Southampton vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League latest score and updates as sloppy Reds concede

Premier League leaders Liverpool travel to Southampton as they look to increase their lead over reigning champions Manchester City to eight points ahead of next weekend’s Anfield showdown.

Arne Slot’s side entered the weekend top of the table with a five point advantage after an incredible start under their new boss and a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa before the international break.

And City’s stunning 4-0 defeat to Tottenham on Saturday night, Pep Guardiola’s fifth defeat in a row in all competitions, means the Reds can open up a clear gap at the top of the table before hosting the champions next weekend.

Russell Martin’s Saints secured their first win of the season when they faced Everton in their last home fixture but they were defeated in a crucial clash with Wolves last time out. They are bottom of the table and desperately need to turn around their form or else they’ll face the drop back into the Championship.

Follow all the action with our live blog below:

Southampton vs Liverpool LIVE

• Southampton host Liverpool in the Premier League, live on Sky Sports

• Liverpool sit top of the table and hope to increase their advantage over Man City

• Reds can go eight points clear – ahead of hosting City at Anfield next Sunday

• 42’ GOAL! Armstrong rebound from penalty after Robertson foul (SOU 1-1 LIV)

• 32’ SAVE! Kelleher makes smart stop to deny quick equaliser (SOU 0-1 LIV)

• 29’ GOAL! Szoboszlai finishes as Saints give ball away in box (SOU 0-1 LIV)

• 21’ SAVE! Salah shoots straight at McCarthey at back post (SOU 0-0 LIV)

• Southampton XI: McCarthy; Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Stephens, Fraser, Downes, Lallana, Fernandes, Dibling, Armstrong, Onuachu.

• Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Jones; Salah, Nunez, Gakpo

Southampton FC 1 – 1 Liverpool FC

Southampton 1-1 Liverpool

14:49 , Chris Wilson

47 mins

Lovely stuff from the hosts, primarily from Onuachu, as he beats about four challenges while holding the ball up near his own area, and eventually skips through before releasing it to Walker-Peters, who himself produces a bit of quality in skipping past a challenge. The chance does break down though, as Aribo’s cross is cleared.

Southampton 1-1 Liverpool

14:46 , Chris Wilson

45 mins

There’ll be six minutes of added time here!

VAR are checking for a penalty as Nunez is down in the box…

Southampton 1-1 Liverpool

14:45 , Chris Wilson

44 mins

Southampton give it away near their own area again, and it’s almost a repeat of the first goal as Gakpo gets free in the area, but his shot is blocked.

GOAL! Southampton 1-1 Liverpool

14:43 , Chris Wilson

42 mins

GOAL!

And the hosts are level!

Armstrong steps up and fires his penalty too close to Kelleher. it’s a decent save but it bounces straight back out to Armstrong, who pokes it in at the second time of asking!

PENALTY! Southampton 0-1 Liverpool

14:42 , Chris Wilson

40 mins

PENALTY!

The hosts have a penalty, but was the foul in the box?

Van Dijk gives away possession in his own half and Dibling pounces, driving towards the box before he’s scythed down by Robertson.

On first glance it looks just outside the box, but there’s a VAR check…

And it’s given! Robertson’s foot was on the line, apparently.

Southampton 0-1 Liverpool

14:40 , Chris Wilson

39 mins

Aribo’s first involvement sees him create the space for a cross, but it’s eventually dealt with by the Liverpool defence.

Southampton 0-1 Liverpool

14:38 , Chris Wilson

37 mins

Lallana does come off, and he’s replaced by Joe Aribo. We’re back underway.

Southampton 0-1 Liverpool

14:36 , Chris Wilson

35 mins

The ball is kicked out for Lallana to receive treatment, and it looks like his day could be done.

Southampton 0-1 Liverpool

14:34 , Chris Wilson

32 mins

Half a chance for the Saints as Walker-Peters’ cross is eventually turned behind for a corner, but the set-piece routine is poor. It doesn’t matter in the end though, as the home side regain possession and have their first big chance of the game, as Downes hits a shot on the turn that forces a good save from Kelleher.

GOAL! Southampton 0-1 Liverpool

14:31 , Chris Wilson

30 mins

GOAL!

Liverpool were beginning to turn the screw and now they lead, but the home side were at fault!

McCarthy has the ball in his hands and he rolls it out to a defender, but they’re immediately under pressure. Downes tries to clear from his own box, but it falls to Szoboszlai, who still has plenty to do as he curls in a great effort off the inside of the far post.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

14:28 , Chris Wilson

27 mins

A good effort from Gakpo as he tries to catch out McCarthy with a low shot towards the near post, but the ‘keeper is equal to it.

