Capital One Cup: Southampton vs Liverpool preview

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December 1st, 2015
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The only all-Premier League clash of the League Cup quarter-finals takes place on Wednesday when Southampton host Liverpool at St Mary's. The Reds have won this competition eight times before while the Saints have never managed to win it, even though they have reached the final once, back in 1979. Last February Liverpool won 2-0 at Southampton, with goals from Philippe Coutinho and Raheem Sterling. The two sides have already met at Anfield this season, and the Saints clinched a 1-1 draw.

Southampton will need a confidence boost as their Premier League results have been unconvincing lately. They have two losses, two draws and two wins out of their last six games, a perfectly mixed bag of results that leaves them exactly at the middle of the Premier League table. They have lost two league matches in a row now, after bowing down 3-1 to Manchester City last weekend. In the League Cup they battered MK Dons 6-0 before edging past Aston Villa 2-1 in the previous round. Jose Fonte might miss out due to a knee injury, while Jay Rodriguez remains out for a month.

Liverpool have not won a trophy since 2012, when they have lifted the League Cup. With big names like Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea already out of the competition, it would be a good chance for Jurgen Klopp to grab some silverware in his first season at Anfield. Last weekend the Reds beat Swansea 1-0 thanks to a James Milner penalty kick and they are now just four points away from the last Champions League spot. So far Liverpool didn't have a smooth ride in the League Cup, they needed penalties to go past Carlisle United and they squeezed past Bournemouth 1-0 in the previous round. Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson might be given places in the starting eleven after substitute appearances last weekend.

Probable line-ups:

Southampton: Stekelenburg - Yoshida, Caulker, van Dijk, Bertrand - Wanyama, Romeu - Long, Ward-Prowse, Davis - Pelle

Liverpool: Mignolet - Clyne, Skrtel, Lovren, Moreno - Milner, Lucas, Henderson - Ibe, Sturridge, Firmino

My prediction: Liverpool to win 3-1.

Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:

Southampton win - 2.70 Draw - 3.40 Liverpool win - 2.80

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