In a mid week match in week 37, on Tuesday May 17th, Liverpool and Southampton will play a match in Southampton in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 15th placed Southampton is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Brentford. Pontus Jansson struck first for Brentford in the 13th minute, then Yoane Wissa added another in the 14th minute In the end, Southampton was frustrated by Brentford’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Brentford ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while liverpool sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz struck first for Aston Villa in the 3rd minute, but Joël Matip got the equalizer for Liverpool in the 6th minute But luckily in the 65th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Sadio Mané. Liverpool is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
Liverpool and Southampton last played eachother at the Anfield on the 27th of November. Liverpool was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Diogo Jota struck first for Liverpool in the 2nd minute on a feed from Andrew Robertson, then Diogo Jota added another in the 32nd minute on a feed from Mohamed Salah In the end, Southampton couldn’t muster any offence and Liverpool ran away with the shutout win.
Sadio Mané has been the most prolific scorer on Liverpool in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Southampton’s top weapon lately has been James Ward-Prowse, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches
Southampton will be without Alex McCarthy and Valentino Livramento, while Liverpool will be without Roberto Firmino, Divock Origi and Fabinho.