Liverpool vs Southampton LIVE! FA Cup result, match stream and latest updates today
Liverpool vs Southampton LIVE!
Jayden Danns struck twice and fellow teenager Lewis Koumas also scored as a young Liverpool side booked an FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United with a 3-0 victory over Championship Southampton on Wednesday.
The 18-year-old son of former Premier League and Wales international Jason Koumas received a superb pass from Bobby Clark on the edge of the penalty area before shooting into the bottom corner via a deflection.
The 18-year-old Danns netted his first goal for Liverpool in the 73rd minute when he dinked the ball over goalkeeper Joe Lumley, and scored again 15 minutes later when he pounced on a loose ball after Lumley batted away Conor Bradley's shot.
The eight-times FA Cup winners, who beat Chelsea 1-0 to win the Carabao Cup final on Sunday at Wembley, will travel to arch-rivals Manchester United in the last eight over the weekend of March 16.
Liverpool vs Southampton highlights
GOAL! Koumas scores on first Liverpool start
GOAL! Danns adds second for Reds
GOAL! Second for Danns seals win
FA Cup draw: Man Utd await winners
Jurgen Klopp's kids march on in FA Cup
22:18 , Marc Mayo
After reading the names βKoumasβ and βDannsβ on the scoresheet, fans of a certain age could be forgiven for believing they had accidentally checked in on a Championship clash between Cardiff and Crystal Palace circa 2010.
However, the Liverpool of 2024 (and beyond) are anything but second-tier as, rather than Jason and Neil, this was a case of Lewis Koumas and Jayden Danns registering their first goals for the club in a memorable 3-0 FA Cup win over Southampton.
Thanks for joining us for tonightβs match blog!
Recap the action with our match report!
Jurgen Klopp on Liverpool youngsters' goals
22:14 , Marc Mayo
βKoumasβ first goal, I said before the game heβs a fantastic finisher, and the goals are the same side at youth level.
βDanns is quite a good finisher but this goal was no different to youth level, he knows what he has to do. Heβs really calm and the second shows his nose, he was in the right spot.β
Highlights: Jayden Danns grabs his second
22:10 , Marc Mayo
What a night for the 18-year-old!
One to watch ποΈ
Jayden Danns is having a night to remember π#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/vuiS8IDGu7β ITV Football (@itvfootball) February 28, 2024
Jayden Danns reacts to his goal on ITV
21:57
βItβs a dream come true, Iβve supported the club forever, in front of the Kop end... Itβs unreal, it feels like a movie.
β[My dad, Neil Danns] said last time I played he was crying so I donβt know what heβll be doing now! Heβs in the stands... unbelievable.β
Highlights: Jayden Danns gets first Liverpool goal
21:55 , Marc Mayo
Big hugs for the teenager as he walks off the pitch to great applause.
These celebrations from Jayden Dannsβ first goal for @LFC π€³#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/8tgjVa2mkc
β Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) February 28, 2024
Full time!
21:51 , Marc Mayo
Liverpool are into the FA Cup quarter-finals!
Lewis Koumas and Jayden Danns with the goals as Kloppβs kids march on.
Liverpool 3-0 Southampton | 90 mins
21:47 , Marc Mayo
Kaide Gordon is the next youngster on, with Cody Gakpo taken off.
The board goes up for four minutesβ injury time.
GGGGOOOOAAALLLL!!! Liverpool 3-0 Southampton | Danns, 88'
21:44 , Marc Mayo
JAYDEN DANNS AT THE DOUBLE!
A poacherβs finish on the rebound in front of the Kop!
Liverpool 2-0 Southampton | 86 mins
21:42 , Marc Mayo
Not quite been Cody Gakpoβs night in front of goal and the Dutch forward races forward into space before launching an effort from outside the box, which goes over the bar.
Liverpool 2-0 Southampton | 83 mins
21:39 , Marc Mayo
Very little sign of a Southampton fightback in this one, they look spent and Liverpool are doing a great job of suffocating any counter chances.
