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PREVIEW: Southampton vs. Liverpool kick-off time, team news, injury update, stats, how to watch Premier League on TV and online

All the information you need to know as Southampton host Liverpool in game 32 of the 2018/19 Premier League season.

By St. Mary's Musings

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Virgil van Dijk will return to Southampton for the first time since signing for a record fee with Liverpool in January 2018 Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

HOW TO WATCH, STREAM SOUTHAMPTON VS LIVERPOOL AND PREMIER LEAGUE GAMES:

Date/time: 5/4/2018, 20:00 (UK), 15:00 ET, 12:00 PT (USA)

Venue: St. Mary’s, Southampton, UK

TV: Sky Sports (UK), NBC Sports Live (USA) and check out LiveSoccerTV for alternatives.

Available Streaming: None (UK), Fubo.TV (EVERY Southampton game with a high-quality and legal stream, click here to sign up for a free Fubo.TV trial and benefit from a discount for new members), NBC Sports (USA).

Southampton vs. Liverpool Team News:

Fresh off a big win against fellow relegation strugglers Brighton, Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhutll has had some good news ahead of Liverpool’s trip to the South Coast.

Both Shane Long and Jannik Vestergaard are both back and training as normal after overcoming their respective groin injuries.

However, both Mario Lemina and Michael Obafemi remain sidelined with injury, while Danny Ings - who is on loan at Southampton from Liverpool - is ineligible to play against his parent club.

In terms of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, they have no fresh injury concerns.

Long-term absentees Joe Gomez and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are back training but won’t be match fit in time for Southampton.

Despite picking up a knock against Tottenham on Sunday, Virgil van Dijk is set to feature for Liverpool

Southampton vs. Liverpool Stats Zone (via BBC Sport):

Head-to-head

  • Southampton have lost the last three Premier League meetings by an 8-0 aggregate scoreline.
  • They have failed to score against the Reds in five league encounters.

Southampton

  • Southampton have won three of their past four matches, having won none of their previous four (D2, L2).
  • A third consecutive victory for Saints would ensure they equal last season’s tally of 36 points.
  • Saints have accumulated a league-high 65 yellow cards, 30 more than opponents Liverpool - who have the fewest.
  • James Ward-Prowse has scored in four of Southampton’s five Premier League home matches in 2019.
  • Nathan Redmond could make his 100th Premier League appearance for the club.

Liverpool

  • Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 13 matches in all competitions, winning eight and drawing five.
  • Their total of 79 points is a club record after 32 matches of a top-flight season (adjusting to three points for a win).
  • They have kept a Premier League-high 17 clean sheets this season.
  • The Reds have the division’s best away record, with 10 wins, five draws and one defeat.
  • Mohamed Salah is without a goal in his last eight games in all competitions.
  • Both Salah (49) and Roberto Firmino (48) are in sight of a half century of Premier League goals for Liverpool.

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