Southampton 1 Liverpool 1

Titi Camara hit a late equaliser for ten-man Liverpool to deny Saints victory just a minute after Michael Owen had hobbled off with a recurrence of his hamstring injury.

It could be bad news for Englands Euro 2000 play-off against Scotland next month and it left Liverpool a man short with all three substitutes already used.

But the Merseysiders rallied and Camara drove home a loose ball from 20 yards to cancel out the 39th-minute opener from Trond Soltvedt who forced home from close-range following a knock-down by Matt Le Tissier, who reacted angrily to being substituted early in the second half.

But Saints almost won it in the closing stages. Stuart Ripley produced a superb turn past Staunton and delivered a great cross which Hassan Kachloul headed inches wide and, in injury-time, Marian Pahars had a looping header tipped over the bar.

Dave Jones yesterday denied rumours Liverpool had offered Saints £5 million and defender Steve Staunton in return for Moroccan international Hassan Kachloul.

Other results from around the south

QPR 0 Portsmouth 0 Bury 2 Bournemouth 2 Oldham 1 Reading 2

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