Liverpool 2-0 Southampton | 78 mins
21:35 , Marc Mayo
At 16 years and 212 days (although he looks about 13!), Trey Nyoni appears off the bench for his Liverpool debut.
Harvey Elliott departs and the teenager strolls on with a big smile on his face after a pat on the back from Jurgen Klopp.
Goal at the City Ground
21:34 , Marc Mayo
And it goes to...
Manchester United!
Casemiroβs header has the Red Devils on a collision course with Liverpool in the quarter-finals.
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GET IN THERE! πͺ#MUFC || #FACup https://t.co/vw2NsdZglQ pic.twitter.com/DU5T0k6DIdβ Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 28, 2024
Liverpool 2-0 Southampton | 76 mins
21:33 , Marc Mayo
Kyle Walker-Peters, early introduced earlier in the half, is off for Saints after an apparent injury. Taylor Harwood-Bellis comes on.
GGGOOOAALLLL!!! Liverpool 2-0 Southampton | Danns, 73'
21:30 , Marc Mayo
JAYDEN DANNS SCORES HIS FIRST LIVERPOOL GOAL!
A slick ball in behind and an even slicker finish from the youngster, chipping the keeper for his first Reds goal!
Liverpool 1-0 Southampton | 72 mins
21:29 , Marc Mayo
Harvey Elliott and Bobby Clark both see efforts on goal blocked. Liverpool with the bulk of possession in this spell as they seek a second to kill the tie.
Liverpool 1-0 Southampton | 70 mins
21:26 , Marc Mayo
Southampton changes. Che Adams and Will Smallbone on for Samuel Edozie and Joe Rothwell.
Liverpool 1-0 Southampton | 69 mins
21:25 , Marc Mayo
CHANCE!
Another threatening dribble and cross from Samuel Edozie, which is cleared for a corner by Ibrahima Konate.
It loops towards Shea Charles unmarked at the far post... he scuffs it wide! No composure.
Around the grounds
21:24 , Marc Mayo
Conor Gallagher has won it late for Chelsea in their tie with Leeds.
Nottingham Forest and Manchester United look to be heading for extra-time...
GALLAGHER π΅
The @ChelseaFC man puts them ahead with minutes to play!#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/bygrWtXOayβ Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) February 28, 2024
Liverpool 1-0 Southampton | 65 mins
21:22 , Marc Mayo
Jayden Danns into the thick of it, just as he was at Wembley, and shoots wide via a deflection after a link-up with Harvey Elliott.
The corner goes short and Elliottβs cross is repelled.
Liverpool 1-0 Southampton | 62 mins
21:19 , Marc Mayo
Alexis Mac Allister is summoned from the bench to replace James McConnell, for some much-needed experience to the Liverpool midfield.
Goalscorer Lewis Koumas is also departing, for Jayden Danns. A big moment for the sons of various mid-2000s Championship midfielders.
Liverpool 1-0 Southampton | 58 mins
21:14 , Marc Mayo
Two Saints changes as Kamaldeen Sulemana and James Bree are replaced by Adam Armstrong and Kyle Walker-Peters. Two regulars of the first-team enter the fray.
Liverpool 1-0 Southampton | 57 mins
21:13 , Marc Mayo
Ibrahima Konate has shut down two dangerous Kamaldeen Sulemana runs in the past three minutes with consummate ease. Heβs been having a super season.
Liverpool 1-0 Southampton | 55 mins
21:12 , Marc Mayo
Another half chance from a Southampton set-piece as Joe Aribo flicks a header over the bar.
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β ITV Football (@itvfootball) February 28, 2024
Liverpool 1-0 Southampton | 51 mins
21:08 , Marc Mayo
The away end demands a penalty after some sturdy defending by Jarell Quansah. No dice.
Up the other end, Cody Gakpo is found in the box but - not for the first time tonight - he snatches at it! Wide.
