Liverpool vs Southampton LIVE: Result and reaction from Premier League fixture today
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool host Southampton at Anfield this afternoon and the question now seems to be when and how they win the Premier League title, rather than if.
With 70 points gathered already, the Reds are on the verge of clinching their first Premier League title for 30 years and there is a real possibility of going the whole season unbeaten, as well as reaching the highest points tally in the league's history.
Southampton are having a fine season, currently sitting in ninth, and the Saints can treat this one as a free hit with the chance to cause a shock. Follow it live:
What time is kick-off?
The match kicks off at 3pm on Saturday February 1st.
What TV channel is it on?
The game will not be broadcast on UK television.
You can catch highlights on Match of the Day on BBC One on Saturday night.
Bruno Fernandes was by far Man Utd's best player in that half. He finished with more touches (58) and completed more passes (46) than any of his teammates.
He also had more shots than his team-mates (3).
Man Utd 0 - 0 Wolves
Second half: Man Utd get the game back underway. This match may be decided by whichever team can open the scoring.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Wolves
48 mins: Wan Bissaka puts a cross in from the right wing but Coady heads it away. Dan James picks it up and plays it in to Mata who isn't allowed to turn with the ball as Saiss closes him down and ends the attack.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Wolves
51 mins: Neves plays a wonderful ball up to Jota who backheels the ball to Jiminez. Wan Bissaka is left to defend the attack and does so but the ball hits his hand and Jimenez wants a penalty but doesn't get one.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Wolves
54 mins: Jota goes on a mad run. He passes Fred, he passes Lindelof and he almost gets past Maguire and Wan Bissaka who combine to stop his run into the box. It ends in a whimper and he goes to ground instead of shooting but the Wolves fans were very excited for that run.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Wolves
57 mins: Bruno Fernandes picks up his first yellow card for Man Utd but he's delighting the fans by getting stuck into the fight.
Neves joins him in the book with a sliding tackle of Juan Mata. The free kick is about 25 yards out from goal. Fred and Fernandes are over the ball.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Wolves
60 mins: The free kick was more like 30-yards out and Bruno Fernandes drilled it over the bar. It dipped and was heading for the goal before Rui Patricio ended the fun with an easy save.
Close! Man Utd get forward again and Wan Bissaka lays the ball off to Mata. Mata turns and shoots quickly narrowly missing to the right of the post.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Wolves
63 mins: Man Utd get a much needed counter attack with Juan Mata. He passes the ball into the box for Dan James but he's dispossessed and that ends that.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Wolves
66 mins: The ball hit Joao Moutinho's hand in his own area and the United fans erupt for a handball. VAR checks the decision as the game continues and says everything is fine.
Harry Maguire finds Bruno Fernandes in space and he takes a long ranged shot that Rui Patricio spills for a Man Utd corner.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Wolves
69 mins: The corner comes in but United lose the ball. Traore goes on a very good run from deep in his own half before sending the ball to Jimenez. Jimenez continues the run into the box, from the right hand side, Jimenez shoots aiming at the near post and De Gea pushes the ball over the bar!
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