Liverpool return to Premier League action after surviving an onslaught in Paris in the Champions League.
They face a different task on Saturday, though, as they face bottom-of-the-table Southampton who have struggled to find their footing this season and have just nine points in 27 games.
Arne Slot's side are unlikely to face another 27 shots like they did against Paris Saint-Germain, but it is worth noting that Southampton showed signs of promise in their first meeting with Liverpool earlier this season, which ended in a narrow 3-2 defeat.
Can Ivan Juric's deliver a shock result this time out?
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Saturday's clash:
How to watch:
The match will be available on TNT Sports in the UK, Peacock in the United States, and JioHotstar in India. You can also follow ESPN's live updates.
Key Details:
Date: Saturday, March 3 at 15:00 GMT (10:00 ET, 20:30 IST).
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool
Referee: Lewis Smith
VAR: Matt Donohue
Injury news:
Liverpool
Cody Gapko, F, knock, DOUBT
Conor Bradley, D, muscle, OUT, estimated return early March
Joe Gomez, D, hamstring, OUT, estimated return early May
Tyler Morton, M, shoulder, OUT, estimated return late Feb
Southampton
Adam Lallana, M, hamstring, DOUBT
Jan Bednarek, D, discomfort, DOUBT
Lesley Ugochukwu, M, knock, DOUBT
Ryan Fraser, F/M, discomfort, DOUBT
Ross Stewart, F, calf, OUT, estimated return mid March
Expected Lineups:
Liverpool
GK: Alisson Becker
LB: Andy Robertson | CB: Virgil van Dijk | CB: Ibrahima Konate | RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold
CM: Alexis Mac Allister | CM: Ryan Gravenberch | CM: Dominik Szoboszlai
LW: Luis Diaz | CF: Darwin Nunez | RW: Mohamed Salah
Southampton
GK: Aaron Ramsdale
CB: James Bree | CB: Arnel Bella-Kotchap | CB: Joe Aribo
LWB: Kyle Walker-Peters | CM: William Smallbone | CM: Flynn Downes | RWB: Yukinari Sugawara
LW: Kamaldeen Sulemana | CF: Paul Onuachu | RW: Mateus Fernandes
Stats:
Mohamed Salah is the Premier League's top-scorer this season with 25 goals. That's six more than Southampton have scored all season.
Southampton are winless in their last nine Premier League away games against Liverpool (D2, L7), losing their last six visits to Anfield by an aggregate score of 19-1.
This is be the fourth time in Premier League history that both meetings between two sides in a season have happened with both seated at the top and the bottom of the league table -- after Manchester United v Swindon Town (1993-94), and Chelsea v Sunderland twice (2005-06, 2016-17).
There are 58 points between Liverpool (67) and Southampton (9) coming into this match. It's the biggest points difference between two sides coming into a Premier League meeting since July 2020 when Liverpool (86) beat Aston Villa (27) 2-0 at Anfield (59).
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