First senior appearance β
First senior goal β
Lewis Koumas: Remember the name#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/LBgisiblI3β Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) February 28, 2024
Liverpool 1-0 Southampton | 50 mins
21:07 , Marc Mayo
Saints continue to push with Samuel Edozie winning a corner, which is floated deep to Shea Charles. A neat cross back into the six-yard box is poked over by Jan Bednarek.
Liverpool 1-0 Southampton | 48 mins
21:05 , Marc Mayo
CHANCE!
Southampton really should be level after a low cross from the right reaches Sekou Mara and Kamaldeen Sulemana.
Mara miss it, Sulemanaβs shot is saved and it pings up off Mara - and lands the wrong side of the post for the visitors!
Kick-off!
21:02 , Marc Mayo
The second half begins at Anfield.
Virgil van Dijk off for Ibrahima Konate in what is being reported as a pre-planned swap at the back.
Around the grounds
21:00
Leeds have drawn level with Chelsea with just 20 minutes left and the score 2-2 in west London.
Wolves lead Brighton by a single goal while Nottingham Forest and Manchester United are goalless at the City Ground.
He's only gone and scored again π²
Mateo Joseph is having an incredible night!#ITVFootball | @EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/ce7AdHr5Duβ ITV Football (@itvfootball) February 28, 2024
Highlights: Lewis Koumas scores first Liverpool goal
20:57 , Marc Mayo
He will not care about the deflection!
Reds ahead at the break
20:51 , Marc Mayo
At times, this game felt a bit like a pre-season friendly.
A gifted but wayward lower-league visitor, showing flashes of class but without much end product, against a gifted but wayward home team packed with unfamiliar youngsters.
And it is the latter who earned the breakthrough late on through that deflected Lewis Koumas strike.
Plenty of reason for Southampton to believe they can get back in the tie but this is a bad place to concede the first goal.
Half time!
20:47 , Marc Mayo
Liverpool not particularly great but they lead, with the youngster Lewis Koumas scoring late in the half.
Liverpool 1-0 Southampton | 45 mins
20:46 , Marc Mayo
One minute added on as Cody Gakpo goes close to a quick second for the hosts.
GGGGGOOOOAAALLLL!!! Liverpool 1-0 Southampton | Koumas, 44'
20:44 , Marc Mayo
LEWIS KOUMAS SCORES ON HIS FIRST LIVERPOOL START!
The 18-year-old drifts inside from the left flank and shoots low, with a fortunate deflection off Jan Bednarek diverting the ball into the bottom corner!
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton | 41 mins
20:42 , Marc Mayo
A couple of Liverpool corners in quick succession... can they put a quiet half behind them with a late goal?
Itβs well cleared before Harvey Elliott has a go - and forces a good save from 25 yards out!
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton | 39 mins
20:39 , Marc Mayo
A risky flat ball out by Joe Lumley sends Southampton into another attack but Kamaldeen Sulemana can only place a shot straight at Caoimhin Kelleher.
The away end are applauding their sideβs efforts but you have to wonder if they will rue these missed chances...
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton | 36 mins
20:36 , Marc Mayo
Samuel Edozie nicks the ball to launch another dangerous Southampton break but Sekou Mara gets caught in two minds and allows Virgil van Dijk to mop up.
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton | 31 mins
20:31 , Marc Mayo
Bobby Clark accepts the crowd willing him on to shoot from range, but slips as he does and it dribbles wide. The Reds yet to have a shot on target.
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton | 29 mins
20:30 , Marc Mayo
Saints launch a fresh breakaway with Liverpool struggling to make the most of their possession, but Kamaldeen Sulemana has to settle for a corner/
A bright start π‘ pic.twitter.com/3Ct35fhe4G
β Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) February 28, 2024
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton | 24 mins
20:24 , Marc Mayo
Craig Pawson is happy to let this game flow as a few scrappy challenges land, and itβs all the better for it.
