Liverpool next five fixtures compared to title rivals Arsenal after Southampton victory

flicky snitch March 08, 2025

Liverpool came back to defeat Southampton 3-1 at Anfield, with Darwin Nunez playing a crucial role despite calls from some sections for him to be sent off. The visitors opened the scoring through Kyle Walker-Peters following a misunderstanding between Virgil van Dijk and Alisson.

Van Dijk looked to have dealt with a throw in and he left the ball for Alisson to collect, before Mateus Fernandes pounced ahead of the Brazilian goalkeeper. Smallbone then fired a low shot home.

Shortly after, Nunez recklessly took down Walker-Peters with a swipe at the legs of the Saints man. VAR checked the challenge for a potential red card, but he was only cautioned with a yellow card, and the frontman soon made his mark elsewhere.

The Uruguay international went on to redeem himself, scoring the equaliser in the 51st minute and also winning a penalty for his team minutes later. Mohamed Salah made no mistake from the spot to move into third place of all-time Liverpool top-scorers - surpassing Gordon Hodgson.

He added to his tally by converting a second goal - also from the spot - with two minutes from time. The Egyptian has now scored 243 goals for the club since arriving at Anfield in 2017.

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The win sees Arne Slot's side extend their lead at the summit by 16 points with Arsenal in action on Sunday when they head to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United. With that in mind, the ECHO has taken a look at the Reds' upcoming Premier League fixtures compared to their title rivals;

Liverpool's next five Premier League fixtures

April 2 vs Everton (H) at 8pm - Premier League

April 6 vs Fulham (A) at 2pm - Premier League

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April 13 vs West Ham (H) at 2pm - Premier League

April 20 vs Leicester City (A) at 4:30pm - Premier League

April 27 vs Tottenham (H) at 4:30pm - Premier League

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Arsenal next five Premier League fixtures

March 9 vs Manchester United (A) at 4.30pm - Premier League

March 16 vs Chelsea (H) at 1:30pm - Premier League

April 1 vs Fulham (H) at 7:45pm - Premier League