Southampton vs Liverpool Preview 17/05/2022
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Fresh from securing the FA Cup, Liverpool will be looking to keep their Premier League title dreams alive when they face Southampton at St Mary’s on Tuesday night.
As they head into their penultimate game, the Reds find themselves four points behind Manchester City with a game in hand over the league leaders.
St Mary’s scenes off the scale ?#SaintsFC came from 2-0 down to 3-2 up against #LFC in 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣6️⃣: pic.twitter.com/gyb5CWRD5k
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) May 15, 2022
Meanwhile, Southampton are down in fifteenth place – six points outside the relegation zone and 46 points behind Liverpool.
Southampton head into Tuesday’s clash on a four-game winless run. After losing to Burnley, they drew with Brighton before suffering back-to-back defeats against Crystal Palace and Brentford.
When you look at the bigger picture, Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side have only managed to win one of their previous ten Premier League outings.
When the Saints notched a run of one loss in ten Premier League matches between December and February, a top-half finish was very much of the cards.
However, the south coast side have taken a turn for the worse of late and look set to finish the season just outside the relegation zone.
On the flip side, Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to win the FA Cup on Saturday. Despite racking up 17 shots throughout the game, they failed to find a way through.
Saturday’s victory means that Jurgen Klopp’s men are now enjoying a 16-game unbeaten streak across all competitions.
It is also worth pointing out that Liverpool have won eight of their last nine matches in all competitions, meaning they will be confident of dispatching struggling Southampton.
Having lost just one of their previous 32 outings across all competitions, the Reds look destined to claim all three points on Tuesday.
Head-to-head: Liverpool thrashed Southampton 4-0 in the reverse fixture back in November, with Diogo Jota bagging a brace on that occasion.
The Reds have won eight of their previous nine Premier League meetings with the Saints, keeping six clean sheets along the way.
Team news: Southampton have just one injury absentee at the moment, with Tino Livramento out for the season.
As for Liverpool, they look set to be without the injured trio of Fabinho, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah for the trip to the south coast.
With the Premier League title still achievable for Liverpool, the away side will be desperate to claim all three points at St. Mary’s.
For that reason, Forebet predicts that Liverpool will secure an easy victory over Southampton – keeping a clean sheet in the process.
