Southampton will host Liverpool in one of the most important games of the season at the St Mary's on Tuesday night. Ahead of the final round of matches, the outcome of this game could have a huge impact on the title race with the Reds and league leaders Man City still locked in a battle for supremacy.
Over the weekend, City were almost put in an awkward position after conceding twice against West Ham but were successful in making a comeback to share spoils in the 2-2 draw. The upcoming trip to Southampton will afford Liverpool the opportunity to close the point gap to just one, with the race expected to go down to the wire. While they battle Wolves on the final day of the season, they will hope that club legend Steven Gerrard gives them the perfect gift by firing his Villa side to at least a draw when they take on Pep Guardiola's men.
Fresh off the back of completing a domestic cup double at the expense of Chelsea, Liverpool are soaring in confidence. The Merseysiders will be chasing a seventh win from eight away from home in the Premier League at the St Mary's and having put four past Ralph Hasenhuttl's men in the reverse fixture earlier this season, they will be optimistic about their chances.
For Southampton, the satisfaction that comes with being party poopers may be enough for them to line up and dent the aspirations of Liverpool. The Saints have had a rather underwhelming campaign this season but coils secure a place in history as the team to have denied the Reds a shot at securing the quadruple should they manage a win on Tuesday, They go into the clash on the back of a 3-0 defeat to Brentford and have only registered a single win in their last 11 league outings.
Key stats
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A Liverpool defeat would confirm Manchester City as Premier League champions.
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Southampton have lost seven of their last ten Premier League matches, as many defeats as in their first 26 fixtures of the campaign.
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Liverpool have won 18 of their 19 matches against teams currently in the bottom half of the table this season. The only occasion they dropped points was in a 3-3 draw versus Brentford in September 2021.
What the managers had to say
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Jurgen Klopp: "As difficult as it is that obviously is the job to do and we have to see who is able to help. The 30 extra minutes made a big difference, but we have to see. If we can go into the last matchday one point behind [Manchester City] that is the perfect scenario."
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Ralph Hasenhüttl: "Man City lost four points against us in the title race. The first game against Liverpool we lost, so now it's up to us to show we can be competitive. It's our Champions League final, if you want, and we are going for this with everything we have."
Predicted starting XI
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Southampton: McCarthy; Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud; Redmond, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Elyounoussi; Broja, Adams.
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Liverpool: Alisson; Trent, Matip, Konate, Tsimikas; Jones, Henderson, Keita; Jota, Mane, Diaz.
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