Southampton vs Liverpool – LIVE!
Liverpool tonight travel to crisis club Southampton in the Carabao Cup. The Reds are on a roll and look strong favourites to reach the semi-finals, with Arne Slot moving ever closer towards the chance to lift his first trophy in charge of the club, which ironically was the last lifted by Jurgen Klopp.
Saints, meanwhile, are in a perilous position right now. They sacked Russell Martin after Sunday’s 5-0 defeat to Tottenham and are rooted to the bottom of the Premier League, with their cup campaign surely taking something of a backseat now. A new manager bounce would be a welcome boost for interim boss Simon Rusk.a
Still, Slot’s side have to go and win on the south coast, something they made hard work of the League earlier this season in a dramatic 3-2 victory. Follow all the action LIVE with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!
Southampton vs Liverpool latest news
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Kick-off time and venue: 8pm GMT; St Mary’s Stadium
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TV channel and live stream: Sky Sports
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Southampton team news: Aaron Ramsdale injured
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Liverpool team news: Diogo Jota a doubt
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Prediction: Liverpool to win
Liverpool vs Southampton: Head to head (h2h) history and results
18:17 , Jonathan Gorrie
Southampton wins: 31
Draws: 26
Liverpool wins: 63
When is Carabao Cup draw? Date, start time, TV channel and ball numbers for semi-finals
18:00 , Jonathan Gorrie
The Carabao Cup returns this week.
Eight teams remain in the competition ahead of some huge quarter-final ties.
Holders Liverpool travel to Southampton, while Arsenal host London rivals Crystal Palace.
Newcastle, meanwhile, entertain Brentford before a heavyweight clash at Tottenham on Thursday as Manchester United come to town.
Glory will soon be in sight for those that remain and the semi-final draw is now imminent.
Here’s everything you need to know.
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Southampton vs Liverpool: Latest Carabao Cup odds tonight
17:36 , Jonathan Gorrie
Match Result:
Southampton – 17/4
Draw – 7/2
Liverpool – 8/15
To qualify:
Southampton – 23/10
Liverpool – 2/7
Carabao Cup Winner:
Arsenal – 9/4
Liverpool – 5/2
Tottenham – 11/2
Newcastle United – 6/1
Manchester United – 7/1
Brentford – 18/1
Crystal Palace – 25/1
Southampton – 40/1
Odds via Betway
Southampton vs Liverpool: Carabao Cup score prediction today
17:33 , Jonathan Gorrie
Liverpool should rotate, with Spurs to come days after, but whatever team they name should have enough about them to see off Saints.
Without a manager and on the end of a home humbling, Southampton are at their lowest ebb of the season. That may prompt a reaction, but it’s hard where or who from.
Liverpool to win 3-0.
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Liverpool team news vs Southampton today
17:32 , Jonathan Gorrie
Liverpool have Andy Robertson suspended but the Scotland international looked to have been carrying a knock anyway. Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate and Kostas Tsimikas are all injured. Diogo Jota is a doubt after suffering a minor setback having only returned to the side.
Federico Chiesa made the bench against Fulham and could feature here. Slot is suspended from the touchline having picked up three yellow cards this season.
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Southampton team news vs Liverpool today
17:31 , Jonathan Gorrie
Southampton are still without Aaron Ramsdale, so Alex McCarthy will continue to deputise in goal, and Jack Stephens remains suspended until Boxing Day. But Jan Bednarek returned against Spurs and should start again on Wednesday.
Nathan Wood was drafted into the starting lineup after just 15 minutes on Sunday and performed admirably, all things considered, so could start again, with Adam Armstrong should again lead the line.
(Zac Goodwin/PA Wire)
Southampton vs Liverpool: TV channel and live stream for Carabao Cup today
17:30 , Jonathan Gorrie
TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event.
Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Sky Go app.
LIVE coverage: Follow the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!
(Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
Welcome
17:24 , Jonathan Gorrie
Good evening and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Southampton’s Carabao Cup clash with Liverpool tonight.
Kick-off from St Mary’s Stadium is at 8pm GMT.
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