Liverpool survive a few snaps at their ankles to find Conor Bradley out wide, who slips a neat reverse pass into Harvey Elliott but his cross is blocked.
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton | 21 mins
20:21 , Marc Mayo
CHANCE!
Cody Gakpo finds himself on the penalty spot after James McConnell wins the ball high up the pitch.
The Dutchman wants too many touches though and gets crowded out.
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton | 20 mins
20:20 , Marc Mayo
Big appeals from the home fans for a penalty!
Lewis Koumas beats Jack Stephens to dart into the box but the defender muscles him off the ball - and he hits the deck. Not enough in it though, he was simply not stronger than his opponent there.
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton | 19 mins
20:19 , Marc Mayo
Good flick-on from Joe Aribo at a Southampton corner before Joe Rothwell recycles the clearance, drifting in from the edge of the box and shooting wide.
Will the away team live to regret not making the most of this spell?
Around the grounds
20:17 , Marc Mayo
Still goalless at the City Ground between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United.
Wolves lead Brighton through an early Mario Lemina goal.
And Chelsea are now 2-1 up over Leeds after a strong response to conceding first.
The celebration from Mudryk is ice cold π₯Ά@ChelseaFC #EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/jrXnCqfEkw
β Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) February 28, 2024
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton | 14 mins
20:14 , Marc Mayo
Superb passing move from the visitors to send Samuel Edozie away down the right flank... but his cross is too close to the keeper.
A bit of a roar from the Kop as Liverpool play it out quickly - theyβve been second best so far.
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton | 12 mins
20:11 , Marc Mayo
CHANCE!
Again Southampton force an overload in attack and a deflected effort falls for Sekou Mara, who forces another Caoimhin Kelleher save. VAR may have pulled it back for offside, mind.
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton | 10 mins
20:10 , Marc Mayo
Calm work by Joe Lumley after a bit of a weak backpass enticed Lewis Koumas to chase him down. A smooth return to his defender continues what is turning into a long spell of Saints possession.
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton | 6 mins
20:06 , Marc Mayo
CHANCE!
Sekou Mara grabs the ball off James McConnell 20 yards out and sees a left-footed effort tipped wide! Southampton piling on some early pressure.
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton | 5 mins
20:06 , Marc Mayo
OFF THE POST!
Kamaldeen Sulemana pops up on Southamptonβs left flank, cuts inside and takes aim... and his shot clips the outside of the woodwork!
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton | 3 mins
20:03 , Marc Mayo
Joe Gomez is in central midfield tonight with Conor Bradley at right-back. He truly has stepped into the James Milner utility man role for Liverpool this season.
A special moment for these @LFC ballboys β₯οΈ
Is more silverware on the horizon for The Reds this season?#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/Dhf5p37ebkβ Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) February 28, 2024
Liverpool 0-0 Southampton | 1 min
20:02 , Marc Mayo
Just 28 seconds into the game and Southampton score! The away end goes wild an- oh, wait, the flag is up.
Sekou Mara was offside as he latched onto a ball in behind. Good finish, though.
Liverpool vs Southampton | Kick-off!
20:00 , Marc Mayo
The fifth-round of the FA Cup concludes right here.
Liverpool take on Southampton, who get the ball rolling on Merseyside!
Huge atmosphere in Anfield
19:59 , Marc Mayo
βYouβll Never Walk Aloneβ belts out from the Kop with a strong effort from the away end down the other side of the ground.
The FA Cup, under the floodlights. Does it get much better than this?
Here come the players!
19:56 , Marc Mayo
Virgil van Dijk and Jack Stephens lead the two teams out onto the pitch!
Craig Pawson is our referee tonight.
Liverpool vs Southampton | Countdown to kick-off
19:50 , Marc Mayo
Just ten minutes until we begin on Merseyside!
A packed away end of 5,000 fans will back Southampton on the road.
Goals in the early kick-offs...
19:46 , Marc Mayo
Underway in the other three FA Cup fifth-round ties.
