Southampton v. Liverpool | PREMIER LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS | 5/28/2023 | NBC Sports

It's the final game in charge for Ruben Salles. His selection is almost identical to last week's defeat at Brighton. Alex McCarthy started the final six games since displacing Gavin Berzunu. The back four remains the same. Arnaud Belokopchev and Romain Perrault are still unavailable, so James Bree makes a second start under the outgoing manager. James Ward-Prowse and Romeo Lavia are among the names that have been linked with moves away from the club. Ward-Prowse has now started every Premier League game. Theo Walcott makes his 50th Premier League appearance for Southampton. He and Mohamed El-Younoussi continue to keep Adam and Stuart Armstrong out. Kamaldine Souleymane looks like starting up front, but they do have the option of deploying Walcott there. Tino Livramento should get to continue his comeback later in the game. There's also space on the bench for youngsters Dominic Ballard, Kamari Doyle and Samuel Amoh-Amayour. Jürgen Klopp said that he would pick a team with lots of desire and with players who are keen to show what they can do. Kueven Kelleher is one of seven changes. It's his first Premier League appearance since January of last year. Tzimikas, Matip and Gomez come in with Andy Robertson nursing a groin issue. Ibrahim Kanate ill this week and Virgil van Dijk arrested. James Milner plays his 332nd and final game for the club and also captains the side. He's now their oldest Premier League player. Roberto Firmino's Liverpool swan song is from the start too. It's his first start since November's win over Southampton at Anfield. When he scored, Diogo Jota comes in too. All players taking the knee in this final game of the Premier League season to reinforce the message that discrimination has no place in football or anywhere else. James Milner gets the ball rolling on his final appearance for Liverpool. They want to make a statement with players that are keen and hungry, have that desire according to Jurgen Klopp, including Kueven Kelleher, the goalkeeper, one of those seven changes. Southampton have made only one, but they definitely need a change in terms of fortune. Relegated with two games to go. Lost five of the last games and eight of the last nine in the Premier League. They've only got two home wins all season. Just had a little bit of a lapse in confidence after he made a few errors, but when you do that at such a young age, it's just how you bounce back and take them in your stride. Lavia's given it away, and it's punished. What an awful mistake. Jota says thank you very, very much, and one of Southampton's most impressive players has gifted Liverpool the opening goal. How many mistakes come from this playing out the back? Early on in the game I simply think you've got to play longer and stretch teams, but when teams are fresh, they're pressing in and you're just giving the game away. What an easy goal. I think Matip could have gone for that one. I think that was a good opportunity. Fabinho, they're queuing up here. Firmino, can he get on it? Yes, he can. Roberto Firmino with a farewell goal. And Liverpool double their leads, we've only played 14 minutes. Just passes it home again, look at that, that's great composure. Takes two defenders out the game with mum motion, but that's the first ball, that's the one that counted. Fabinho's one was good of course, and the finish was great. But that first pass was the key, and the finish, look at that. Takes two defenders out the game with that one little motion, and puts it in the back of the net. Southampton. And Liverpool are going to miss his guile and his goals. This is Walcott, and a spectacular effort from Suleymano. Why not? Good early ball into the area, and then Suleymano gets up there with a sideways bicycle kick, but can't keep it down. Alcadas. That's a break. Alcadas. And again, little touch-up from Suleymano, lots of space on this side of the area for Wolfe. Southampton hit back through their captain. And once you give him time and space, and it's a little bit like a dead ball because it's running that slowly, he's not going to miss it, is he? That's a great finish. Keller has got no chance going to his left-hand side there. It's a really good strike, always finding the back of the net. They're back in the game. Cut in on his right foot and really just gifted it to the keeper there. Suleymano, easy as that. Aldean Suleymano with his first goal for Southampton. And that's an easy finish for Suleymano. It's a good pass down the side, though. Look, Walcott finds him. Nice way to pass. Really, I think the keeper should do better as well here. Keller, look, that's gone under his body. But good goal from Saints. Poor defending from Liverpool. Aim for that pass, far post. If everyone misses it, it could end up in here. Ooh. A mouse, Jonathan. Alcadas. Space for Walcott, who nearly sets up Ward-Browse. And hammered in by the right-back Brie. Good strike, wasn't it? First Southampton corner. It's taken almost 44 minutes. It's a well-worked one. And Suleymano and the deflection actually helps Keller here. Well, a little variation on the corner again, Jonathan, wasn't it? We all thought it was coming in. They