It's top versus bottom in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon, as Southampton meet Liverpool at St Mary’s.
After securing their first Premier League win of the season earlier this month against Everton, Southampton were brought back down to earth with a bump when losing 2-0 away to relegation rivals Wolves a fortnight ago.
That bruising setback saw Russell Martin’s men drop back to the foot of the top-flight standings.
The Saints now face the daunting prospect of welcoming Liverpool to their south coast base on Sunday afternoon.
The Reds raced into a five point lead at the top of the Premier League table thanks to a 2-0 win over Aston Villa before the international break.
That latest victory reinforced the notion that Arne Slot’s side are the real deal in this season’s Premier League title race, and they will be expected to bank another three points at the expense of basement boys Southampton on Sunday.
How the bookies view it: Reds juggernaut to roll on
Unsurprisingly, Southampton are huge underdogs on Sunday at 17/2 with Betano, while an all square affair at St Mary’s is also considered improbable at 17/4 with the same firm.
Liverpool, who have won nine of their opening 11 Premier League games of the season, are red-hot 2/7 favourites on Betano.
Head to head: Reds rule the roost
Liverpool have held the upper hand in this fixture in recent years, having triumphed in 11 of the last 13 meetings between the pair across all competitions.
Southampton last tasted victory in this fixture back in 2021, with Danny Ings' goal proving decisive in a 1-0 success.
Players to watch: Salah to sink Saints?
Coupling up a Liverpool win alongside Mohamed Salah to either score or assist will bring about an appealing 9/10 Bet Builder on UniBet. This combination has clicked in eight of Liverpool’s nine Premier League wins this season so far.
One of the few shining lights for Southampton this season has been the emergence of Tyler Dibling. The Saints teenage star is as big as 9/1 (UniBet) to land a blow on Liverpool’s defence on Sunday.
Predicted line-ups
Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale is set to undergo surgery for a fractured finger and will therefore almost certainly miss out against Liverpool on Sunday, with Alex McCarthy set to deputise.
Liverpool are again expected to be without the services of injured trio Alisson, Diogo Jota and Harvey Elliott for Sunday’s trip to St Mary’s.
Southampton: McCarthy; Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Stephens, Manning, Sugawara; Dibling, Lallana, Aribo, Fernandes; Archer
Liverpool: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson; Jones, Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Nunez, Diaz
Anything else catch the eye?
Elsewhere, Kyle Walker-Peters looks worthy of interest to commit a minimum of one foul during this clash at 8/11 on UniBet.
The Saints right-back has been reprimanded by the referee in six of his nine Premier League appearances this season, four of which have come across his last five outings.
The 27-year-old is likely to go head-to-head with Luis Diaz, who was fouled on three separate occasions against Aston Villa last time out.
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