Salah Double Help Liverpool Past Determined Southampton

November 24, (THEWILL) – Liverpool extended their lead at the English Premier League summit to eight points following a thrilling 3-2 victory over Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring with a magnificent strike that went in off the post, but Southampton demonstrated their fighting spirit when Adam Armstrong converted a penalty rebound after Caoimhin Kelleher saved his initial attempt.

The hosts then took control through Mateus Fernandes, who finished clinically from Armstrong’s intelligent layoff.

Mohamed Salah turned the match in Liverpool’s favour during a decisive second-half performance.

The Egyptian forward first capitalised on Alex McCarthy’s rushed clearance to equalise, before converting a penalty awarded for Yukinari Sugawara’s handball.

Salah nearly completed his hat trick late on but struck the woodwork.

The result marks Liverpool’s fifth consecutive triumph across all competitions of recent, strengthening their position in the title race.

Despite facing resistance from Southampton, who entered the match positioned at the bottom of the league table, Liverpool’s quality ultimately proved decisive.

Southampton, despite suffering consecutive defeats, displayed admirable determination throughout the encounter.

Their previous strong home record against Liverpool – losing just twice in their previous nine meetings at St Mary’s – provided context for their competitive display, though they ultimately left empty-handed.