Comments and predictions for Liverpool vs Southampton: The away team is devastated
The match between Liverpool vs Southampton in the English Premier League takes place at 22:00 on March 8. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, football commentary and predicts the score.
Latest Liverpool vs Southampton team information
Despite travelling to Paris with the team for the Champions League tie, Dutch striker Cody Gakpo missed the first leg with a minor injury and remains a doubt for Saturday's game against Southampton.
Manager Arne Slot – who is still serving a one-match ban in the domestic league – will definitely be without Tyler Morton (shoulder), Joe Gomez (hamstring) and Conor Bradley (hamstring). However, with two crucial games against PSG in between, he could make some changes to his starting line-up.
Harvey Elliott – who scored the winner in the win over PSG – could be handed a starting spot, along with Curtis Jones and Darwin Nunez, while Mohamed Salah is likely to remain in attack, as he looks to score or assist his 12th consecutive Premier League goal or assist at Anfield.
Southampton manager Ivan Juric is worried about the fitness of defenders James Bree and Kyle Walker-Peters, after both were injured in the defeat to Chelsea. They are two of seven Southampton players with fitness problems.
Former Liverpool players Adam Lallana (thigh) and Jan Bednarek (fatigue) are also doubts, although Bednarek may be fit. Ross Stewart (fitness), Juan Larios (fitness) and Ryan Fraser (calf) are all definite absentees.
However, Southampton have been given good news as Lesley Ugochukwu is set to return to action. The midfielder, on loan from Chelsea, missed out last week due to a transfer clause but is now available to play in midfield.
Latest Liverpool vs Southampton predicted lineup
Liverpool:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Elliott, Diaz; Nunez
Southampton:
Ramsdale; Sugawara, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap, Manning; Fernandes, Ugochukwu, Smallbone, Sulemana; Onuachu
Latest Liverpool vs Southampton football review
Liverpool took the phrase "smash and grab" to a new level as they relied on a brilliant performance from Alisson Becker - who described it as the best performance of his career - to leave the Parc des Princes with a first-leg advantage on Wednesday night.
Under constant pressure from Paris Saint-Germain's attack and with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's goal ruled out for offside by VAR, Liverpool sent their fans into raptures when Harvey Elliott curled home a corner to put Arne Slot's side in pole position ahead of next week's second leg.
On their way to a domestic and European treble, and preparing to face Newcastle United in the EFL Cup final just days after hosting PSG at Anfield, Liverpool have exploited Arsenal's problems to build a near-impossible 13-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
While not every Liverpool game has been a real blast in recent months, points are more important than performances at this stage, with the Reds having picked up at least one point in 24 consecutive Premier League games.
Only one team in the history of the competition has had an unbeaten run of 24 or more games ended by the bottom team – Manchester United, when their 29-game unbeaten run was snapped by Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 2011. However, with Liverpool having scored at least twice in 18 consecutive home games, it is unlikely they will stumble against Southampton.
Southampton are 58 points behind Liverpool in the table – a staggering gap – as the hosts edge closer to the title, while the visitors look increasingly vulnerable to relegation.
Former Roma and Torino boss Ivan Juric has yet to pull off a stunning escape from the relegation zone for Southampton, with just nine points to their name as they face the prospect of relegation with their lowest points tally in the history of the competition.
Chelsea have their own problems, but that didn't stop them from thrashing Southampton 4-0 at Stamford Bridge last week, leaving the Saints in an increasingly difficult position. The gap between them and safety has widened to 13 points with just 11 games left.
Despite spending the 2023-24 season in the Championship, Southampton have lost more Premier League games than any other side since the start of 2022-23. With 47 defeats in two seasons, they are second only to Wolverhampton Wanderers (54 defeats in three seasons).
Southampton have at least been resilient in narrow defeats to Liverpool in the Premier League and EFL Cup in late 2024. However, their last six Premier League trips to Anfield have ended in defeat, and Southampton fans would not be surprised if that poor run extends to seven on Saturday.
Latest Liverpool vs Southampton score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Liverpool vs Southamptonas follows:
- Sportsmole:Liverpool 5-0 Southampton
- WhoScore:Liverpool 4-0 Southampton
- Our newspaper predicts:Liverpool 4-0 Southampton
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