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Premier League In Focus – Liverpool vs Southampton Preview
When? Saturday 18th November, 15:00 (UK)
Where? Anfield
What channel is it on? Liverpool vs Southampton will not be televised live
Are tickets still available?
Liverpool - https://www.livefootballtickets.com/fixtures/liverpool-v-southampton-tickets-english-premier-league.html
Southampton – SOLD OUT
STATS & FACTS
Head-to-head – last five meetings: Southampton W3, D2
Head-to-head – Premier League meetings: Liverpool W16, Southampton W10, D10
Head-to-head – all-time meetings: Liverpool W51, Southampton W30, D25
Liverpool have not beaten Southampton in any of their last five attempts. Their last win came back in December 2015 when they thrashed the Saints 6-1 at St Mary’s in a League Cup fixture.
Liverpool’s top scorer in the Premier League, Mohamed Salah, is responsible for 33.3% of their goals.
The Egyptian has scored or assisted nine goals in his first 11 Premier League games for Liverpool (seven goals, two assists)
Since Jurgen Klopp took charge of Liverpool, they have scored four or more goals in the Premier League no less than 14 times.
Liverpool are one of only four teams in the Premier League who come into this game with at least back-to-back wins or better (the other three being Manchester City, Chelsea and Burnley).
Liverpool require an average of 9.5 shots on goal before scoring in the Premier League this season.
61.9% of Liverpool’s 21 Premier League goals have come from open play this season – 13 in total.
Southampton have the best disciplinary record at present with just 10 bookings shown from their first 11 matches of the season.
Southampton have the highest average possession of all the teams in the bottom half of the Premier League, currently standing at 57.1%. Coincidentally, this is also the same average possession that Liverpool find themselves on after the first 11 games of the season.
Southampton have conceded 11 goals in as many Premier League matches this season, while only scoring nine at the other end - an average of 0.81 goals per game.
Southampton are the second least efficient team in the Premier League when it comes to shots vs goals, as they require an average of 17.5 efforts on goal before finding the net.
Southampton forward Nathan Redmond has had 27 shots without scoring this season; no other player except Huddersfield’s Tom Ince has had that many attempts without scoring.
MEMORABLE MEETING
The last time these two met at Anfield, the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg was the setting and Southampton made the trip to Merseyside already 1-0 up from the first meeting. That was an advantage that would be doubled thanks to Shane Long’s goal and it was one that meant the Saints were on their way to Wembley.
