[Sport] Southampton 1-2 Liverpool: Takumi Minamino and Joel Matip goals take title race to final day

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Liverpool are on 89 points after 37 Premier League matches, with leaders Manchester City on 90

Liverpool defeated Southampton to ensure the Premier League title race will go to the final day of the season.

Joel Matip scored a second-half winner, looping in a header after the Saints failed to cleared a left-wing corner.

Southampton had gone ahead when Nathan Redmond's curled effort took a slight deflection, although Reds boss Jurgen Klopp was furious, believing Diogo Jota was fouled in the build-up.

Takumi Minamino equalised as he linked up with Jota and powerfully shot home.

League leaders Manchester City, aiming to win their sixth title in 11 seasons and eighth overall, are on 90 points, one ahead of Liverpool - and also have a better goal difference.

City will become champions if they beat Aston Villa at Etihad Stadium on Sunday, while Liverpool need to defeat Wolves at Anfield and hope the leaders slip up in order to win their 20th championship.

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Southampton

Starting XI

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1. Squad number1Player nameMcCarthyAverage rating

   5.08

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2. Squad number2Player nameWalker-PetersAverage rating

   5.46

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3. Squad number4Player nameLyancoAverage rating

   5.29

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4. Squad number5Player nameStephensAverage rating

   5.33

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5. Squad number22Player nameSalisuAverage rating

   5.26

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6. Squad number11Player nameRedmondAverage rating

   6.21

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7. Squad number24Player nameElyounoussiAverage rating

   5.22

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8. Squad number8Player nameWard-ProwseAverage rating

   3.41

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9. Squad number27Player nameDialloAverage rating

   4.94

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10. Squad number23Player nameTellaAverage rating

5.28

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11. Squad number18Player nameBrojaAverage rating

5.23

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Substitutes

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1. Squad number6Player nameOriol RomeuAverage rating

   4.51

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2. Squad number10Player nameAdamsAverage rating

   4.53

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3. Squad number17Player nameS ArmstrongAverage rating

   4.78

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Liverpool

Starting XI

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1. Squad number1Player nameAlissonAverage rating

   7.19

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2. Squad number12Player nameGomezAverage rating

   6.65

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3. Squad number32Player nameMatipAverage rating

   7.45

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4. Squad number5Player nameKonatéAverage rating

   7.47

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5. Squad number21Player nameTsimikasAverage rating

   7.45

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6. Squad number67Player nameElliottAverage rating

   6.96

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7. Squad number7Player nameMilnerAverage rating

   7.21

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8. Squad number17Player nameJonesAverage rating

   6.77

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9. Squad number18Player nameMinaminoAverage rating

   7.52

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10. Squad number9Player nameRoberto FirminoAverage rating

7.65

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11. Squad number20Player nameDiogo JotaAverage rating

7.30

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Substitutes

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1. Squad number8Player nameKeïtaAverage rating

   6.74

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2. Squad number14Player nameHendersonAverage rating

   7.04

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3. Squad number27Player nameOrigiAverage rating

   7.11

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• Line-ups
• Match Stats
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Line-ups

Southampton

Formation 5-4-1

1McCarthy2Walker-Peters4Lyanco5Stephens22Salisu11Redmond24Elyounoussi8Ward-Prowse27Diallo23Tella18Broja

• 1McCarthy
• 2Walker-Peters
• 4Lyanco
• 5Stephens_Booked at 74mins_
• 22Salisu
• 11Redmond
• 24Elyounoussi
• 8Ward-Prowse
• 27DialloSubstituted forRomeuat 71'minutes
• 23Tella_Booked at 69mins_Substituted forS Armstrongat 71'minutes
• 18BrojaSubstituted forAdamsat 82'minutes

Substitutes

• 6Romeu
• 7Long
• 9A Armstrong
• 10Adams
• 13Caballero
• 17S Armstrong
• 19Djenepo
• 35Bednarek
• 43Valery

Liverpool

Formation 4-3-3

1Alisson12Gomez32Matip5Konaté21Tsimikas67Elliott7Milner17Jones18Minamino9Firmino20Jota

• 1Alisson
• 12GomezSubstituted forHendersonat 45'minutes
• 32Matip
• 5Konaté
• 21Tsimikas
• 67ElliottSubstituted forOrigiat 65'minutes
• 7Milner
• 17Jones
• 18Minamino
• 9FirminoSubstituted forKeïtaat 83'minutes
• 20Jota

Substitutes

• 6Thiago Alcántara
• 8Keïta
• 14Henderson
• 15Oxlade-Chamberlain
• 23Díaz
• 26Robertson
• 27Origi
• 46R Williams
• 62Kelleher

Referee:

Martin Atkinson

Attendance:

31,588

Match Stats

Home TeamSouthamptonAway TeamLiverpool

Possession

Home28%

Away72%

Shots

Home4

Away24

Shots on Target

Home2

Away5

Corners

Home1

Away9

Fouls

Home6

Away6

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