Liverpool vs Southampton

Mohamed Salah scored his 242nd and 243rd goals for Liverpool in all competitions, becoming the club’s outright third-highest scorer behind Ian Rush (346) and Roger Hunt (285). Indeed, for the Reds he’s only bettered his tally of 32 goals in all competitions this season in 2017-18 (44).

Liverpool are now unbeaten in each of their last 25 Premier League games (W18 D7), with this just the fifth time in the competition’s history a side doing so in a single campaign after Arsenal in 2003-04 (38 games), Chelsea in 2004-05 (29), Manchester United in 2016-17 (25) and Liverpool in 2019-20 (27).

Southampton have lost their sixth Premier League game this season in which they’ve scored the opening goal, only Blackburn Rovers and Southampton in 1992-93 have done so more often (both 7).

Liverpool have won 11 of their last 13 Premier League games against Southampton, with the exceptions being a 1-0 loss in January 2021 and a 4-4 draw in May 2023, both at St Mary’s Stadium.

Southampton are winless in their last nine Premier League away games against Liverpool (D2 L7), losing their last six visits to Anfield by an aggregate score of 19-1.

Liverpool won 3-2 against Southampton in the reverse fixture with the Reds top and Saints bottom of the table. This will be the fourth time in Premier League history both meetings between two sides have been as the top and bottom side in the division, after Manchester United v Swindon Town (1993-94), and Chelsea v Sunderland twice (2005-06, 2016-17).

There are 58 points between Liverpool (67) and Southampton (9) coming into this match. It’s the biggest points difference between two sides coming into a Premier League meeting since July 2020 when Liverpool (86) beat Aston Villa (27) 2-0 at Anfield (59).

Liverpool are unbeaten in each of their last 24 Premier League games (W17 D7). There is only one occasion of a team having a 24+ game unbeaten run ended by the team bottom of the table, with Manchester United losing to Wolves in February 2011 while on a 29-game streak.