Liverpool vs Southampton – Saturday 18th November 2017 – 15:00

Liverpool are 4/9 with Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino at 7/2 to score first.

Liverpool face Southampton at Anfield on Saturday afternoon, in another round of Premier League fixtures.

The Reds come into this match on the back of a 4-1 win against West Ham, a result that cost Slaven Bilic his job.

Mohamed Salah (21) continued his outstanding form in front of goal with Liverpool's first, beforeJoel Matip made it 2-0 three minutes later (24).

Manuel Lanzini (55) pulled one back for the Hammers, with the Argentinian doing his reputation no harm whatsoever.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain made it 3-1 to Liverpool (56), with the former Arsenal man scoring his first goal for Liverpool.

Mohamed Salah scored his second and Liverpool's fourth (75), completing a great away win for the Reds.

 

 

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Reds Form Good

Liverpool have been in excellent recent form, the 4-1 defeat at Tottenham their only blemish.

They have won four, drawn one and lost one of those last six matches, they are in a good run of form now.

That run of form has seen them rise from 9th in the league up to 5th, level on points with Arsenal and Burnley.

The Reds face a tough challenge in Southampton, with the Saints desperate for a result themselves.

 

Liverpool Favourites

Jurgen Klopp's side come into this match as favourites, with home advantage informing the bookies.

This will be a tough match for Liverpool, with Southampton a solid defensive side and will look to sit back against Liverpool.

Liverpool will be looking for their first win in six matches against Southampton.

Home Defeat

Southampton come into this match on the back of a narrow 1-0 defeat, a tough result at home against Burnley.

Sam Vokes scored the only goal of the game (81), his header enough to secure another valuable three points for Sean Dyche's men.

It was a tight contest between the two sides, with Boufal and Nathan Redmond going close to opening the scoring for the hosts Southampton.

The hosts dominated possession, overall shots and shots on target, they will be bitterly disappointed to have conceded from Burnley's only shot on target.

 

Back On Track

Southampton have had a poor start to the season, with the managerial change yet to really yield any positive results.

Pellegrino has struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League, his home record in particular is poor.

The Saints will need to dramatically improve on their current form and position, they have lost three of their last six matches.

They are in 13th place in the Premier League on 13 points, just four above West Ham who are in the relegation zone.

Saints Underdogs

Mauricio Pellegrino's side come into this match as underdogs, with Liverpool's home form informing the bookies.

This will be a tough match for Southampton, with Liverpool currently in a good run of form.

Southampton do have a good recent record against the Reds, they are unbeaten in their last five meetings.

Southampton are 6/1 with Manolo Gabbiadini at 17/2 to open the scoring.

 

 

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Betting Tips

Tip 1 – Gabbiadini to score first @ 17/2

Tip 2 – Southampton to win 1-0 @ 18/1

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