played a nice short one, come back there. Not the best of strikes. But because it isn't clean, makes it a little bit difficult to gather. Matip to the legs of Firmino. Trent Alexander-Arnold very nearly there. Southampton can turn it into a break here. Suleymano beats that one challenge. And Suleymano still going. Options both sides. Suleymano! Oh! Well, as special as the celebration. It was a clearance that he was on to, really. It wasn't a pass. But once he gets past Firmino, he's into that back three. And all of a sudden, the player's making left and right. But decides to take it himself. And he finishes brilliantly, doesn't he? Look. He's having a look around where he can pass. But then thinks, I'm going to have a shot. And straight into the corner. Keller's got no chance. That's a great finish. We've seen a couple of the guys open their bodies out. Telegraph it. But that wasn't. That was a pure strike. And then all of a sudden, he's at the edge of the area. And he's shooting for goals. That really exposed that Liverpool midfield. Here's Salah. Firmino. Very nearly for Salah. And he's got a second bite. A jotter. Can't get it out from his feet. Almost an immediate response from Liverpool. Henderson has given that straight to Armstrong. First touch. Puts it out. Armstrong's number nine. Can he make it? Can't. What an impact. It's a telegraph pass. Armstrong reads it out. Paces. Once he's got the run really there on Trent Alexander-Arnold, he's not going to catch him. But it's a good finish across the keeper. You've got to give him that. Really good finish across the keeper. Puts Sainz 4-2 up. It's an incredible game of football. But there's so many giveaways this afternoon. And that's it. Out to the far side. Rolls to Elliott. Alexander-Arnold. Beautiful! Oh! Tapped in by Gakpo at the far post. Lovely ball from Avi Elliott. Just flicked over the top. That's a great volley cross, isn't it, from Alexander-Arnold. Gakpo has a tap-in on the far post. But these passes are so quick, so incisive. Difficult to defend against. Super goal, really. Really good movement. And great execution of the cross. Yes. Did he keep it in? Salah to say no. The referee says yes. Salah. Jota. And Jota is in! Oh, yes! In less than two minutes. And Liverpool have roared back. It's a great little diagonal run from a straight pass. And they blast it into the back of the net. Right in front of the Liverpool fans. To equalise at 4-4. Crazy game of football. He's the only support at the moment. Liverpool have got back. Henderson. Down the middle for Salah. Oh, he goes first time! Oh! What a moment that would have been. I don't think he means this, Jonathan. I think he's laughing. I think he goes to control it. Comes off his foot and he nearly ends up lobbing the keeper. That's why he's laughing. I think it's kind of a little bit of a heavy touch. For me, he doesn't mean it. If he'd have scored and he said he meant it, I think he might have been telling a few fibs here. A shot or an effort at goal. It's his last Liverpool game. You'd think he'd try one. Gakpo. He's going to try one. Fizzing over. He's caught hold of that one, hasn't he, Gakpo? Dias has crossed over to the other side. He's got it all the way across. Stabbed out of trouble. Henderson. Got down well there, McCarthy. Is there space for Salah? There would have been. That's another great stop from McCarthy. Well, I know he's conceded four, but he's had a good game, hasn't he, McCarthy? Probably kept his team in it at the end. Salah just letting it roll across his body. Side foot with his wrong foot, his right foot. Keeper overwhelmed. Good height to save. Makes it nonetheless. Elliott. Salah. Hasn't stopped scampering away, giving Lianco trouble. On the left and scoops wide. Seen that so many times, and how often does the net bulge afterwards? Amo Amaya. That's a very, very nice drop of the shoulder. Playing without any fear at the moment. Southampton looking to strike and strike against the run of play. They would have done. But for Kelleher. Amo Amaya does brilliantly in the midfield area. Switches play to Walker-Peters. He goes for that far post and he makes it look a little bit more spectacular, I think, here, Kelleher. But it's a decent save. But one he should have made. All eyes on Darren England. And there. It's full time. St Mary's rises to acknowledge Southampton. As they hold Jurgen Klopp's side to a remarkable four-all draw. Roberto Firmino signed off with a goal. James Milner makes his farewell appearance for Liverpool. Southampton going down with their heads held high. Liverpool saying goodbye and preparing for a season and a summer of reinvention to come. There are farewells all around St Mary's. Some final and some, hopefully for the Southampton fans, not so final. It will be Championship football next season, though. But they've gone out in style. Southampton 4, Liverpool 4. Hi there. I'm Rebecca Lowe, studio host for NBC's coverage of the Premier League. Don't forget to hit subscribe to watch more videos all season long. For even more Premier League content from original series to live matches, head over to Peacock and be sure to tune in for Premier League mornings every weekend on USA Network and on Peacock. We will see you over there.