Two goals already at Stamford Bridge as Leeds and Chelsea exchange blows. Nicolas Jackson has just levelled up for the hosts.
Jurgen Klopp, the Liverpool boss, up next to preview the tie
19:43 , Marc Mayo
On the challenge of the last few days: "Just try to recover, no big celebration, just in the stadium and dressing room. We flew home, tried to recover and find a team for tonight. A couple of problems added on. Ryan [Gravenberch] was clear, [Andrew Robertson] got ill, [Alexis Mac Allister] was only back this morning so we'll see how long he can do. Thatβs a challenge."
On his youthful team: "[The final] was great, absolutely, but it's different to start a game. Southampton have changed a lot as well. The boys are ready; to defend, that's the most important thing, and we'll try to get a goal. [Lewis] Koumas is a striker, technically outstanding, Bobby [Clark] and James [McConnell] have now introduced themselves. We have to be really good on the ball and [Southampton] have a really good style on the ball. Weβve had no time to prepare but the boys will be fine."
Southampton boss Russell Martin on ITV
19:41 , Marc Mayo
On chances of an upset: βIβm excited about the challenge, every game of football you want to win. You prepare to win, we understand how difficult that is whatever team [Liverpool] pick. Also itβs a really brilliant challenge for us, for me the biggest test is to show what weβve got and be the team we want to be.β
On the Liverpool kids: βTheyβre the young guys that helped them win the cup, very talented players. They also have a strong back four. Whatever team they put out here is a strong team, so no different feeling to before. Itβs a big challenge.β
What has to change for his side: βCourage, to play always as the team we want to be, and aggression. If you bring both, the team functions really really well. The only 45 minutes Iβve been unhappy with in a really long time was Hull, in the first half. Apart from that Iβve been so pleased with the players.β
Harvey Elliott backs Jurgen Klopp to deliver unprecedented quadruple
19:35 , Marc Mayo
Harvey Elliott insists Liverpool can win the quadruple in Jurgen Klopp's final season after beating Chelsea in the Carabao Cup Final.
"I think so [that we can win all four]," the winger said.
"It's going to be hard but we are in the best possible position to do that. Today was a massive help but it will be down to us. If we show the desire and hunger then who knows [what we can achieve] at the end of the season?"
Some recognisable names in the Liverpool XI
19:31 , Marc Mayo
Bobby Clark was noted for his family connections when appearing off the bench in the Carabao Cup final.
The 19-year-oldβs dad is former Newcastle midfielder Lee Clark.
And Lewis Koumas also has a rather famous name to live up to.
The Wales youth international, 18, is the son of Jason Koumas, the ex-Tranmere and West Brom hero! And heβs a tricky winger, too...
A senior Reds debut for Lewis Koumas tonight π pic.twitter.com/5RlcDFk7bj
β Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 28, 2024
Southampton make eight changes
19:25 , Marc Mayo
Russell Martin has lived up to his word after promising to switch things up for Saints.
Joe Lumley starts in goal as their cup goalkeeper, while James Bree and Ryan Manning drop in as the full-backs.
Shea Charles and Joe Rothwell make up the midfield alongside Joe Aribo.
All change up top as Kamaldeen Sulemana, Sekou Mara and Samuel Edozie form the front three.
Big chance for the Liverpool youngsters
19:20 , Marc Mayo
Six changes for Liverpool, who are once again without Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Darwin Nunez due to injury tonight.
A total of THIRTEEN players are absent for Jurgen Klopp.
Joe Gomez, Jarell Quansah and Kostas Tsimikas drop into the defence.
Conor Bradley moves into midfield, where he played part of the Carabao Cup final, to be joined by James McConnell and Bobby Clark.
Harvey Elliott and Cody Gakpo keep their places with Luis Diaz benched for Lewis Koumas.
Checking in for #EmiratesFACup action π#LIVSOU pic.twitter.com/sK2xvZsWD7
β Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 28, 2024
To Anfield!
