During the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup, we will witness an encounter between Liverpool and Southampton, the first and last-placed teams in the Premier League standings. The Reds will travel to St Mary’s Stadium on Wednesday, 18 December. Liverpool head into this game after dropping two points in Premier League for the second consecutive time, while the Saints will be under pressure of three straight defeats.
Southampton vs Liverpool: Match Preview
Southampton endured a horrible 0-5 defeat against Tottenham last weekend that saw the manager Russel Martin getting sacked on the same day. The Saints are now winless in the previous six league outings while conceding five defeats. Even the home advantage fails to inspire the confidence of interim manager Simon Rusk, having lost the previous three games at St Mary’s Stadium in a row. Southampton have defeated Everton and two EFL Championship sides, Cardiff City and Everton on their road to the quarter-finals of Carabao Cup.
Liverpool have made it to the last eight of EFL Cup by defeating West Ham and Brighton. The Reds will be in high sense of confidence after extending their undefeated run to 19 games, with 16 wins. Despite sharing back-to-back spoilers with Crystal Palace and Fulham, Liverpool are still two points clear at the top of Premier League with one game in hand. A strong determination on the away challenges has significantly contributed to Liverpool’s current success, remaining undefeated this season with nine victories in 11 road fixtures.
Southampton vs Liverpool: Head-to-Head Record
Liverpool are undefeated in the previous seven H2H encounters against Southampton while coming out as the winner in six. The recent history at St Mary’s Stadium also favors the Reds where Liverpool won five of the seven H2Hs while losing just one.
| Date | Match | Competition |
| 24/11/24 | Southampton 2-3 Liverpool | Premier League |
| 29/02/24 | Liverpool 3-0 Southampton | FA Cup |
| 28/05/23 | Southampton 4-4 Liverpool | Premier League |
| 12/11/22 | Liverpool 3-1 Southampton | Premier League |
| 17/05/22 | Southampton 1-2 Liverpool | Premier League |
Southampton vs Liverpool: Team News and Predicted Lineups
Andy Robertson will be out due to red-card suspension while Konstantinos Tsimikas, Conor Bradley, and Ibrahima Konate will be sidelined through injuries. For Southampton, Aaron Ramsdale, Jan Bednarek, Ebere Onuachu, William Smallbone, Juan Larios, Gavin Bazunu, Ross Stewart, and Adam Lallana will miss out due to injuries while Jack Stephens is serving a four-game suspension.
Southampton Predicted Lineup
Kelleher (GK); Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Gomez; Mac Allister, Endo, Jones; Elliott, Jota, Nunez.
Southampton vs Liverpool Predicted Lineup
McCarthy (GK), Bednarek, Manning, Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Aribo, Downes, Sulemana, Dibling, Fernandes Armstrong.
Southampton vs Liverpool: Match Prediction
Having found the back of the net in five of the recent six games at St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton might feel slightly optimistic about thier scoring. However, the defensive woes are likely to trouble them as the Saints conceded 13 goals in just their previous three home games. On the other hand, Liverpool have scored multiple goals in four of thier last five games away from Anfield, keeping just one clean sheet. Given this scenario, we back Liverpool to have a comfortable lead against Southampton and advance to the semi-finals of EFL Cup this Wednesday.
Southampton vs Liverpool Predicted Result: 1-3 victory for Liverpool
