Liverpool vs Southampton LIVE with Premier League result, final score and reaction today
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Diogo Jota’s early double set Liverpool on their way to a crushing 4-0 victory over Southampton on Saturday to move up to second in the Premier League standings.
The Portuguese forward steered home Andrew Robertson’s cutback to open the scoring after 97 seconds, before another simple finish following fine work from Mohamed Salah put Liverpool two goals up and in command inside 32 minutes.
Midfielder Thiago Alcantara added to his stunning goal against Porto in the Champions League in midweek with a third five minutes later and Virgil van Dijk helped himself to a fourth against his former club early in the second half.
Jota had a great chance to complete his hat-trick but could not connect from close range as Liverpool eased to a win that lifted them above champions Manchester City, who play West Ham United on Sunday, and one point behind leaders Chelsea.
Southampton had their moments but they could not cope defensively and the loss left them 14th in the standings.
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Arsenal vs Newcastle: Here come the teams
It looks like a fairly chilly day at the Emirates Stadium, lots of fans are wrapped up woolly hats, gloves and scarves. The players make their way out onto the pitch, the odds and history are stacked against Newcastle but can Eddie Howe’s men shock the Gunners today?
Arsenal vs Newcastle: Battle of the managers
Mikel Arteta has won all 10 of his competitive games as an Arsenal player and manager against Newcastle.
Contrastingly, Eddie Howe lost all five Premier League away fixtures against Arsenal when he was Bournemouth manager.
Arsenal vs Newcastle: Smith Rowe can emulate Wright
If he scores today, Emile Smith Rowe will become the first English player to score in three successive home league matches for Arsenal since Ian Wright in 1997.
Arsenal vs Newcastle: Newcastle’s bad run
Newcastle are on their third-longest winless streak in the Premier League, after a run of 14 matches in 1999 and 13 between December 2007 and March 2008.
This is the first time in 66 years that Newcastle haven’t kept a clean sheet after their opening 12 top-flight fixtures in a season.
Arsenal vs Newcastle: Arsenal’s home form
A fifth Premier League home defeat of 2021 would be the most in a calendar year since 1997 for Arsenal, when the Gunners lost six games at Highbury.
However, Mikel Arteta’s side are vying for a third consecutive Premier League home win having taken 13 out of a possible 15 points at home recently.
Arsenal vs Newcastle: Arteta on Lacazette
Alexandre Lacazette has been dropped to the bench for Arsenal today amid ongoing contract negotiations between the player and the club. Lacazette is free to talk to other clubs in January and could be on the verge of an exit at Arsenal with manager Mikel Arteta saying about the situation:
That’s a position that’s happening more and more in football. He [Lacazette] is not the only one, we have a few. That’s something we have to deal with - with contracts that they were coming from a few years ago - with certain particularities. We knew that was the case. I have already spoken with them individually about how we have to handle those situations the best possible way, and that’s it.
“It’s the situation that we have, whether you are concerned or not. Things have happened in the last few seasons for different players, where those possibilities are there. Sometimes the club has more control and sometimes the player has some more control. The important thing is that communication is clear, and the intentions of both parties – while they are together – are very clear.”
Arsenal vs Newcastle: Worrying signs for Newcastle
Newcastle are enduring their longest winless run from the beginning of a league season, 12 games with six draws and six defeats.
The only club to have gone this long without a victory from the start of a 38-game Premier League season and still avoid relegation is Derby County in 2000-01.
Arsenal vs Newcastle: Arsenal looking to bounce-back
Arsenal’s 10-game unbeaten run across all competitions was ended last weekend with a heavy defeat at Liverpool but the Gunners have never lost a Premier League home fixture against the side starting the day bottom of the table, winning 15 times and drawing six.
Arsenal vs Newcastle: Wilson close to a century
Newcastle’s Callum Wilson is one short of 100 career league goals. He scored 61 of them under Eddie Howe at Bournemouth.
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