00:00In the summer and likewise the first start
00:30Our referee is Thomas Bramall, assisted by Simon Bennett, Andrew Dannison and Lewis Smith
00:35And a reminder that there is no VAR to take
00:39A little change of formation from Will Steele, he's
00:44Brought in that extra central defender, is that just because they are here against this opposition Matt, do you think?
00:49You would think so, you would think you'd just give them a little bit more protection
00:52As Curtis Jones plays it forward, it's Esau, it's a very good save
00:57Alex McCarthy makes the save
00:59Well just I was talking about protection for Southampton, they lose the ball in such a dangerous area
01:05And that is a top save, no doubt about it, he kind of gives him the eyes there Esau
01:11Now by Joe Gomez collected by Sienza
01:15Dipping
01:17Joe Gomez
01:18And played it into Curtis Jones, they've been quite aggressive on Southampton in passing Liverpool's midfielders
01:24And that's nicely knocked off to Armstrong, who can feed Manning and Arches in the middle
01:28And it's pulled back to Armstrong, good save by the moment actually
01:31Will stills put in there, you think we're planning to be defensive more than anything but if it if anything Southampton have actually
01:41Really attacked this game
01:43Just past the midway point of the first half as Frampton advances, Esau I think is onside here
01:49Working the channel, outnumbered Esau
01:52Driven in, good strike to by Chiesa, well saved by McCarthy
01:57There's not someone who's afraid to have a go, that looked to be fractionally offside but
02:04He's allowed to play on, it's a nice first time here, keeps it low
02:11Goodness giving it away, Archer through to Armstrong, I think he's onside here, Armstrong to Southampton, hits the bar
02:17And the follow-up is wide
02:22Well they really, really should be in front, there's Sietza's header, wide at the post with the goal gaping, Armstrong's unlucky, Sietza is guilty
02:31Well that's just crazy, it really is that they so deserve that one goal lead in this game, Southampton
02:38They'll be absolutely kicking themselves, they haven't taken advantage of that
02:41I mean Armstrong should, hit the target, tries to have the composure to, just get the ball underneath the crossbar
02:50Ball faces, sneak down, Esau, and Liverpool are in front, seconds after they should have been behind
02:57And Alexander Esau, the most expensive footballer in the history of British football, has his first goal for Liverpool
03:06At the back of the net, it'll be a whole different set up, and then you get into this situation
03:11It's just misreading where that pass is going, and I think Kwasi wants to let that run across to me, doesn't have the time
03:19It gets pounced on, brilliant pressure from Chiesa, who is just a live wire
03:24And that finish, is the clinical edge that Liverpool want to see
03:30Made it look easy, but it's fringed on
03:33Not so good
03:38And the referee Thomas Bradmore votes his whistle and brings
03:40The first 45 minutes to a close of Alexander Esau's first goal
03:44He'd be glad to have gotten a fairly intense 45 minutes under his belt
03:48And the first Liverpool goal
03:49So important that you get that in from his position
03:52Esau would have felt job done, he's got the goal
03:54Decent performance, but this lad
03:57He's hungry, and he's alive
03:59Why Southampton are going to have to be right on their toes in this second half
04:04That is the only substitution at half time
04:06So
04:09Southampton are the same personnel that started the first half
04:12They are kicking from left to right in the second period
04:16Trailing by a goal to nil
04:18Scored late on in that half by Esau
04:23So
04:24Five minutes into the second half, it's a
04:27Substitution which is partly caused I think by injury to Josiah, McAllister, Jones, Gravenberg
04:37He is very versatile and has proven to be very useful to Liverpool over a couple of seasons
04:42He's been on the club passing now by Ekutike
04:45Ripper has had a sharp set of eyes to see that one
04:51It always looked like the defenders
04:53It's going to be a yellow card because he's trying to ball away
04:55Yeah
04:58Chiesa was excellent first half
04:59Here's Wataro Endo Ekutike
05:02Chiesa looked offside
05:04That's gone up
05:07I think he probably knew
05:11Thomas offside really very clear
05:15They just need one thing to fall their way
05:18Is this it?
05:19In goes the Manning corner kick
05:21Wataro Endo
05:22Not a very good clear
05:23It's quite the outcome
05:24And Shane Charles puts it in the net
05:26And there it is
05:28Southampton equalise
05:35And then all the Liverpool players
05:36They're kind of coming out
05:38Of the box
05:39A little bit relaxed as in to say
05:41We've got this under control
05:42Our man's going to head the ball
05:44There's no pressure on that header at all
05:45It's a disastrous touch
05:48Gets it horribly wrong with the timing
05:50And that little touch there
05:52From Kwaschi was a risk of offside
05:54And then he's going to get it
05:57Chiesa
05:58The alert in front of him
05:59Chiesa's ball in
06:00It's a decent one
06:01And Kietike must have seen it late
06:05I just don't think he expects
06:07Actually not to get a touch on the ball
06:10You're absolutely right
06:11It flashes right over the head
06:13And that's allowed to defend
06:14And I don't think he's quite got time to see it
06:16Look he's just hits him
06:17As opposed to him punching into that ball
06:20And guiding it into the net
06:31Robertson's forward ball
06:32That's a lucky run
06:33What a touch
06:38Brilliant touch by Chiesa
06:40Rubs it into the path
06:41There's Hugo Eketike
06:45And there's another one
06:46A Liverpool late late show
06:52Robertson, Chiesa
06:54Eketike
06:562-1
07:01It's a red card
07:02Eketike has got the craziest red card ever
07:06He was booked for throwing the ball away
07:08Not long after he came on at half time
07:10And he's just got a second yellow card
07:12For taking his shirt off
07:14And on a cross earlier
07:16I mean it's a tight offside
07:18From Chiesa
07:18But he has been the difference
07:21In this game for Liverpool
07:22In these moments
07:23He knows how to hurt teams
07:25He's got the experience and the know-how
07:28How unselfish is that?
07:30I mean he could easily think
07:31I'll try and take the glory here
07:33Slot that one in the far post
07:34But he acknowledges his teammates in a better position for a tap-in
07:38And he lays it on a plate
07:40And this is crazy
07:40He's not thinking here at all
07:42No
07:43There's no need to take this shirt off
07:45At this moment in time
07:47Knowing you're on a yellow card
07:49Absolutely knows
07:50I mean he didn't even get him
07:51I don't think when he walked past him to go down into the top
07:54Yeah
07:55He will now miss Liverpool's game at Salas Park at weekend
07:58Yeah
08:02Hended on by Jadon Dance
08:06Chiesa
08:06Oh brilliantly done Chiesa
08:08To Bradley
08:15To be a minimum of 60 minutes
08:17Looks like a push by Charles on Frimbaugh
08:20Of what the best players have in terms of mentality
08:24He has it in abundance
08:32And the referee blows the Switzerland
08:34Liverpool are through
08:35To the fourth hand of the Carabao Cup
08:38Undergone something of an examination here from Southampton
08:41Who played extremely well for 90 minutes
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