19:15 , Marc Mayo
Right, with the FA Cup quarter-final draw done, and either Nottingham Forest or Manchester United awaiting the winner of this tie, letβs turn our full attention to this tie at Anfield!
Letβs get a closer look at the teams...
FA Cup quarter-final dates
19:07 , Marc Mayo
The quarter-final ties are set to be played on the weekend of Saturday, March 16.
FA Cup quarter-final draw in full
19:06 , Marc Mayo
Wolves or Brighton vs Coventry
Nottingham Forest or Manchester United vs Liverpool or Southampton
Chelsea or Leeds vs Leicester
Man City vs Newcastle
FA Cup draw
19:03 , Marc Mayo
Man City vs Newcastle
FA Cup draw
19:03 , Marc Mayo
Chelsea or Leeds vs Leicester
FA Cup draw
19:03 , Marc Mayo
Nottingham Forest or Manchester United vs Liverpool or Southampton
FA Cup draw
19:02 , Marc Mayo
Wolves or Brighton vs Coventry
FA Cup draw live!
19:02 , Marc Mayo
Right, straight to the quarter-final draw!
How Southampton line up
19:01 , Marc Mayo
Lots of changes!
Ready for the Reds π
Your #SaintsFC starting XI to take on #LFC: pic.twitter.com/jdZBkCAoHBβ Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) February 28, 2024
How Liverpool line up
19:00 , Marc Mayo
Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Gomez, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Bradley, Clark, McConnell; Elliott, Gakpo, Koumas
Subs: Adrian, Konate, Diaz, Mac Allister, Scanlon, Gordon, Nallo, Danns, Nyoni
Liverpool team news hint
18:57
Reports circulating that there will be no Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Darwin Nunez for Liverpool tonight!
FA Cup draw ball numbers
18:55
1 Newcastle
2 Chelsea or Leeds
3 Leicester
4 Liverpool or Southampton
5 Nottingham Forest or Manchester United
6 Wolves or Brighton
7 Coventry
8 Man City
The visitors are in the house
18:50 , Marc Mayo
Southampton take in their surroundings as Anfield begins to fill.
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β Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) February 28, 2024
Big night in the FA Cup
18:47 , Marc Mayo
Four games on the menu tonight.
Chelsea vs Leeds is first up, at 7.30pm, as the Blues look to bounce back from their Wembley defeat at home to the Championship high-flyers.
At 7.45pm, Wolves host Brighton and Nottingham Forest welcome Manchester United to the City Ground.
It all rounds off right here at Anfield with Liverpool playing host to Southampton.
Tonight's destination
18:40 , Marc Mayo
This is one hell of a view from the back of Anfield.
Team news and the FA Cup quarter-final draw not far away...
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β Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 28, 2024
Throwback: Saints head to Wembley after Anfield win
18:35 , Marc Mayo
A famous night for Southampton as Shane Long nets late to send them to victory in the 2017 League Cup semi-final second leg.
Sims β‘οΈ Long β‘οΈ Wembley π€©
π #OnThisDay pic.twitter.com/X0M6tyhnlNβ Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) January 25, 2022
Head-to-head record
18:30 , Marc Mayo
The Reds have won 10 of their last 12 meetings with the Saints, and last lost to them at home in the 2017 League Cup semi-finals after a late strike from Shane Long.
Liverpool wins: 61
Southampton wins: 31
Draws: 26
Is Thiago Alcantara's Liverpool career over?
18:23 , Marc Mayo
Jurgen Klopp has admitted he is unsure if Thiago Alcantara will play again this season.
βI donβt know, to be honest (if he will play again this season),β Klopp said.
βItβs a couple of things but what he has to do now from a medical point of view and I don't know if it will mean again if he can play again. It's not a short-term thing and that's why I'm not 100 per cent in it. I'm not sure if it's the same but the region is the same.β
That raises the possibility that Thiago has played his final match for the club, with the 32-year-old out of contract in the summer.
