mendy DF  |  DF J_Kounde
                          M_Akanji DF  |  DF T_Nianzou
                       D_Upamecano DF  |  DF N_Molina
                        B_Chilwell DF  |  DF W_Fofana
                            D_Rice DM  |  DF S_Vos
                           O_Kokcu DM  |  DM S_Amrabat
                         F_de_Jong AM  |  MF M_Kudus
                       S_Chukwueze AM  |  MF P_Foden
                          F_Chiesa FW  |  FW A_Gilardino
                        R_De_Tomas FW  |  FW A_Isak
                                       |
                            D_Ward SUB |  SUB T_Sylva
                           J_Matip SUB |  SUB A_Cresswell
                            A_Wolf SUB |  SUB H_Losada
                             B_Taz SUB |  SUB M_Thuram
                            W_Jose SUB |  SUB S_Maloney




Min. 6  :(liv) F_de_Jong finds B_Chilwell with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  B_Chilwell tries the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  M_Hermansen has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  That's given Liverpool the lead! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Southampton ...
Min. 6  :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton 
          ...  Southampton have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 6  :(sou) P_Foden volleys it forward. He finds A_Gilardino 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by B_Chilwell 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 13 :(liv) D_Upamecano finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  D_Upamecano with the drive! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 13 :(sou) A_Gilardino finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  F_de_Jong with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 14 :(liv) M_Akanji with a measured ball to B_Chilwell 
          ...  B_Chilwell fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  M_Hermansen tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Chiesa chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Hermansen comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 15 :(sou) M_Kudus jumps over D_Upamecano's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  But M_Akanji barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 16 :(liv) M_Akanji looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  S_Chukwueze receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  J_Kounde robs him of the ball 
Min. 17 :(liv) M_Akanji brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on J_Kounde 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in R_De_Tomas! 
          ...  An audacious effort from R_De_Tomas! 
          ...  But M_Hermansen just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 19 :(sou) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  A_Isak is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by F_de_Jong! 
          ...  But B_Chilwell wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 20 :(sou) J_Kounde with an amazing show of skill to get past M_Akanji 
          ...  He crosses to A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 21 :(liv) D_Upamecano brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  T_Nianzou reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 22 :(liv) B_Chilwell pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  F_Mendy is clean through! 
          ...  F_Mendy keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 23 :(liv) F_Mendy with an incisive pass to F_Chiesa 
          ...  F_Chiesa unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  M_Hermansen with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 23 :(liv) F_Mendy gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  A_Gilardino with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 24 :(sou) P_Foden looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak shoots towards goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 26 :(liv) B_Chilwell gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  B_Chilwell swings in the shot! 
          ...  It floats over M_Hermansen 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! The linesman raised his flag 
          ...  That looked like a bad decision 
Min. 26 :(sou) J_Kounde takes advantage of a mistake by B_Chilwell 
          ...  He knocks the ball to S_Amrabat! 
          ...  S_Amrabat drives the shot in! 
          ...  But T_Courtois palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 27 :(sou) A_Isak beats B_Chilwell 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  D_Upamecano brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 29 :(liv) B_Chilwell with the cross-field pass to F_Mendy 
          ...  F_Mendy cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Hermansen smothers the ball 
Min. 32 :(liv) R_De_Tomas beats W_Fofana 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by N_Molina 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 37 :(sou) A_Isak plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  A_Isak with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Isak 
          ...  T_Courtois easily catches it! 
Min. 39 :(liv) M_Akanji bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Chukwueze 
          ...  S_Chukwueze with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  M_Hermansen makes a fine save 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(sou) J_Kounde with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past F_Mendy 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  F_de_Jong takes possession 
Min. 45 :(sou) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  T_Nianzou gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  T_Nianzou hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But T_Courtois palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-0 Southampton

Min. 49 :(liv) D_Rice hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  F_de_Jong latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Kudus gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 50 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Thuram 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Gilardino 
Min. 50 :(liv) F_de_Jong sidesteps P_Foden 
          ...  But T_Nianzou sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 52 :(sou) A_Isak looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  M_Thuram receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by F_Mendy 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 54 :(liv) F_de_Jong makes the tackle 
          ...  F_de_Jong blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Chilwell flights it in! 
          ...  M_Hermansen comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 54 :(sou) A_Isak over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds M_Kudus though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  M_Kudus strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  T_Courtois saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 55 :(liv) B_Chilwell plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  Cleared by S_Vos 
Min. 56 :(liv) S_Chukwueze runs at J_Kounde 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A delicate chip from S_Chukwueze! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  M_Hermansen tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  D_Upamecano flights it in! 
