Liverpool 2-1 Southampton: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Liverpool

A. Isak 43'

H. Ekitike 85'

Southampton

S. Charles 76'

EFL Cup 2025/2026

3rd Round

September 23, 2025 7:00pm

Anfield, Liverpool

Key stats

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Liverpool 4-2-3-1

Southampton 5-4-1

Goalkeeper

G. Mamardashvili

7.0

A. McCarthy

6.3

Defenders

A. Robertson

6.9

R. Manning

7.0

J. Gomez

7.5

J. Quarshie

7.3

G. Leoni

7.2

N. Wood-Gordon

6.3

J. Frimpong

6.2

R. Edwards

6.3

E. Jelert

6.2

Midfielders

C. Jones

7.0

Léo Scienza

6.5

W. Endo

7.9

F. Downes

6.6

R. Ngumoha

7.2

C. Jander

6.3

T. Nyoni

6.2

A. Armstrong

5.9

F. Chiesa

8.7

Forwards

A. Isak

7.9

C. Archer

6.0

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Highest rating

8.7

F. Chiesa

7.3

J. Quarshie

Match Summary

On September 23, 2025 during the 2025/2026 EFL Cup match, Liverpool faced off against Southampton at Anfield, Liverpool. The game concluded with Liverpool securing a victory. With 61% possession, Liverpool versus Southampton's 39% and shots on goal at 4 to 3. Liverpool had 90% successful passes (of 656 passes) over Southampton which had 82% successful passes (of 410 passes). The outstanding efforts by F. Chiesa and J. Quarshie played a key role.

Lineup

4-2-3-1

5-4-1

Mamardashvili

7.0

Played:
96Min

Saves:
2 of 3

Accurate passes:
13/17

Won duels:
1/1

Frimpong

6.2

Played:
96Min

Accurate passes:
33/39

Won duels:
1/5

Leoni

7.2

Played:
81Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
88/91

Won duels:
4/5

Gomez

7.5

Played:
96Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
98/111

Won duels:
3/3

Robertson

6.9

Played:
96Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
80/88

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/2

Endo

7.9

Played:
96Min

Tackles:
5

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
69/77

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
12/17

Dribbles:
1/1

Jones

7.0

Played:
57Min

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
53/56

Won duels:
0/1

Chiesa

8.7

Played:
96Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
25/31

Key passes:
4

Won duels:
5/8

Dribbles:
2/4

Nyoni

6.2

Played:
96Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
43/45

Won duels:
2/4

Ngumoha

7.2

Played:
75Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
38/41

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/9

Dribbles:
2/5

Isak

7.9

Played:
45Min

Accurate passes:
6/8

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/4

Dribbles:
2/2

Archer

6.0

Played:
51Min

Accurate passes:
11/14

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/12

Dribbles:
0/1

Scienza

6.5

Played:
62Min

Accurate passes:
13/18

Won duels:
0/2

Dribbles:
0/1

Downes

6.6

Played:
96Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
5

Accurate passes:
41/47

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/13

Dribbles:
1/2

Jander

6.3

Played:
51Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
21/23

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/5

Armstrong

5.9

Played:
96Min

Accurate passes:
13/19

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
0/3

Manning

7.0

Played:
96Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
32/43

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
5/5

Dribbles:
1/1

Quarshie

7.3

Played:
96Min

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
49/54

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/4

Wood-Gordon

6.3

Played:
96Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
38/40

Won duels:
4/7

Dribbles:
0/1

Edwards

6.3

Played:
88Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
41/45

Won duels:
1/2

Jelert

6.2

Played:
88Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
32/39

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/5

Dribbles:
0/1

McCarthy

6.3

Played:
96Min

Saves:
2 of 4

Accurate passes:
21/33

Substitutes

Coach

Arne Slot

Ekitike

6.5

Played:
41Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
7/8

Won duels:
2/6

Dribbles:
1/1

Bradley

6.9

Played:
39Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
27/31

Won duels:
2/2

Dribbles:
1/1

Danns

6.9

Played:
21Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
5/6

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/3

Woodman

Williams

Kerkez

6.3

Played:
15Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
6/7

Won duels:
1/2

Dribbles:
0/1

Morrison

Pilling

Gordon

Coach

William Still

Charles

6.9

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
16/19

Won duels:
1/5

Downs

6.3

Played:
45Min

Accurate passes:
4/9

Won duels:
1/2

Dribbles:
1/2

Robinson

6.2

Played:
34Min

Accurate passes:
4/4

Won duels:
0/3

Long

Harwood-Bellis

Fellows

6.5

Played:
8Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
1/2

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/3

Matsuki

Fraser

Stewart

6.5

Played:
8Min

Accurate passes:
1/1

Won duels:
0/1

Stats

Ball Possession

Liverpool: 61%

Southampton: 39%

Total Shots

Liverpool: 10

Southampton: 13

Shots on Goal

Liverpool: 4

Southampton: 3

Corner Kicks

Liverpool: 3

Southampton: 6

Offsides

Liverpool: 4

Southampton: 2

Fouls

Liverpool: 8

Southampton: 12

Yellow Cards

Liverpool: 2

Southampton: 2

Red Cards

Liverpool: 1

Southampton: 0

Total Passes

Liverpool: 656

Southampton: 410

Goals Prevented

Liverpool: 0

Southampton: 0

Passes Accuracy

Liverpool: 591 (90%)

Southampton: 338 (82%)

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Liverpool vs Southampton

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline