Welcome to Eurosport’s LIVE coverage of Liverpool’s match against Southampton, as the Reds bid to open a season with seven consecutive wins for the first time in their history. Teams news - including the number of ex-Saints in the Liverpool side - is one the way next.
Premier League / Matchday 6
Anfield / 22.09.2018
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Updated 22/09/2018 at 16:53 GMT+1
37'
Four shots apiece so far, although Alisson is yet to make a save.
35'
What has so far been a frustrating afternoon for Salah continues as he can't get away from Romeu and the Spaniard then dispossesses him inside the Southampton box.
34'
Romeu lunges in on Shaqiri, taking both man and ball, and that earns him the first booking of the game.
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Yellow card
O. Romeu
Southampton
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31'
Some lovely interplay between Firmino, Mane and Salah doesn't quite come off and the ball ricochets to Wijnaldum, 25 yards out, who shoots well over.
28'
Redmond sends a teasing cross towards the back post, where Alexander-Arnold has to be alert and puts the ball behind with Targett lurking.
28'
Hojbjerg, who has scored in consecutive matches coming into this, has a shot blocked by Van Dijk.
26'
Long, by the way, is continuing for the time being.
25'
First Mane and then Alexander-Arnold torment Hoedt in the corner for a bit, although without ultimately creating a chance for a team-mate.
23'
More bad news for Southampton as Long is down injured.
21'
GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Southampton.
That tackle ends up being for nothing as Matip rises highest from the resulting corner and guides a header into the far corner. The Reds are cruising now.
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Goal
J. Osei-Kuffour
Bristol Rovers
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20'
Salah plays a lovely one-two with Firmino and looks poised to tuck home from close range when Cedric comes in from nowhere to make a brilliant last-ditch tackle. Great defending.
18'
Redmond carries the ball into the penalty area and then miscues a cross while stumbling, he says because Firmino caught him, but the referee disagrees. Replays suggest there was an accidental clash of legs.
17'
Cedric and Redmond combine well and the former delivers a cross that Alisson punches clear.
14'
13'
Vestegaard gets away from his man at a Southampton corner but can't hit the target with his header.
11'
An early goal is exactly what Liverpool wanted. WIll it force Southampton to come at them a bit more?
10'
GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Southampton.
Shaqiri's corner is a poor one, but he gets a second chance and his curling shot is deflected by Long and then bundled into his own net by Hoedt.
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Own goal
W. Hoedt
Southampton
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