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It's Southampton vs Southampton.

The only thing left for liverpool is just to purchase their stadium.

Tval: The only thing left for liverpool is just to purchase their stadium.

lol. If we no win them that day , then I will give up on Liverpool this season
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15/08/2014 - 12:25
Preview: Liverpool
vs Southampton
Steven Gerrard slots home a penalty
during the side's last meeting, on the
way to a 3-0 win for the Merseyside
club.
SEAN TANSLEY
The time is now for Liverpool as they
gear up for their first clash of the
Premier League season against
Southampton.
Kick-off: 13:30, Sunday 17th August,
Anfield.
It's that time of year again. Yes, Premier
League football is finally back on the
horizon, having been out of our lives for
the last 3 months. During the gap, which
was admirably pluged by one of the best
World Cup's of our generation, each of
the sides have gone through significant
rebuilding periods - Rodgers adding
depth to Liverpool's already star-studded
squad after Luis Suarez's departure,
while Koeman opted to sell a number of
his star players to the likes of Liverpool
for what may be deemed as exorbitant
fees. Bearing this in mind, Sunday's
clash should be feisty, with the
Saints former stars looking to get one
over on their previous employers.
Last season, each of the team's enjoyed
what some deemed "over-achieving"
campaigns, Liverpool finishing in the
dizzy heights of 2nd place while
Southampton secured a 9th place finish.
Last season, Southampton beat
Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield , while the
Reds exerted revenge at St. Mary's ,
running out 3-0 winners. Since then,
Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana and
Dejan Lovren have completed switches
to the Merseyside club, and will be
anxious to impress on what could be
their competitive debuts for the side,
even if only Lovren looks set to start.
(New Liverpool player Dejan Lovren
wheels away in celebration for
Southampton after his goal last season
condemned the Reds to their first defeat)
History :
In recent times, this clash has been
extremely tight. Since the turn of the
decade, the sides have met 15 times,
with Liverpool winning on 7 occasions,
the sides sharing the spoils twice, and
Southampton claiming all three points 6
times. So you could be forgiven for
expecting a draw, even though there has
been a clear winner from the last 11
clashes. Another interesting statistic that
can be drawn from the history between
the sides is that during the last 3 league
campaigns that they have met, (2004/05,
2012/13 & 2013/14 ) the sides have won
once each, while losing the
other: Liverpool, Southampton,
Liverpool, Southampton, Southampton,
Liverpool. Each side will find it
extremely important to get off to a good
start, particularly Liverpool who hope
to establish their title challenge during a
tough opening month containing the
Saints, Manchester City & Tottenham
Hotspur.
Pre-season :
The two teams have enjoyed relatively
decent pre-season campaigns. You can
read more about Liverpool's pre-season
in a piece here by Charlie Malam ( http://
www.vavel.com/en/football/premier-
league/liverpool-fc/378817-liverpool-
a-2014-15-pre-season-round-up.html ).
Southampton have beaten two
Championship sides, Bournemouth &
Brighton Hove Albion, League One side
Swindon Town, as well as disposing of
lower league sides from Belgium and
Netherlands , while succumbing to
defeat against German side Bayer 04
Leverkusen .
Line-ups :
Liverpool are expected to line-out in
4-2-3-1 formation. New signings Javier
Manquillo, Dejan Lovren and Emre Can
will be vying for starting berths, as well
as Lazar Markovic should he recover
sufficiently from his injury. Adam
Lallana will miss out through injury, as
well as Alberto Moreno, who, should he
complete his move, will not be registered
in time to participate.
Predicted line-up: Mignolet, Manquillo,
Lovren, Sakho, Johnson, Can, Gerrard,
Henderson, Sterling, Coutinho,
Sturridge.
Southampton will probably also look to
line up in a 4-2-3-1 or perhaps a
4-2-2-2 depending on where new man
Shane Long is deployed by Koeman. The
new look Saints side will hope to gel
immediately and cause a first day upset.
Rebellious midfielder Morgan
Schneiderlin is likely to miss out, while
new signings Forster, Garbos, Bertrand,
Pelle and Tadic will join Long in the
new-look side.
Predicted line-up: Forster, Clyne, Fonte,
Garbos, Bertrand, Wanyama, Davis,
Ward-Prowse; Pelle, Tadic, Long.
Prediction: Liverpool 3-1
Southampton. The match should be tight
as usual, but out wide, the battle
between Sterling and Bertrand only
looks like going one way. The game
promises entertainent, and most
importantly goals. On the other side, the
Liverpool defence should be able to cope
with the pace of Long and the
physicality of Pelle with no real
difficulty. This game looks like it's only
going one way.

#WeGoAgain

Prediction: 4-1

WE NEVER WALK ALONE.
GO BOYS GO.

Tval: It's Southampton vs Southampton.

Lovren, Lallana (injured), and Lambert (not certain). How is that Southampton vs Southampton?

Business as usual, early goals and total destruction of Southampton

Confirmed lineup of Liverpool

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I tire for them o.. game on

game on

mukina2: game on

u for leave am nah

Liverpool till I die.

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Here we go, it's Southampton vs Southampton.

Life after Suarez

YNWA!

handysuzy: Liverpool till I die.

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Final Scores Liverhampton 2-2 Southampton

goalllll

sterling goal

canfrac: Life after Suarez

Yap.. It's really going to be a breaker.

Liverpool - Suarez = 9th or 10th

Liverpool dn score

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