          ...  W_Fofana cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 58 :(sou) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  M_Thuram seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  M_Thuram attempts the shot! 
          ...  T_Courtois is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  T_Courtois looks very relieved! 
Min. 60 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Matip 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_de_Jong 
Min. 61 :(sou) A_Isak with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  What a shot from A_Isak! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  T_Courtois gathers it easily 
Min. 61 :(liv) M_Hermansen miskicks! 
          ...  F_Chiesa takes control of the ball! 
          ...  A_Isak is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 63 :(liv) B_Chilwell kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  F_Chiesa gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Amrabat makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 65 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Losada 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Kudus 
Min. 66 :(liv) J_Matip is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  F_Mendy latches onto the ball 
          ...  F_Mendy tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 67 :(liv) F_Mendy unselfishly lays the ball back to B_Chilwell 
          ...  B_Chilwell with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 69 :(liv) B_Chilwell turns past N_Molina 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  B_Chilwell aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It defies description! 
          ...  How about 'sensational'? 
          ...  How about 'superb'? 
          ...  Liverpool 2-0 Southampton ...
Min. 69 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton 
          ...  Southampton have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 69 :(sou) W_Fofana gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 70 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Jose 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_De_Tomas 
Min. 70 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Maloney 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Isak 
Min. 74 :(liv) S_Chukwueze takes advantage of a mistake by S_Vos 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  N_Molina gets to the ball first 
Min. 78 :(sou) P_Foden sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Maloney gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  S_Maloney sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  T_Courtois has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  T_Courtois reacts well to save!! 
Min. 80 :(sou) S_Vos has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past D_Rice 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Thuram! 
          ...  M_Thuram sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  T_Courtois is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Southampton are not quite finished yet! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-1 Southampton ...
Min. 81 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton 
          ...  Southampton have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 82 :(sou) W_Fofana jumps over O_Kokcu's challenge 
          ...  W_Fofana launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But T_Courtois stops that one easily 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(sou) T_Nianzou backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Vos latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A cheeky lob from S_Vos! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 92 :(liv) F_Chiesa runs at the defence 
          ...  F_Chiesa plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  M_Hermansen gathers it comfortably 
Min. 93 :(liv) S_Chukwueze has broken clear! Just M_Hermansen to beat! 
          ...  T_Nianzou brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : B_Chilwell (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Chilwell (6,69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_de_Jong (13)
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : A_Isak
Scorers              : M_Thuram (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Gilardino (23), A_Isak (61), T_Nianzou (93)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Liverpool  |    Southampton
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       13
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :          10        |       10
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       10
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Final Score          : Liverpool 2 - 1 Southampton
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Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Courtois     GK  28   1   1   1  15 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
F_Mendy        DF   1  25  19  18  22 |  94   0   1   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  15  51  38
M_Akanji       DF   1  24  21  13  26 |  94   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  60   0
D_Upamecano    DF   1  24  19   8  27 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  17  22
B_Chilwell     DF   1  25  20  18  24 |  94   0   2   3   0   5   2   0   0   0  30  48 112
D_Rice         DM   1  21  25   6  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
O_Kokcu        DM   1  17  25  11  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_de_Jong      AM   1  12  23  22  28 |  61   0   1   1   1   1   0   1   0   0  26  28   6
S_Chukwueze    AM   1   4  23  23  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
F_Chiesa       FW   1   5  21  25  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
R_De_Tomas     FW   1   3  18  26  25 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
D_Ward         GK  23   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   1  21  16  12  29 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Wolf         DF   1  19  17   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Taz          MF   1   6  17  14  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Jose         FW   1   5  13  22  19 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Southampton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Hermansen    GK  28   1   1   1  28 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0   0
J_Kounde       DF   1  25  18  13  27 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  36   0
T_Nianzou      DF   1  24  20   8  28 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  30  14  22
N_Molina       DF   1  24  19   8  28 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
W_Fofana       DF   1  24  18  12  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  18  20
S_Vos          DF   1  21  22   6  25 |  94   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  19  32  24
S_Amrabat      DM   1  18  24  12  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  22   0  20
M_Kudus        MF   1   6  23  23  28 |  66   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0   9
P_Foden        MF   1   6  23  22  28 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0
A_Gilardino    FW   1   9  16  19  29 |  51   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  11
A_Isak         FW   1   3  18  25  24 |  71   0   0   2   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  34  24
T_Sylva        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cresswell    DF   1  21  13   9  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Losada       MF   1   7  20  17  24 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Thuram       FW   1   9  18  25  28 |  43   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
S_Maloney      FW   1  10  17  19  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
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