Match Pack: Liverpool vs Saints
Saints turn attention to the Emirates FA Cup with a midweek trip to Premier League leaders Liverpool in the fifth round. Get set for a cup encounter with our Match Pack...
THE MATCH
Liverpool vs Saints
Emirates FA Cup
Anfield
Wednesday 28th February, 8pm GMT
THE OFFICIALS
Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistant referees: Adam Nunn, Steve Meredith
Fourth official: Rebecca Welch
VAR: Tony Harrington
Support VAR: Stuart Attwell
Assistant VAR: Stuart Burt
WHERE TO WATCH
Due to FA Cup rules, the game is not available to watch live on Saints Play. Monthly and Seasonal subscribers can listen to live audio commentary via the Match Centre.
Supporters in the UK can watch the fifth round clash live on ITVX, ITV 1 and STV Scotland.
WHAT’S AT STAKE?
After a disappointing league defeat to Millwall last weekend, Saints can welcome the distraction of a trip to high-flying Liverpool in the cup.
Backed by 5,494 travelling Saints fans, Russell Martin's side will head to Anfield to take on the Reds who lifted silverware on Sunday in the form of the Carabao Cup.
With Jürgen Klopp managing an ever-growing injury list, the visitors
TEAM NEWS
Saints will be without Ryan Fraser, who limped out of the clash with Millwall last weekend and is now set for a spell on the sideline.
Longer-term absentees Ross Stewart and Juan Larios remain unavailable, with loanee David Brooks cup tied.
THE MANAGERS
Jürgen Klopp: To follow.
Russell Martin: "No one will expect us to get anything outside of this building. The challenge for us is to be the team that we want to be.
"They’ve just won a cup in Jürgen Klopp’s final season, so all of that if you don’t get excited by that or look forward to the challenge, you’re probably in the wrong game.”
TOP SCORERS
Liverpool
Goals:
Mohamed Salah 19
Diogo Jota 14
Darwin Núñez 13
Assists:
Darwin Núñez 11
Salah, Alexander-Arnold 9
Conor Bradley 5
Southampton
Goals:
Adam Armstrong 16
Ché Adams 11
Ryan Fraser 8
Assists:
Adam Armstrong 11
Stuart Armstrong 6
Ché Adams 5
ONES TO WATCH
Bobby Clark: After an impressive display off the bench in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, the 19-year-old could be rewarded with a first senior start for the Reds.
Without a number of first team regulars due to injury, Clark will want the chance to impress Jürgen Klopp who could be tempted to give some of his promising youngsters a chance from the start against Saints.
Ché Adams: Scoring at the weekend, Adams also has two goals from the three FA Cup games he's been involved in so far this season.
While Russell Martin could make changes as he has done in the earlier rounds, Adams will be pushing for a second successive start at Anfield.
HEAD TO HEAD
Played: 106
Liverpool: 60
Draws: 25
Saints: 31
LAST FIVE MEETINGS
May 2023: Saints 4-4 Liverpool (Sulemana 2, Ward-Prowse, Adam Armstrong)
November 2022: Liverpool 3-1 Saints (Adams)
May 2022: Saints 1-2 Liverpool (Redmond)
November 2021: Liverpool 4-0 Saints
May 2021: Liverpool 2-0 Saints
DID YOU KNOW?
Saints have progressed from three of their last four FA Cup fifth round ties, including twice in the previous three seasons.
Ché Adams has been directly involved in four goals in his last three FA Cup appearances (2 goals, 2 assists), twice as many as he was in his first 18 games in the competition (1 goal, 1 assist).
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