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Roberto Firmino scored on his final appearance for LiverpoolSouthampton bid goodbye to the Premier League with a thrilling 4-4 draw against Liverpool at St Mary's.
Liverpool opened the scoring through Diogo Jota who punished Romeo Lavia's poor pass before Roberto Firmino made it 2-0 after 14 minutes, scoring in his final match for the Reds.
The Saints pulled a goal back through James Ward-Prowse and were level in the 28th minute when Kamaldeen Sulemana netted his first goal for the club.
Sulemana completed the turnaround just after half-time and Adam Armstrong put the hosts 4-2 up in the 64th minute.
But Liverpool responded with Cody Gakpo's 72nd-minute tap-in, and Diogo Jota levelled the fixture with his second a minute later.
Mohamed Salah then hit the post for Liverpool in the final 15 minutes with a lobbed effort, but neither side was able to find a fifth in a hugely entertaining affair.
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Bottom club Southampton's relegation after 11 years in the Premier League was confirmed on 13 May after a 2-0 loss to Fulham.
The Saints have had a torrid season but departed the top flight on a positive note, ending a five-match losing run.
They finished 20th, 11 points off Premier League safety, while Liverpool ended their campaign in fifth and qualifying for the Europa League.
Ward-Prowse, whose future with the Hampshire club remains in doubt, was given a standing ovation when he was substituted in the 87th minute.
Theo Walcott, who announced he would be leaving the Saints on Twitter earlier on Sunday, was also given a warm reception by the home fans.
Firmino netted on his final appearance for Liverpool. The Brazilian is departing the Anfield club along with England midfielder James Milner this summer.
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Southampton
Squad number1Player nameMcCarthy
Squad number14Player nameBree
Squad number35Player nameBednarek
Squad number4Player nameLyanco
Squad number2Player nameWalker-Peters
Squad number8Player nameWard-Prowse
Squad number45Player nameLavia
Squad number32Player nameWalcott
Squad number26Player nameAlcaraz
Squad number24Player nameElyounoussi
Squad number20Player nameSulemana
Squad number9Player nameA Armstrong
Squad number17Player nameS Armstrong
Squad number21Player nameLivramento
Squad number53Player nameBallard
Squad number75Player nameAmo-Ameyaw
Liverpool
Squad number62Player nameKelleher
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold
Squad number32Player nameMatip
Squad number2Player nameGomez- Squad number21Player nameTsimikas
Squad number7Player nameMilner- Squad number3Player nameFabinho
- Squad number17Player nameJones
Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah
Squad number9Player nameRoberto Firmino- Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota
Squad number14Player nameHenderson- Squad number18Player nameGakpo
- Squad number19Player nameElliott
- Squad number23Player nameDíaz
Line-ups
Southampton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1McCarthy
- 14Bree
- 35Bednarek
- 4Lyanco
- 2Walker-Peters
- 8Ward-ProwseSubstituted forAmo-Ameyawat 87'minutes
- 45LaviaSubstituted forA Armstrongat 63'minutes
- 32WalcottSubstituted forLivramentoat 77'minutes
- 26Alcaraz
- 24ElyounoussiSubstituted forS Armstrongat 64'minutes
- 20SulemanaSubstituted forBallardat 86'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Caleta-Car
- 7Aribo
- 9A Armstrong
- 17S Armstrong
- 21Livramento
- 31Bazunu
- 53Ballard
- 65Doyle
- 75Amo-Ameyaw
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 62Kelleher
- 66Alexander-Arnold
- 32Matip
- 2Gomez
- 21TsimikasBooked at 25minsSubstituted forElliottat 57'minutesBooked at 60mins
- 7Milner
- 3FabinhoSubstituted forHendersonat 57'minutes
- 17JonesSubstituted forGakpoat 57'minutes
- 11Salah
- 9FirminoSubstituted forDíazat 57'minutes
- 20Jota
Substitutes
- 5Konaté
- 13Adrián
- 14Henderson
- 18Gakpo
- 19Elliott
- 23Díaz
- 28Carvalho
- 29Arthur
- 46R Williams
Referee:Darren England
Attendance:31,129
Live Text
Match ends, Southampton 4, Liverpool 4.
Second Half ends, Southampton 4, Liverpool 4.
Attempt saved. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
Attempt missed. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
Attempt saved. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Samuel Amo-Ameyaw.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lyanco.
Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Elliott following a fast break.
Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Milner.
Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
Attempt saved. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Amo-Ameyaw replaces James Ward-Prowse.
Substitution, Southampton. Dominic Ballard replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
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