SOU vs LIV
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FULL TIME: Southampton 1-0 Liverpool

What a night! Southampton have beaten the Premier League champions at St Mary's! Danny Ings's goal in the second minute held up for the rest of the way, as Saints produced an incredible effort all over the pitch. What a start to 2021!

Three added minutes

Keep holding on, lads!

So close to a second!

Yan Valery is played into space, and Alisson comes rushing out of his area to meet him well outside the box. Valery gets there first and slots between the Liverpool keeper's legs, but there isn't enough on it and it's stopped by Liverpool's back-tracking defence before it crosses the line.

Southampton substitution: Yan Valery replaces Theo Walcott

Southampton's final change of the night.

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Southampton substitution: Dan Nlundulu replaces Danny Ings

Another youngster on for Saints, as goalscorer Ings comes off.

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Ings gets in an effort for Saints

A nice break from Saints sees Ings play a ball for Tella down the right. He gets forward and holds play up while waiting for support. That comes from Armstrong, who he lays it back to, with the midfielder in turn squaring to Ings 25 yards out, but his first-time shot has little power and is comfortable for Alisson. But a respite from the Liverpool pressure for Saints.

Stephens with a vital block

Nearly a big opening for Liverpool, as Sadio Mané forces a way in, but Jack Stephens slides in to block his strike from close range.

Walcott fires over from distance

A first effort of the second half for Saints, as Theo Walcott sends in an effort from distance but it's never really troubling Alisson's goal and goes comfortably over.

Second half is under way

We're up and running again at St Mary's. Come on, Saints!

First-half action 📸

Some shots from our photographers, Matt Watson and Chris Moorhouse, during the first half of tonight's game.

HALF TIME: Southampton 1-0 Liverpool

It's a lead at the break for Ralph Hasenhüttl's side, thanks to that glorious second-minute goal from Danny Ings. Great first half, lads! 👏

Four added minutes

Into additional time, of which there is a fair bit, largely due to the stoppage for Moussa Djenepo's injury.

Saints almost open up Liverpool

A brilliant pass from James Ward-Prowse puts Danny Ings into space down the right, and he looks to square for an unmarked Theo Walcott in the middle, only for the pass to be intercepted and turned behind for a corner that Liverpool clear.

Tella so close to doubling the lead

Brilliant from Nathan Tella, who latches onto a Danny Ings flick-on, dances into a bit of space on the edge of the area and bends a low shot past Alisson, only for it to go just wide of the post. What a moment that would have been!

Bertrand back to deny Salah

Liverpool work a slick move that looks like it might put Mohamed Salah clear down the inside-right, but Ryan Bertrand races back and just gets a toe to the ball to poke it away. A quick VAR check to see if it was a foul, but replays were clear it wasn't. Although replays also showed it should have been a corner and not a goal-kick as was awarded.

Southampton substitution: Nathan Tella replaces Moussa Djenepo

Djenepo is unable to continue, and Ralph Hasenhüttl has to send young Tella on in his place.

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Djenepo goes down injured

Not what Ralph Hasenhüttl needed to see. Moussa Djenepo goes down following a challenge from Thiago and is requiring a fair bit of treatment.

Good opportunity for Djenepo

Stuart Armstrong sends an angled ball to the edge of the box from the right wing, with Danny Ings heading it under control and then laying it square to Moussa Djenepo, who tries to curl it back into the far corner with his right foot, but he gets underneath it too much and sends it a few yards over.

Midway through the first half

Still it's this Danny Ings goal that separates the teams.

Forster does well

Mohammed Salah is put through on goal and, although the offside flag subsequently went up correctly, by the time it had Forster had raced out and denied Salah with an out-stretched leg, as the Liverpool forward attempted to go around him.

Celebrating the opener! 📸

Danny Ings's teammates congratulate him on his second-minute strike.

GOALSCORER 9 Danny Ings

WHAT A START!!!

Thiago fouls Stuart Armstrong about 40-plus yards out. James Ward-Prowse chips the free-kick over the Liverpool backline, and Ings runs onto it, then lofts a brilliant effort with his left foot over Alisson, with the ball dropping just inside the far post. Sensational goal. Sensational start!

WE'RE OFF 👊

Let's go Saints - start 2021 off the right way...

Getting warm 🔥

It's a chilly evening at St Mary's!

Hey, Fras 👋

Saints make three changes, including Fraser Forster’s first appearance since May 2019. He has kept four clean sheets in his last five games vs Liverpool.

Setting the scene 📸

The calm before the Monday Night Football storm 😇

SAINTS XI 😇

Armstrong until 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ 😍

Hear from Stuart Armstrong, following the news this week that he'd completed a contract extension!

The best of 2020 🔥

Got some time to kill before tonight's 8pm kick-off? Spend it watching the best goals from 2020 - there are some absolute crackers among them.

Saints vs reigning champions 🤞

Southampton have won 10 league games against reigning Premier League champions, beating all six different teams to win the trophy when defending their crown (Man Utd, Blackburn, Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City and Leicester).

Forster first in line 🙌

Following the news that Alex McCarthy is having to isolate after returning a positive Covid-19 test, Fraser Forster is set to make his first Saints appearance of 2020/21. Welcome back, Fras!

Hear from the boss 😎

Ralph Hasenhüttl has his say on Jürgen Klopp and the threat of Liverpool.

After the last round of tests, we have one positive with alex mccarthy, so he's out for the game with liverpool and maybe also shrewsbury.

ralph hasenhüttl

on the absence of alex mccarthy

Chills ❄️

It's been a cold one at Staplewood this week, as Saints prepare for the visit of Liverpool.

STAT ATTACK 🤓

Since Ralph Hasenhüttl took charge of Southampton in December 2018, Danny Ings has been directly involved in 38 goals in the Premier League (31 goals and seven assists); 16 more than the player with the next most in this period (22 – James Ward-Prowse).

Welcome to St Mary's 😇

Welcome back, Saints fans, for our first clash of the new year. We hope you all managed to have some time with family over the festive period! A big evening of football is planned live from St Mary's tonight, as Liverpool are the first visitors of 2021, and after back-to-back goalless draws, Saints will be hoping to give the reigning champions a run for their money. See you back here at 8pm GMT!