{"id":1376362,"date":"2025-03-08T17:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T17:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1376362"},"modified":"2025-03-08T18:02:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T18:02:49","slug":"liverpool-southampton-premier-league-24-25-post-match","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/liverpool-southampton-premier-league-24-25-post-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool 3-1 Southampton: Mo Salah eyes Alan Shearer’s record as Premier League leaders survive scare"},"content":{"rendered":"

Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat has been a hallmark of Liverpool<\/a>‘s identity during the Jurgen Klopp era, and this was evident in their match against Southampton<\/a> at Anfield this afternoon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Klopp has often emphasized the importance of not taking this resilience for granted, and his successor, Arne Slot, who is leading the Reds to their 20th championship, undoubtedly shares this sentiment. In another impressive display of determination, the hosts came from behind to secure a 3-1 victory over last-placed Southampton.<\/p>\n

Few could have predicted that Southampton, with the league’s weakest attack, would take the lead. However, just before halftime, Liverpool failed to clear their lines, allowing Will Smallbone to score. This marked Southampton’s 20th goal in what has been a dismal return to England’s top division, with Smallbone netting his first of the season.<\/p>\n\n

For the 12th game this season, Liverpool found themselves trailing in a match; only Arsenal (8) and Nottingham Forest (9) have a better record. A stunned Anfield eventually witnessed the men in red come from behind to win a Premier League game for the fourth time.<\/p>\n

Previously, they experienced one loss (to Nottingham Forest at home) and drew seven other times after being behind. That said, no team has collected more points (19) from losing positions in this season’s Premier League than the soon-to-be-crowned champions.<\/p>\n

The comeback began early in the second half when the much-criticised Darwin N\u00fa\u00f1ez scored from Luis D\u00edaz’s cutback. Just moments later, Smallbone went from hero to zero by fouling N\u00fa\u00f1ez in the penalty box. The league’s most valuable player, Mohamed Salah, didn’t need a second invitation to convert from 12 yards out.<\/p>\n

Ivan Juri\u0107 and company can’t say they weren’t warned that an early second-half onslaught was coming as Liverpool have now scored 11 goals in the first 15 minutes of the second half; no team has more in English football’s top-flight this season. Smallbone, and then substitute Yukinari Sugawara\u2014who handed in the penalty allowing Salah to score his second from the spot\u2014should also have known better, as the Reds have now won eight penalties in the Premier League this season, more than any other team.<\/p>\n

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Most goals + assists in a 38-game Premier League season:<\/p>\n

\u25ce 44 – Theirry Henry (2002\/03)
\u25ce 44 – Erling Haaland (2022\/23)
\u25c9 44 – Mohamed Salah (2024\/25)<\/p>\n

Mo equals the record. ? pic.twitter.com\/Zpm6fZtbmY<\/a><\/p>\n

— Squawka (@Squawka) March 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n