Last update November 12, 2024 by Alberto Llopis
Southampton and Liverpool will face each other in the Premier League on the day 12 it's from the season 2024-25. Newly promoted Southampton look to make a good impression in the top flight on their return, while Liverpool needs no introduction, since he has had a good start to the season.
At the time of writing this article, Southampton occupy the position 19 with only one point to his name in the Premier League standings, while Liverpool are at the top with 18 points in seven games. Southampton have lost six of their seven games, while the Reds have won six of their own seven.
As usual, newly promoted teams have not been successful in the Premier League. Despite the expenses incurred in summer, Soton has not been able to achieve good results. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Manchester City), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), Flynn Downes (West Ham United), Cameron Archer (Aston Villa), Matthew Fernandes (Sporting CP) and Ben Brereton Díaz (Villarreal) were some of the newcomers to the South Coast.
At the time of writing these lines, Soton are winless in the Premier League and host a team that is currently at the top of the table. They will have to show their best performance if they do not want to suffer another defeat. Despite the bad start, They have impressed in some games, especially in the defeat by 3-1 against Arsenal in October.
“We played Newcastle away from home.; against Man U at home, where for half an hour we have been exceptional; and here”, said the Southampton manager, Russell Martin. saying after the defeat at the Emirates.
“Now we have to transfer that to the games that will define our season, and we have three or four of them in the next block of games that will be vital. The league is very close and will be for a long time., but today I saw a lot in many of the boys and in the team, the way they felt, It made me excited for what's to come.".
In the meantime, The Reds have made credible progress under Arne Slot following the departure of Jurgen Klopp after almost a decade on Merseyside. The Reds won six of their first seven games of the new Premier League campaign and look strong to win the title along with Arsenal and Manchester City.
“They are all quite realistic; “All the players understand that six games in the season does not give you a realistic view of the league table.”, Slot said.. told reporters on the title race at the end of September.
“They are rather 19 matches one can think of: 'GOOD, where are we?’. But it helps if you get good results, especially if a new coach is hired and is the successor to one who was so successful. Everyone understands that if we had lost four or five of these first six games, “Life would have been a little different than it is now.”.
At the time of writing these lines, Their best result was the win by 3-0 al Manchester United en Old Trafford. But nevertheless, surprisingly lost 1-0 against Nottingham Forest at home, but it is well known that the team can do much more when it is in its element.
The last meeting between both teams in the Premier League ended with an exciting draw 4-4 Y, if Soton manages to recover, can alter the rhythm of visitors. Regarding the direct confrontations in their last 46 clashes, Southampton has won 11, Liverpool has won 25 matches, while 10 of those confrontations have ended in a draw.
Match tickets
The epic match at Saint Mary's in Southampton starts on Sunday 24 November 2024 to 15:00.
The stadium with capacity to 32.384 spectators will host this match between two teams with disparate fortunes.
Get tickets for the Entradas Southampton vs Liverpool It may require a lot of work given the level of this game. Thus, It is recommended to look for entrance resale sites in case they are depleted in the channels of each club.
Team news
Lineups
At the time of writing these lines, Southampton have some injured players. Southampton have not yet shown that they are ready to fight for their place in the Premier League. They will have to improve their performance if they want to obtain the right results. In the meantime, goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has been doing a good job between the sticks, but its defenders simply have to do better.
XI del Southampton:Ramsdale, Sugarawa, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Taylor, Downes, Lallana, Dibling, Fernandes, Fraser y Archer.
Since Thiago and Matip left the club, Liverpool have enjoyed good health, but it seems that goalkeeper Alisson Becker has joined the team and might not be fit for this trip. With the expected withdrawal of Alisson, Caoimhin Kelleher should start in goal, Trent Alexander-Arnold at right back and captain Virgil Van Dijk would lead the rest of the defensive line. Alexis Mac Allister is expected to, who impressed last season, continue in midfield alongside the rejuvenated Ryan Gravenberch, while Mohamed Salah is expected to continue scoring goals in attack.
Liverpool XI:Keelher Keelher, Ibrahim Konate, Virgil Van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominic, Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah.
Prediction
Southampton are having trouble getting results and their identity is not very clear. With that knowledge, It is quite difficult to judge them or predict what they will do when they host Liverpool at Saint Mary's.
At the time of writing this article, Liverpool have been flying under Arne Slot and will be eager to maintain this impressive start. While the hosts can be tough to beat, Liverpool would be expected to cross the finish line and take the three points.
Both teams will try to get something out of the game, so we hope they give everything in this meeting, which will make it a really exciting showdown.
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