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Liverpool are on 89 points after 37 Premier League matches, with leaders Manchester City on 90Liverpool 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
Squad number1Player nameMcCarthy
Squad number2Player nameWalker-Peters- Squad number4Player nameLyanco
Squad number5Player nameStephens- Squad number22Player nameSalisu
Squad number11Player nameRedmond- Squad number24Player nameElyounoussi
Squad number8Player nameWard-Prowse- Squad number27Player nameDiallo
- Squad number23Player nameTella
- Squad number18Player nameBroja
Squad number6Player nameOriol Romeu- Squad number10Player nameAdams
- Squad number17Player nameS Armstrong
Liverpool
- Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Squad number12Player nameGomez
Squad number32Player nameMatip- Squad number5Player nameKonaté
- Squad number21Player nameTsimikas
- Squad number67Player nameElliott
Squad number7Player nameMilner- Squad number17Player nameJones
- Squad number18Player nameMinamino
Squad number9Player nameRoberto Firmino- Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota
- Squad number8Player nameKeïta
Squad number14Player nameHenderson- Squad number27Player nameOrigi
Line-ups
Southampton
Formation 5-4-1
- 1McCarthy
- 2Walker-Peters
- 4Lyanco
- 5StephensBooked at 74mins
- 22Salisu
- 11Redmond
- 24Elyounoussi
- 8Ward-Prowse
- 27DialloSubstituted forRomeuat 71'minutes
- 23TellaBooked at 69minsSubstituted 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
- 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
Live Text
Match ends, Southampton 1, Liverpool 2.
Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Liverpool 2.
Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton).
James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
Attempt saved. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Salisu.
Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
Foul by Divock Origi (Liverpool).
Lyanco (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Roberto Firmino.
Substitution, Southampton. Che Adams replaces Armando Broja.
Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
Armando Broja (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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