Premier League leaders Liverpool visit last-place Southampton in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.
Arne Slot’s Reds are one of the favorites for the title and the Champions League, but they want to get as much silverware as they want 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.
See all the team news for the 8pm kick-off at St Mary’s below.
Southampton team news
The Saints make three changes to the team that lost 5-0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur 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 gets the nod up front.
Southampton 11: McCarthy, Bree, Harwood-Ellis, Bednarek, Wood, Manning, Downes, Fernandes, Aribo, Dibling, Archer.
Subs: Lumley, Edwards, Sugawara, Lallana, Fraser, Amo-Ameyau, Kamaldine, Brearton Diaz, Onuwatsu.
Us @Carabao_Cup The eleven of the quarter-finals 🤜🤛 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 makes eight changes to the line-up that drew 2-2 with Fulham on Saturday.
Harvey Elliott gets his first start of the season after returning from injury, with Alexis McAllister returning from suspension.
Darwin Nunez starts up front, with 17-year-old Trey Nyoni given a chance and Wataru Endo named in defence. Trent Alexander-Arnold looks set to start at left back.
Liverpool 11: Kelleher, Gomez, Quansah, Endo, Alexander-Arnold, Morton, Mac Allister, Nyoni, Elliott, Gakpo, Nunez.
Min: Jaros, Chiesa, Jota, Tsimikas, McConnell, Nallo, Ngumoha, Danns, Norris
Team news is IN for the Carabao Cup quarter final 👊 #SOULIV
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 18, 2024