Liverpool vs Southampton match odds
18:16
Liverpool to qualify: 1/4
Southampton to qualify: 14/5
Odds via Bet365 (subject to change).
Southampton team news hint
18:08 , Marc Mayo
Saints coach Russell Martin has confirmed he will make several changes to his team for tonightβs game.
After back-to-back defeats, Southampton probably donβt know their best line-up anyway at this moment in time.
"We have such a relentless schedule and such a big game on Saturday so it is inevitable there will be some changes," he told his pre-game press conference.
"But we will put out a team that we think is capable of a performance we are proud of and that can win.
"We are going there to win, weβre all winners otherwise we are not in this job. Itβs a cup game so we are not going to sit back."
Liverpool vs Southampton | Countdown to kick-off
18:00
Weβre expecting team news at any point of the coming hour, with lots of anticipation around the hostsβ line-up.
The draw is set for around 7pm GMT, with kick-off at Anfield coming at 8pm.
Looking for some #EmiratesFACup magic πͺ
MATCHDAY on Merseyside π pic.twitter.com/G00Uwd499Sβ Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) February 28, 2024
Bring your brolly!
17:52 , Marc Mayo
Itβs set to be wet and wild at Anfield tonight, with little sign of the rain easing during the game.
Itβs a wet one tonight at Anfield βοΈποΈ#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/nTAnduHPxY
β Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) February 28, 2024
Liverpool vs Southampton prediction
17:45
It is simply so difficult to see past a Liverpool victory tonight. Southampton could well cause problems for their creaky defence but the sheer goalscoring might possessed by the hosts makes them big favourites.
Liverpool to win, 4-1.
Our prediction for the visitors' team
17:37
Predicted Southampton XI: Bazunu; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens, Walker-Peters; Smallbone, Charles, S. Armstrong; A. Armstrong, Adams, Edozie
Early Southampton team news
17:30
Southampton made five changes on the weekend before a home defeat to Millwall, leaving boss Martin with a number of selection decisions.
Sam Edozie, Joe Rothwell and Adam Armstrong are among those pushing for a recall while Ross Stewart and Juan Larios are unavailable. Ryan Fraser will be out of action until after the March international break and David Brooks is cup-tied.
How the Reds could line up tonight
17:25
Predicted Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Elliott, Mac Allister, McConnell; Salah, Nunez, Gakpo
Early Liverpool team news
17:18 , Marc Mayo
Mohamed Salah should be fit for the hosts but question marks remain over Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai, plus Wataru Endo who picked up an injury on the weekend.
Youngsters such as Jarell Quansah, Bobby Clark and Conor Bradley are set to play a role once again amid the injury absences of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Diogo Jota, Alisson Becker and more.
Ryan Gravenberch has been ruled out after a bad challenge from Moises Caicedo in the Carabao Cup final, while Thiago Alcantara may not play again this season.
Where to watch Liverpool vs Southampton
17:12 , Marc Mayo
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on ITV1, with coverage beginning at 7.30pm.
Live stream: Fans can also catch the contest live online for free via the ITVX app and website.
When is the FA Cup draw?
17:06 , Marc Mayo
All eight teams playing tonight will discover their potential quarter-final opponents before kicking off.
The draw for the FA Cup quarter-finals is slated for 7pm GMT, live on ITV4 plus the FAβs social media.
Weβll have the draw as it happens right here, too.
Hello and welcome!
16:59 , Marc Mayo
The fifth-round of the FA Cup concludes this evening.
Right here, weβll be bringing you updates from Liverpool vs Southampton as well as the draw for the quarter-finals.
The Reds are fresh off their Carabao Cup glory and are eyeing another piece of silverware to cap Jurgen Kloppβs historic time in charge at Anfield - but can the Saints spring a surprise in a competition the German has often struggled in?
Stay tuned for all the build-up, team news, match action and of course the live FA Cup draw on a big night in this most esteemed of competitions.