Liverpool suffered a surprise defeat and fell at host Southampton 1-0 on Monday evening in the 17th stage of the Premier League.

Danny Ings scored the winning goal for Southampton just two minutes into the match.

And the balance of Liverpool stopped at 33 points in the lead, evenly in the balance of points with Manchester United, with a late match for United, who may be the only one at the top if he wins his next match.

On the other hand, Southampton raised its score to 29 points to advance to sixth place.

Defending champions Liverpool suffered a second defeat this season in exchange for 9 wins and 6 draws, while Southampton scored their eighth victory, against 5 draws and 4 defeats.