With a better B-Elf, Liverpool second division team Southampton narrowly defeated. 150 million access Isak met for the first time-and Ekitiké left question mark.
150 million access Alexander Isak met for the first time for Liverpool. He was the star of a B-Elf in the League Cup, which had big problems with second division Southampton. After a mixed performance, Liverpool prevailed 2: 1 (0: 0) against FC Southampton on Tuesday (September 23, 2025) and thus entered the fourth round. Isak (43.) and Hugo Ekitiké (85th) shot out the victory, Shea Charles (76th) achieved the interim compensation.
To be amazed, the former Frankfurter Ekitiké cheered his dusty gate to 2-1 by moving out his jersey to present his last name to the cameras. The problem: Ekitiké was already pre -contaminated with yellow due to the stroke of the ball. As the rules prescribe, he had to get off the square for the trickey with a yellow-red and his teammates had to save the lead over time over time.
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“Two stupid warnings and now we have to do without him on Saturday”, Captain Andy Robertson said at Sky. “He will learn from it and I am sure that he won’t do it again.” Ekitiké will have to serve his one-game lock in the upcoming Premier League game against Crystal Palace.
Florian Wirtz not in the squad
Liverpool’s trainer had used the cup game as expected to rotate vigorously. Florian Wirtz was not even in the squad, the same was for Mohammed Salah and eight other players from the starting eleven in the latest Premier League victory against Everton (2-1). Among other things, the former Stuttgart Wataru Endo, the Italian European champion Federico Chiesa and the Georgian goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili received a chance from the start.
The same was for 150 million access Isak, probably in the hope that he will come to his premier gate in his third competitive game. It almost worked in the first minute, but the Swede failed free -standing to goalkeeper Alex McCarthy.
Southampton: Four new ones from Germany
Premier League relegated Southampton started bravely, although the start in the second division was bumpy. There were only one win from six games and six points.
Southampton has a German sports director in Johannes Spors, which was also noticeable on the transfer market in summer. Four players came from Germany: Nuremberg’s Caspar Jander, Heidenheim’s Leo Scienza, Cologne Damion Downs and Hoffenheim’s Joshua Quarshie.
Scienza forgives, Isak meets
In addition to downs – he came in the second half for the injured Jander – all mentioned were in the starting XI and Scienza came to the center in the 42nd minute. A crossbar from Captain Adam Armstrong landed centrally in front of the goal with him, but Scienza headed past the goal. That should have been the lead.
Instead, Liverpool only struck a minute later. Goalkeeper McCarthy played a bad bad pass, Chiesa splashed in between and served Isak. He had no problem from a short distance to meet the Reds jersey for the first time. With this he had fulfilled his should, the former Frankfurt Ekitiké replaced him at the second half.
Liverpools Alexander Isak cheered his goal
Endo involuntarily hangs on
The game was without high highlights until Liverpool’s Endo completely failed to defend a header after a corner. The ball jumped back in front of the goal, where Charles only had to insert from a short distance.
In the final phase, Chiesa became the decisive man when he put the winning goal of Ekitiké and collected his second scorer point.