Liverpool beat Southampton and remain with a large advantage at the top
Darwin Núñez and Salah both score twice as Arne Slot’s side reach 70 Premier League points
SUMMARY
Liverpool beat Southampton 3-1 on Saturday and continue to open up a gap at the top of the Premier League. Smallbone opened the scoring for the visiting team late in the first half. In the second half, Darwin Núñez and Salah scored the winning goals from two penalties.
INCREASINGLY LÍDERPOOL
With the victory over Southampton, Liverpool now has 70 points after 28 rounds of the Premier League. The team led by Arne Slot has opened up a 16-point gap over second-placed Arsenal, who still play against Manchester United tomorrow. In addition, Liverpool has also extended its unbeaten run in the competition: it has now gone 25 matches without being defeated.
VERY STRONG SCORER
Mohamed Salah scored two more Premier League goals against Southampton. Just as Liverpool are the clear leaders, the Egyptian striker is at the top of the league scoring charts. He has 27 goals in the Premier League so far.
