Southampton 1-2 Liverpool: Arne Slot’s Reds advance to the Carabao Cup semifinals thanks to goals from Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott.
Free match highlights and report from Wednesday’s Carabao Cup quarterfinal between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary’s; goals from Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott in the first half propelled Arne Slot’s Reds into the final four for the third time in the previous four seasons.
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Holders Liverpool defeated managerless Southampton 2-1 to advance to the Carabao Cup semi-finals for the third time in four seasons.
Arne Slot’s Reds advanced to the round of four thanks to goals from Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott. They will now play either Arsenal, Newcastle, or the victor of Thursday night’s match between Tottenham and Manchester United, which will be shown live on Sky Sports.
We were managed by Simon Rusk, the interim head coach who used an especially defensive strategy at Mary’s. The Reds were held at bay for more than 20 minutes thanks to the 5-4-1 formation out of possession.
Houston then managed to get through with their first attempt on goal. Darwin Nunez went through one-on-one and slotted past Alex McCarthy after Trent Alexander-Arnold pinged a ball down the middle that struck Jan Bednarek’s outstretched leg.
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After Liverpool easily broke through their hosts’ defense eight minutes later, Cody Gakpo put Elliott in for a straightforward finish, making it 2-0.
Unexpectedly, just before the hour, Cameron Archer curled past Caoimhin Kelleher to give the Saints a lifeline. A few seconds later, Kelleher’s reflex save stopped Archer’s flick, but Jarell Quansah stopped Mateus Fernandes’ follow-up.Both that and the arrival of Paul Onuachu, who was a nuisance up front with his towering stature, roused a slumbering home crowd.
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In the hopes that a full-scale assault in the closing minutes would result in the goal that necessitated penalties, Russell also substituted Adam Lallana, Ben Brereton Diaz, and Kamaldeen Sulemana.Late in the game, Quansah almost got what he wanted as he struggled with Fernandes outside the area and the Portuguese fell inside the box, but referee Simon Hooper waived him away. Jobi McAnuff of Sky Sports: “There is no doubt that it is a foul. A red card and a free kick. The minute Quansah allows that ball to bounce, he’s banging in trouble.