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England League Cup - Southampton VS Liverpool Prediciton
England League Cup - Southampton VS Liverpool
Match Time:19-12-2024 04:00 Thursday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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Southampton
Southampton will be without Gavin Bazunu due to an Achilles injury, Ross Stewart due to a calf injury, while William Smallbone will miss out due to a thigh injury. Meanwhile, Jack Stephens will serve the final of his three-game suspension.
The home team will shape up in a 3-5-2 formation, with Aaron Ramsdale in goal. Taylor Harwood-Bellis will start alongside Jan Bednarek and Nathan Wood in the back three. Yukinari Sugawara and Kyle Walker-Peters will start as the wing-backs. They will look to keep things compact defensively and protect the central defenders.
As for the midfield unit, Joe Aribo will start alongside Flynn Downes and Lesley Ugochukwu in the middle of the park. They will look to protect the side defensively and add physicality in the middle. Finally, Adam Armstrong will start alongside Ben Brereton Diaz in the strike partnership.
Liverpool
Liverpool will be without Conor Bradley due to a hamstring injury, while Ibrahima Konate is recovering from a knee injury. Meanwhile, Andrew Robertson is suspended after seeing red this past weekend against Fulham.
Liverpool are likely to shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation vs Southampton, with Caoimhin Kelleher in goal. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kostas Tsimikas will start as the full-backs, and they will look to help out at both ends of the pitch. Joe Gomez will start alongside Jarell Quansah at the heart of the defence.
Curtis Jones and Wataru Endo will add composure and defensive cover to the side from the deep. Harvey Elliott will start as the attacking midfielder, and he will look to create goalscoring opportunities and get on the scoresheet. Federico Chiesa and Cody Gakpo will add creativity and goals from the wide areas, with Darwin Nunez leading the line for Liverpool.
Southampton possible starting lineup:
Ramsdale; Sugawara, Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Manning; Aribo, Ugochukwu, Mateus Fernandes; Dibling, Onuachu, Armstrong
Liverpool possible starting lineup:
Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Gomez; Mac Allister, Endo, Jones; Elliott, Gakpo, Nunez
Southampton vs Liverpool Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Liverpool have a good historical record against Southampton and have won 63 out of the 120 matches between the two teams, as opposed to Southampton's 31 victories.
The previous meeting between Liverpool and Southampton took place in a Premier League match at St Mary's Stadium last month and ended in a narrow 3-2 victory for Liverpool.
Southampton have won only one of their last 15 matches at home against Liverpool in the Premier League, with their only such victory during this period coming by a 1-0 scoreline in January 2021.
Liverpool have conceded a total of six goals in their last two matches away from home against Southampton in all competitions.
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions but have played out draws in two of these games
Prediciton: Southampton 1-4 Liverpool
The hosts will hope for a bounce following the dismissal of Martin, but they could not have asked for a more difficult opponent, and even though Slot may rotate again, Liverpool should have more than enough to seal a comfortable win. Goals should be on the menu too, with the five scored in the league meeting last month taking the tally in this fixture to 48 in the 14 head-to-heads at St Mary's since Southampton's promotion in 2012.
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