O Liverpool won again in English Championship this Saturday, by defeating Southampton at Anfield. For the 16th round, the home team won 3-1, with goals from Roberto Firmino and Darwin Núñez (2). The visitors scored with striker Che Adams.
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 12, 2022
In the last round, Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-1 in the Premier League and ended a streak of two consecutive defeats in the competition. With this Saturday’s result, the Reds take sixth place, with 22 points. His next match will be for the round of 16 of the League Cup, against manchester city, next Sunday, at the Etihad Stadium. In the last phase of the tournament, the team eliminated Derby County on penalties, after drawing 0-0 in regular time.
Southampton reached their third straight match without a win. In the last round, the team lost to Newcastle by 4-1 and, with this Saturday’s result, is still in the relegation zone, with 12 points in the penultimate position. Also next Sunday, they face Lincoln City, from the English third division, for the round of 16 of the League Cup. In the last phase, the visitors eliminated Sheffield Wednesday on penalties, after a 1-1 draw in the 90 minutes.
Liverpool v Southampton: Darwin Núñez and Firmino score
The match started with a lot of intensity and with 21 minutes of ball rolling three goals had already been scored. The first of them came out at 6, with Roberto Firmino. A free-kick in the middle, close to the sideline, was charged into the area and the Brazilian striker deflected it with his head. Even being far from the goal, the touch was enough to prevent the goalkeeper from making the save and the score was opened.
At 9, Southampton responded and left everything the same again. In a foul very similar to the one that led to Liverpool’s goal, the ball was crossed into the area. Che Adams broke free from Van Dijk and went up alone to beat Alisson and head into the empty net. Liverpool scored for the second time in the 21st minute. After a tackle, the ball fell to Harvey Elliott. The midfielder found Darwin Núñez with a beautiful shot in the back of the defense and saw the striker hit the back of the net from the first.
The Uruguayan scored his second goal of the match at the end of the first half, at 42 minutes. Firmino made a beautiful pass to Henderson towards the bottom line and the lateral crossed low into the area. Darwin Núñez threw himself in and managed to arrive before the goalkeeper to increase the advantage of the hosts.
The second half was less busy, with Liverpool slowing down the pace of play. Still, Southampton’s best chance didn’t come until the 30th minute. In a ball crossed to the area by the right, Che Adams rose higher than the defense and headed hard. However, goalkeeper Alisson was well positioned and managed to make a great defense, on reflection, to prevent the visitors’ second goal.
Other games this Saturday
Also this Saturday, Tottenham faced Leeds at home and won by 4-3 The team was behind on the scoreboard three times, but sought a draw in all of them with goals from Harry Kane, Ben Davies and Rodrigo Betancur. The Uruguayan scored twice in two minutes and secured the victory. The next official game for the hosts will be after the stop for world Cup, on December 26, against Brentford. Leeds will not play officially until the 28th of the same month, but before that they face Real Sociedad for a friendly.
Bournemouth hosted Everton at Vitality Stadium and emerged victorious 3-0. The winning goals were scored by Marcus Tavernier, Kieffer Moore and Jaidon Anthony. Next Sunday the team faces Newcastle in the round of 16 of the League Cup. Their opponents return to the field after the World Cup, on December 26, to face Wolverhampton.
In the relegation zone, Nottingham Forest won the match against Crystal Palace by 1 to 0, at home, with a goal by Morgan Gibbs-White in the second half. The team returns to the field next Sunday to duel against Blackburn Rovers in the round of 16 of the League Cup. The visitors only return to play in official championships after the World Cup, but face the Botafogo on the 3rd of December for a friendly match.
Leicester won 2-0 against West Ham, out of home. James Maddison scored with just 8 minutes of the ball rolling and sealed the victory for the visitors. The victors face MK Dons for the League Cup round of 16 next Sunday, while the hosts face Fulham for the Premier League on Thursday.
at St. James Park, the chelsea was defeated against Newcastle, which extended its great phase in the Premier League. The only goal of the duel was scored by Joe Willock, who hit a beautiful shot from outside the area in the second half. The visitors will play again after the Cup, on the 27th of December, against Bournemouth. The winners face Rayo Vallecano for a friendly on the 17th of the same month, before facing Bournemouth in the round of 16 of the League Cup.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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