Moments later, Jones tries the exact same thing, though this time it’s a fairly tame effort.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

14:25 , Chris Wilson

24 mins

Half a chance for the visitors as Szoboszlai makes the challenge on the edge of the area and the ball breaks into his path, but he fizzes a shot right at the ‘keeper.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

14:24 , Chris Wilson

24 mins

A yellow card for Lallana now as he goes flying in late on Gravenberch, and the Dutchman stays down briefly.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

14:22 , Chris Wilson

21 mins

CLOSE!

More good work from Gakpo, who cuts inside and clips another great diagonal ball to Salah at the back post. He takes it down well and gets the shot away on the half-volley, but McCarthy makes himself big and produces a good stop.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

14:20 , Chris Wilson

19 mins

A very dangerous diagonal cross from Gakpo is dealt with well by Downes, before Nunez fires a stray pass out of play.

The visitors are beginning to dominate the ball here, though.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

14:17 , Chris Wilson

17 mins

Another booking for Liverpool, this one for Konate, after the Frenchman shoves over Onuachu.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

14:16 , Chris Wilson

16 mins

More good work from Bradley, who takes up a central position before getting in behind the defence on the overlap. However, his cross is beaten away by McCarthy, before Szoboszlai fires over from distance.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

14:14 , Chris Wilson

14 mins

There have been some nice passages of play from the hosts, though it’s mainly been individual bits of quality. Liverpool have also come close to putting together a couple of promising attacks, but they’re just lacking the final bit of composure.

Bradley is shown the first yellow card of the day after a late challenge on Lallana.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

14:12 , Chris Wilson

12 mins

Great defensive work from Lallana to get back and intercept Salah’s lay-off to Szoboszlai. Onuachu gets plenty of cheers moments later after some good hold-up play, though the hosts are forced into playing it backwards.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

14:10 , Chris Wilson

10 mins

Another promising attack from the visitors as Gakpo finds Robertson on the overlap, and the full-back clips in a cross to Salah at the back post, but the Egyptian can only direct his volley over.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

14:08 , Chris Wilson

8 mins

The home fans want a penalty as Armstrong originally gets past Konate and is then clipped, but it was outside of the box anyway. The hosts do get a corner, but it’s a poor delivery.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

14:07 , Chris Wilson

6 mins

First real chance of the day as Liverpool pour forward, with Szoboszlai leading the attack before laying it off to Salah, who curls a shot too close to McCarthy.

The stand-in ‘keeper collects well from the subsequent corner.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

14:05 , Chris Wilson

4 mins

Robertson sweeps in the first cross of the day, and Nunez narrowly misses it after good defending from Downes.

The home side try and make their first foray forward but it’s not troubling Liverpool at the moment, as Fernandes fires a shot from distance straight at Kelleher.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

14:03 , Chris Wilson

2 mins

Southampton almost make a mess of it when trying to play it out from the back, but they manage to clear.

Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

14:02 , Chris Wilson

1 min

The hosts have set up in a back five to begin with, with Fraser and Walker-Peters as wing-backs.

Liverpool have started on the front foot, as you’d expect, and Jones and Salah nearly combine to create an opening down the right.

KICK-OFF! Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

14:00 , Chris Wilson

The visitors get us underway at St. Mary’s!

Southampton vs Liverpool LIVE

13:56 , Chris Wilson

The two sides are in the tunnel at St. Mary’s, so we’ll be underway soon.

Liverpool have a huge chance to extend their lead at the top of the table today – they’d go eight points ahead with a win.

Southampton vs Liverpool LIVE

13:50 , Chris Wilson

Match facts

13:45 , Chris Wilson

Liverpool’s last Premier League game against Southampton was a 4-4 away draw in May 2023 – they conceded as many goals in that game as they had in their previous six visits to St Mary’s combined.

So far, the Reds have won nine of their 11 Premier League games under new head coach Arne Slot (D1 L1). A win over Southampton will see the Dutchman become the joint-fastest manager to reach 10 wins from the start of a Premier League career (12 games), alongside Guus Hiddink in May 2009 and Carlo Ancelotti in November 2009 (both with Chelsea).

Mohamed Salah has both scored and assisted in the same match 35 times in the Premier League (including four already this term), just one shy of Wayne Rooney’s record of 36 games with both a goal and assist in the competition. The Egyptian has been directly involved in 11 goals (7 goals, 4 assists) in 11 Premier League appearances against Southampton.

Is Southampton vs Liverpool on TV?

13:40 , Chris Wilson

With around 20 minutes until kick-off, here’s a reminder of how you can watch today’s earlier game.

The Premier League fixture will kick off at 2pm BST on Sunday 24 November at St Mary’s, Southampton.

What TV channel is it on and how can I watch?

It will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League, with coverage starting from 1pm. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

If you want to stream major sporting events while you are travelling or watching from abroad you’ll need a VPN. Get the best VPN deals in the UK. Viewers using a VPN need to make sure that they comply with any local regulations where they are, and also with the terms of their service provider.

Match…