Klopp and Van Dijk lift League Cup trophy after Liverpool win in extra time
Liverpool return to the pitch tonight as they host Southampton in the FA Cup fifth round with the aim of keeping their hopes of a quadruple alive. The Reds triumphed in a tantilising 1-0 win against Chelsea in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final, though Jurgen Klopp had to rely on a subs bench of teenagers, plus Virgil van Dijk, to get them over the line. With the squad still injury-stricken and a quick turnaround between these two matches Liverpool look vulnerable against Championship side Southampton.
The Saints, who have their sights set on promotion back to the Premier League, are well-placed to push for a spot in the Championship playoffs after an impressive first half to the season. They are currently fourth in the second tier just five points off the automatic promotion spots.
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Liverpool vs Southampton LIVE
- Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Gomez, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, McConnell, Elliott, Clark, Bradley, Gakpo, Koumas
- Southampton XI: Lumley, Bree, Stephens, Bendarek, Manning, Charles, Rothwell, Aribo, Edozie, Mara, Kamaldeen
- Goal – Koumas scores on his Liverpool debut right before half-time (1-0)
- Goal – Danns clips in his first senior goal to double Liverpool’s lead (2-0)
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80’ – Liverpool 2-0 Southampton
Liverpool sub: Trey Nyoni comes on for Harvey Elliott. Just 16 years old and that’s another debut for a Liverpool player – the club’s third youngest-ever player.
Danns’ finish here for your viewing:
Karl Matchett28 February 2024 21:38
76’ – Liverpool 2-0 Southampton
Harwood-Bellis on for Walker-Peters, who had only just come on. Looks like he slipped and tweaked something.
That’s Liverpool looking certain into the quarters now and they’ll seemingly be facing Manchester United, who have scored late on against Nottingham Forest.
Karl Matchett28 February 2024 21:34
GOAL! 73’ – Liverpool 2-0 Southampton
That’s 2-0 – and that’s another former footballer’s son on the scoresheet for Liverpool tonight! Elliott’s through ball is perfect, Danns races behind the defender, out comes the keeper and the teenager just dinks a beautiful finish over him and into the net!
Another first senior goal for one of Klopp’s kids tonight.
Karl Matchett28 February 2024 21:32
72’ – Liverpool 1-0 Southampton
Good trickery from Elliott on the flank and he clips a lobbed cross to the far post…Danns leaps but can’t quite grow enough to nod home on the run.
The home fans urging their team on to find this second goal but Saints are still standing firm, still in with a chance of something at the other end.
Mac Allister now ups the tempo to beat his man and cross – Elliott’s flick is cleared, Clark rattles in a shot which is blocked and it’s behind for yet another corner. Tsimikas delivers…beyond everyone.
Karl Matchett28 February 2024 21:30
69’ – Liverpool 1-0 Southampton
Huge chance, should be 1-1. A corner reaches Charles at the far post and he has time to chest it down – then smashes it into the near side-netting instead of across the face of goal.
Saints double sub: Rothwell and Edozie off, Smallbone and Adams on.
Karl Matchett28 February 2024 21:27
66’ – Liverpool 1-0 Southampton
Lots of Liverpool pressure now as they look for an all-important second. Jurgen Klopp will not want a second match going to extra time in the space of three days.
Elliott and Danns combine on the edge of the box and the latter’s shot is blocked behind. He almost scored at Wembley once or twice – he’d love another couple of attempts at Anfield too, you suspect.
Karl Matchett28 February 2024 21:24
62’ – Liverpool 1-0 Southampton
A corner reaches Konate but it bounces off his shoulder and over. Jurgen Klopp turns to his bench to make two more substitutions.
Alexis Mac Allister and Jayden Danns on for James McConnell and Lewis Koumas.
The goalscorer gets a huge applause as he departs and a big hug from Pepijn Lijnders as he reaches the bench.
Karl Matchett28 February 2024 21:20
58’ – Liverpool 1-0 Southampton
Tsimikas is in space down the left but this time he can’t collect Clark’s pass, which is slightly overhit.
Saints sub: Sulemana off, Adam Armstrong on. James Bree also replaced, Kyle Walker-Peters on. Closing in on an hour of game time at Anfield now and it’s still just the one-goal lead for the Premier League leaders.
Karl Matchett28 February 2024 21:15
54’ – Liverpool 1-0 Southampton
Bobby Clark, brilliant. Cody Gakpo, terrible. A first-time pass from the youngster frees the Dutch international in the box but his shot is atrocious, swiped off-target with loads of time to line up his effort.
Another poor outing so far from Gakpo, who really should be producing more as the senior player in that attack tonight.
Karl Matchett28 February 2024 21:11
52’ – Liverpool 1-0 Southampton
Saints play out again, almost lose the ball then manage to spark another attack down the right wing. Tsimikas this time comes across to block and concede the corner but every time Southampton have the ball inside their own box, it looks like it could be 1-1 or 2-0. High risk, high reward.
Bednarek flicks the ball over the bar from three yards – gets a very heavy toe on the ball instead of just a slight stud. Saints certainly having chances though.
Karl Matchett28 February 2024 21:08
