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Liverpool return to Anfield for their third straight game against Southampton this weekend.
The Reds returned from the international break in style after a 4-0 win over Arsenal with another win over Porto in midweek.
Jurgen Klopp takes on Ralph Hasenhuttl this weekend
But Jurgen Klopp’s side can no longer afford to slip away with a Premier League loss and a draw in their last three stealing matches.
The Merseysiders have slipped to third place – four points behind leaders Chelsea – and will be desperate to reaffirm their title against the Saints.
Liverpool v Southampton: date and time
This Premier League clash will take place on Saturday 27 November.
The match will take place at Anfield and start at 3 p.m.
Liverpool beat Southampton 2-0 in that game in May with former Saints star Sadio Mane opening the scoring ahead of Thiago’s late strike.
Liverpool v Southampton TV Channel & Live Stream
Unfortunately this match will not be televised on UK screens due to the 3pm blackout in English football.
However, the highlights will be available on the Sky Sports website and app shortly after the match ends and then later in the match of the day.
Updates will also be broadcast live on talkSPORT throughout the afternoon, while talkSPORT.com will host a live blog to follow all the action.
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Liverpool have won seven of their last eight games against Southampton
Liverpool v Southampton team news
James Milner, Neco Williams and Divock Origi were all fit to come home against Porto and will be involved again this weekend.
Diogo Jota was named to the bench in that game and could start with Naby Keita, Roberto Firmino, Curtis Jones and Joe Gomez still missing.
Harvey Elliott remains the only longtime absent from Liverpool.
Meanwhile, Southampton can welcome Nathan Redmond again after missing the 2-1 loss to Norwich due to the birth of his child.
However, Stuart Armstrong and Moussa Djenepo are still uncertain due to injuries and personal issues respectively.
Jack Stephens has yet to fully recover from a knee injury and the South Coast teams have only confirmed the absence for the Anfield shock.
Mane has often scored against his former team since arriving at Anfield
Liverpool v Southampton: what has been said?
Jürgen Klopp: “Ralph [Hasenhuttl] Obviously organizes a real team there.
“They might expect not to have a majority of possession, they start out a lot 4-4-2 and can go up to five in the game.
“It’s a very well-established team. We have to be creative to break them down.
Liverpool v Southampton: facts about the game
- Liverpool have won seven of their last eight Premier League games against Southampton, except for a 1-0 away loss in January last season.
- Since a 1-0 win in September 2013, Southampton have been winless in their last seven away league games against Liverpool (D2 L5), losing their last four at Anfield by a combined score of 12-0.
- Liverpool are undefeated in their last 25 Premier League games on Saturday at 3pm (W22 D3) since a 2-0 loss to Hull in February 2017. The Reds’ last home loss was against West Ham in August 2015 under Brendan Rodgers. (S18 D5 since).
- Liverpool are the only team to have scored in their 12 Premier League games this season. The Reds have found their way to the net in each of their last 22 league appearances overall, scoring at least two goals in 18 of them, each of which is the last nine.
- Liverpool have scored more goals than any other Premier League team this season (35), while only Norwich (7) have scored less than Southampton (11). Indeed, Liverpool have scored more first-half goals (16) and more second-half goals (19) than the Saints overall in the Premier League this quarter.
- Southampton have lost 13 of their 17 away Premier League games in 2021 (W2 D2), conceding 43 goals in that series (2.5 per game). Indeed, the Saints have lost more games and conceded more away goals than any other Premier League side in this calendar year so far.
- Excluding shots blocked, Liverpool have had the highest percentage of shots on target so far in the Premier League this season (55%), while only Newcastle (38%) have lower shooting accuracy than Southampton (42%).
- Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has made 19 appearances in the opposing box in the Premier League this season, at least 11 more than any other player in the competition.
- No player has scored the first goal in Premier League games more different this season than Liverpool’s Sadio Mané (4). In total, he has opened the scoring 36 times in the Premier League since being at Liverpool, with the Reds having won 28 of those games (D6, L2).
- Southampton’s Adam Armstrong has scored (1) or assisted (2) one goal in each of his last three Premier League appearances, more than in his first 23 appearances in the competition with the Saints and Newcastle combined (1 goal, 1 decisive pass).
