Comments and predictions for Liverpool vs Southampton: The away team is devastated
The match between Liverpool vs Southampton in the Premier League takes place at 10:00 p.m. on March 8. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Liverpool vs Southampton team information
Despite travelling to Paris with the team for the Champions League match, Dutch striker Cody Gakpo was unable to play in the first leg due to a minor injury and his availability for Saturday's game against Southampton remains in doubt.
Coach 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 important games against PSG in between, he could make some changes to the 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 Chelsea loanee missed out last week due to a match-fixing clause but is now available to play in midfield.
Latest expected lineup for Liverpool vs Southampton
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 commentary
Liverpool took the phrase "smash and grab" to a new level as they needed a brilliant performance from Alisson Becker – who described it as the best game of his career – to leave the Parc des Princes with a first-leg advantage on Wednesday night.
Under constant pressure from the Paris Saint-Germain attack and saved by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's goal being ruled out for offside by VAR, Liverpool sent their fans into raptures when Harvey Elliott slotted home from the corner, putting Arne Slot's side in pole position ahead of next week's return 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 capitalised on Arsenal's problems to build a near-unbridgeable 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 ended by Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 2011. However, with Liverpool having scored at least two goals in 18 consecutive home games, it is unlikely they will stumble against Southampton.
Going into this game, Southampton are a staggering 58 points behind Liverpool in the table, with the home side closing in on the title while the visitors look increasingly vulnerable to relegation.
Former Roma and Torino boss Ivan Juric has yet to lead Southampton to a dramatic escape from the danger zone, with just nine points on the board leaving them facing 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 team 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 held their own in narrow defeats to Liverpool in the Premier League and EFL Cup since late 2024. However, their last six Premier League away trips to Anfield have ended in defeat. 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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