36 mins: Close! Liverpool win the ball high up the pitch and thread it up to Roberto Firmino who spins towards goal and laces a shot from range. It continues to rise and flies over the crossbar without troubling Alex McCarthy.

33 mins: Gomez and Elliott link up on the right side with the youngster dribbling his way into the box. His low cross is deflected into the six-yard box by Mohamed Salisu and Roberto Firmino latches onto it. He could shoot but squares it across goal hoping to set Diogo Jota up for an easy tap in but his pass is blocked and cleared.

30 mins: Chance! The visitors are enjoying themselves out there in spite of the high stakes nature of the game. Kostas Tsimikas does a few stepovers on his way down the left wing before his passes it back to James Milner. Milner plays the ball into the feet of Curtis Jones who turns towards goal and fires an effort wide of the near post.

27 mins: There’s the equaliser! After repelling a Southampton counter-attack Liverpool move forward down the right side. Joe Gomez carries the ball before fizzing a pass into the box to Diogo Jota. He controls it brilliantly and lays the ball off to Takumi Minamino who takes a touch to set the ball before smoking it past Alex McCarthy from close range! Liverpool are back in the game,

24 mins: Southampton have been pushed deeper and deeper by Liverpool since the goal was scored. The visitors are piling the pressure on the back line but there’s no way through. Harvey Elliott is played down the right wing and whips a cross over to Diogo Jota. He can’t control the header and the Saints recover possession before sweeping forward on the counter-attack.

21 mins: Takumi Minamino feeds the ball into the right side of the Southampton penalty area as Joe Gomez makes a run into the box from the right side. He collects the ball but looks to be running out of room as Mohammed Salisu comes over to cover. He forces Gomez to the byline and the Liverpool right-back goes to ground looking for a penalty after some contact.

19 mins: Disallowed goal! Jurgen Klopp thought Liverpool had the equaliser! Kostas Tsimikas curls the free kick into the middle of the area but Southampton hold their high line on the front edge of the box. Roberto Firmino breaks through the line, meets the ball in the air and nods it into the back of the net but gets flagged offside.

17 mins: That’s a big goal for Southampton. As it stands Manchester City are going to be named Premier League champions tonight. Liverpool have to respond now. They win a free kick just inside Southampton’s half and have the chance to swing the ball into the box.

13 mins: Nathan Redmond puts the Saints in front! Lyanco takes the ball off Diogo Jota inside his own final third and Liverpool appeal for a foul. Nothing comes of it as the defender plays the ball across to Ibrahima Diallo. He sends it out wide to Redmond who sprints down the left wing before cutting inside of Joe Gomez. He sends the ball towards the far top corner, gets lucky with a deflection off James Milner and nestles the ball into the back of the net!

9 mins: Chance! After a bit of treatment Konate is fine to play on. Southampton work the ball over to the right side of the pitch and slide Armando Broja into the box. His pace is enough to get him in behind Konate but Joel Matip is quick to cover. He forces Broja to the byline where he attempts to pull the ball into the six-yard box only for Alisson to block the pass.