Liverpool heads to Southampton FC this weekend, in a both ends of the table matchup. Yes, worst versus first; least versus the beast, foot of the table against the league leaders. Pick your cliche that defines dichotomy, because that’s what we have going on here.
As you can obviously infer from all of that, pretty much no one thinks Saints will win here.
Liverpool at Southampton FC FYIs
Kickoff: 2pm (BST), Sunday, Nov. 24
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Premier League Form: Liverpool WWDWW Southampton LLLWL
Premier League Standing: Liverpool FC 1st 28 pts, Southampton 20th, 4 pts
Google Result Probability: Liverpool 76%, Southampton FC 9%, Draw 15%
Their prospects for even salvaging a point from this affair doesn’t look so good either, but hey, that’s why they play the games. Let’s take a look at the potential first team here.
Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction at Southampton
GK – Caoimhín Kelleher
Defense – Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson
Midfield – Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones, Dominic Szoboszlai
Attack: Mo Salah, Cody Gakpo, Darwin Núñez.
Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”
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