Premier League leaders Liverpool visit bottom-side Southampton in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
Arne Slot’s Reds are one of the favourites for the title and the Champions League but are keen to land as much silverware as they look to take a step closer to their first piece of silverware on offer.
The managerless Saints play their first game since sacking manager Russell Martin, with interim Simon Rusk taking charge for the first time.
Check out all the team news for the 8pm kick-off at St Mary’s below.
Southampton team news
The Saints make three changes to the side that lost 5-0 at home to Tottenham on Sunday.
James Bree comes in at right-back, with Nathan Wood also joining the back four as Kyle Walker-Peters and Jan Bednarek are rested.
Cameron Archer is given the nod up front.
Southampton XI: McCarthy, Bree, Harwood-Ellis, Bednarek, Wood, Manning, Downes, Fernandes, Aribo, Dibling, Archer.
Subs: Lumley, Edwards, Sugawara, Lallana, Fraser, Amo-Ameyaw, Kamaldeen, Brererton Diaz, Onuachu.
Our @Carabao_Cup quarter-final XI 🤜🤛 pic.twitter.com/c73Guv1Wfg
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) December 18, 2024
Liverpool team news
There is no Virgil van Dijk or Mohamed Salah for Liverpool as Slot make eight changes to the XI that drew 2-2 with Fulham on Saturday.
Harvey Elliott is given his first start of the season after returning from injury, with Alexis Mac Allister coming back in after suspension.
Darwin Nunez starts up front, with 17-year-old Trey Nyoni handed a chance and Wataru Endo named in defence. Trent Alexander-Arnolf looks set to start at left-back.
Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Gomez, Quansah, Endo, Alexander-Arnold, Morton, Mac Allister, Nyoni, Elliott, Gakpo, Nunez.
Subs: Jaros, Chiesa, Jota, Tsimikas, McConnell, Nallo, Ngumoha, Danns, Norris
Team news is IN for our Carabao Cup quarter-final 👊 #SOULIV
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 18, 2024
