Southampton vs Liverpool
English Premier League
Date: 4 January 2020, Monday
Kick-off at 20:00 UK/ 21:00 CET
Venue: St. Mary’s Stadium
It was not the end of the 2020 reds that were expected, with two draws against the 15th and 19th, ensuring that they did not manage to make their mark at the top. Results elsewhere in that time have seen the man who is on points united with Liverpool, both by goal difference, and now the new year awaits and a quick chance to put the three points on the board.
Jurgen Klopp's men will need to increase their file to do so as only two of their eight games have gone out this season. Southampton dropped 11 points at St Mary's to give the opener, but Liverpool should be top of their game against Saints Risen's Saints. Ralph Hasenhutt's men have impressed in the Premier League so far, amassing 26 points from their 16 games to attend seven points behind the top-ranked.
It has done interesting business, but the Reds emerged victorious after three prints in their last five league outings.
Team News
Southampton
The Southampton de Hasenhuttl thrives on a pressure system focusing on fixed pieces value, which makes 4-4-2 an ideal configuration for the club. Alex McCarthy came out after having tested positive, with Faster Forster likely to take his place in the goal against Liverpool. Jannik Vestergaard will be a great missing for Southampton, but Jack Stephens will have to inquire at the Central Defense alongside Jan Bednarek.
Theo Walcott forged a place in the Southampton midfielder because of his performance and Hasenhuttl will start the Grand Game Player on the left, with Stuart Armstrong on the right, especially with Nathan Redmond doubtful for the match. Oriol Romeu and James Ward-Prowse will seek opportunities and surprising Liverpool field media for space simultaneously.
Danny NGOs returned against West ham and push for a departure against his old club. Che Adamas is guaranteed a start and NGOs should ideally enter for Shane Long Frontfront. The manager will hope to win more game pieces and use the Ward-Prowse superiority in situations of bales with the height of the players. Hasenhuttl can take an idea of the last two draws of Liverpool and try to frustrate visitors with a similar level of discipline and containment strategy Monday night.
Probable range (4-4-2): Forster; Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Stephens, Bertrand; Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Walcott; Adams, NGOs
LIVERPOOL
The Central Defense continues to be a problematic area for Jurgen Klopp, with all injuries and Joel Matip can be added to this list. Fabinho will be deposited in the position, with the Brazilian will put comfortable performances in the said position. Nathaniel Phillips presented in the 0-0 draw against Newcastle and it might be time for Rhys Williams started.
There is no Trent Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson for real positions. Georginio Wijnaldum will take his legitimate place in the midfield after being rested in Newcastle. Jordan Henderson and Thiago should accompany the international Dutch, with the former midfielder of Bayern Munich back to action against Newcastle.
With diogo Jota always outside, Jurgen Klopp will hope for the great threesome of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane to find their notation boots again.
The presence of Thiago should add the creative oomphe necessary to Liverpool to unlock tight defense configurations and convert earnings.
Probable range (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Williams, Fabinho, Robertson; Thiago, Wijnaldum, Henderson; Salah, firmino, mane
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Southampton has lost each of its last six Premier League meetings with Liverpool, noting only twice and concierge 17 goals in these games.
Liverpool are unsuccessful at their last eight League meetings with Southampton (W6 D2), keeping a clean sheet in six of these games.
Southampton won 10 League games against leading champions of the Premier League, beating the six different teams to win the trophy during the defense of their crown (UTD Man, Blackburn, Arsenal, Chelsea, Male City and Leicester). They could become the first team to beat the seven Champions of Premier League in the season after a title victory.
Southampton won their first 2020 league game, flying the 1-0 spurs in St Mary's. The saints did not win their opening league game in consecutive calendar years since 2002 and 2003 (which included a 1-0 Victory on the SPIRs).
Liverpool won their first league match in one of the last eight calendar years when launching the new year at home (D4 L3), with this victory in Burnley in 2018.
The high-end champion in good standing lost their first league game in just two of the last 32 calendar years (W18 D11), with the UTD man losing 0-3 in Newcastle in 2012 and 1-2 at home at Spurs in 2014.
Southampton has won only one of the last 15 games of Premier League played a Monday (D7 L7), although the victory was in their last match of this last game in Brighton earlier this month.
Southampton has played reconstituted prints in the Premier League in the Premier League for the first time since October 2018 under Mark Hughes - they have never registered three consecutive goalness prints in their history of the league.
Given that Ralph Hisenhüttl supported Southampton in December 2018, Danny Olinics was directly involved in 38 goals in the Premier League (31 goals and seven passes); 16 more than the player with the next most at the club of this period (22 - James Ward-Prowse).
Liverpool Books Mohamed Salah scored seven goals in her six Premier League games against Southampton, not scoring only more against bournemouth (8) and Watford (8) in the competition.
