I’ve been collecting football stats for years, especially Premier League classics between smaller clubs and giants. Today I figured – why not map Southampton vs Liverpool’s juiciest battles? Grabbed my laptop and started digging.
First step – hauled out my physical notebooks where I scribble match facts. Found scribbles about that wild 6-1 Liverpool win back in 2017. But my notes were messy as hell, like “Soton red card?? Min 67” with arrows everywhere. Pathetic. Needed proper digital records.
Opened five browser tabs to cross-check facts across different football sites. Almost got tricked – one site listed the 2003 League Cup final as 1-0 to Liverpool. Nah mate. Remembered clear as day it finished 2-0 after Stevie G’s screamer. Triple-checked everywhere before adding it.
The Heavyweight Matches Timeline
Feb 2017 – Premier League: Liverpool smashes Saints 6-1 at St Mary’s. Nearly spilled my coffee seeing those highlights – Mane and Firmino dancing through defense like training cones. Brutal.
March 2016 – Premier League: Proper Saints comeback. Down 0-2 at halftime. My wife yelled at me for shouting when Long scored the 3-2 winner. Table flipped over in celebrations. Sorry carpet.
Jan 2003 – League Cup Final: Stevie G thunderbolt sealed it for Liverpool. Watching grainy highlights felt like rewinding football history. Those chunky early-2000s kits!
Jan 2019 – FA Cup: Shaqiri bicycle kick still gives me goosebumps. Remember texting my brother mid-game: “Saints goalkeeper should just lie down.”
Why This Mattered
- The records show Saints actually won 18 meetings total. More than I thought!
- Biggest shock? Saints beating prime 2015 Liverpool squad with Sturridge and Sterling
- Scousers took the last 6 matches though. Painful viewing for Saints fans
Learned something shocking while double-checking stats. That 2017 6-1 thrashing? Was played exactly on my dad’s birthday. He’s diehard Saints supporter. Poor guy must’ve suffered through that massacre while I sent him memes. Might explain why he stopped inviting me to watch matches.
This project took way longer than expected. Lost three hours realizing I’d mixed up 2015/16 seasons. But seeing that timeline finally complete? Satisfying as finishing dark souls. Might frame it next to my misplaced FA Cup final ticket stub.