Liverpool, leader of the Premier League, will try to keep his triplet’s dream alive when he faces Southampton this Wednesday in a quarter -final crash of the EFL Cup.
Arne Slot’s side come into this match on the back of a 2-2 draw against Fulham in the Premier League.
Southampton, on the other hand, will be the interim control for this clash, with Russell Martin fired after the team suffered a shameful 5-0 coup to Tottenham Hotspurs on Sunday night.
Talking about the head-to-head encounters between these two teams in the League Cup, The Reds have had a slight edge over the hosts, winning four, while Southampton claimed three victories.
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Sporting News looks at the key highlights of this game, adding how to watch the game, kick-off times and the latest news.
Here’s how to watch this EFL Cup match in the U.S.:
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This EFL Cup clash takes position at the St. Louis Stadium. John’ss. Mary in Southampton, England, and begins Wednesday, December 18 at 8:00 p. m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across the U.S.:
Rusk is expected to get in the style of Martin to rotate players for the EFL Cup matches with the clear priority of the club focused on fighting the descent of the Premier League.
Aaron Ramsdale could come back into the starting team, following a wrist injury, but Gavin Bazunu, Will Smallbone, Juan Larios, and Ross Stewart all remain out. Defender Jack Stephens serves the final game of a three-match suspension.
Southampton projected starting XI (4-3-3, right to left): Ramsdale (GK) — Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Sugawara, Taylor — Aribo, Fernandes, Ugochukwu — Fraser, Amstrong, Archer.
SHOT: Bazunu (Achilles), Stewart (calf), small (thigh), larios (unrevealed) . suppended: Stephens.
Meanwhile, the main position is occupied by the defense, Andy Robertson purged a party sanction, and Ibrahima Konate, Kostas Tsimikas and Conor Bradley were injured.
Academy graduate James Norris can be drafted at left-back with possible departures for Jarell Quansah and Diogo Jota.
Liverpool projected on 11 (4-3-3, from right to left): Kelleher (GK) -Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Norris-Mac Allister, Endo, Jones-Salah, Jota, Gakpo.
Injured: Tsimikas (ankle), Bradley (thigh), Konate (knee).Suspended: Robertson
The last time these two teams met in the EFL Cup was in 2017 when The Saints 1-0 win over the Reds.
Southampton, meanwhile, are going through a bad run, with five defeats in their last six games. In their last meeting in November, the Saints suffered a 3-2 defeat in a Premier League clash.
The recent form makes Liverpool the favourites to win the match.
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