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Liverpool kept they are winning record intact after advancing to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup 2025-26. Alexander Isak scored his first goal for Liverpool, and Ekitike got the craziest red card ever despite scoring a goal. Southampton had also been quite impressive at Anfield.
Liverpool had a disappointing start as they really struggled to score against the Championship side Southampton despite using a quite strong squad. Alexander Isak was given the start in this game, but the Swedish superstar also had to struggle pretty much to find his first Liverpool goal. Southampton, on the other hand, were quite impressive at Anfield.
Liverpool defeated Southampton in the third round of the Carabao Cup, with Alexander Isak scoring his first goal for Liverpool
Southampton Football Club had a huge chance of scoring the first goal of the game in the 43rd minute as their skipper Armstrong, went one on one with the Liverpool goalkeeper. Armstrong hit the woodwork, and in the follow up, Liverpool did not make any mistake to score the first goal of the game. Liverpool scored the goal that should have been a Southampton goal.
Alexander Isak scored the first goal of the game
And it was Alexander Isak who scored the goal for Liverpool. It was his first goal for the club that he had dreamt of joining. Federico Chiesa was the one to register the assist in this goal. The first half ended 1-0 in Liverpool's favor, but no doubt Southampton had been excellent, and in terms of statistics, they were ahead of Liverpool in total shot count.
Liverpool did not rush into anything in the second half, but they were in an attacking mood. After 60 minutes, the Reds started putting more pressure on the Southampton defence. But the Championship side had been really well defensively to keep preventing Liverpool's attacks. Liverpool did not stop looking forward to securing the game with a cushion.
Hugo Ekitike was sent off for removing his shirt after scoring the goal
Liverpool may have been dominant in terms of position, but errors from Joe Gomez and Endo led to a goal in favor of Southampton. Shea Charles scored the goal for Southampton. In the 85th minute, Ekitike scored for Liverpool with an unselfish assist from Chiesa.
But he swallowed a second yellow card, removing the shirt. It must be the craziest red card ever. But Liverpool did not look bothered after getting a man down, and they kept on attacking. Southampton could not take advantage of a 10 man Liverpool team either, and the game ended 2-1 in Liverpool's favour.
