This should be a very entertaining Monday Night Football. Southampton welcome a Liverpool side who have dropped points in both of their last two games and that has seen their lead at the top reduced to goal difference. A return to winning ways can at least move them three points clear for now.
The Saints may be four without a win but they have proven to be a tough side to get past during that period. Three of those games ended in draws with their last two games also bringing clean sheets. They are both good achievements considering Jannik Vestergaard was out through injury.
Goals could well be on the cards given the styles of play and defensive absentees. Vestergaard remains unavailable for the hosts while Joel Matip joins Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk on the sidelines. Over 2.5 goals is 4/6 and we can hold confidence in that coming in with the current shape of the back lines.
Liverpool will likely go with a centre-back partnership of Fabinho and Nathaniel Phillips here. The duo kept a clean sheet in their last outing but could have conceded had it not been for a fine Alisson save to deny Ciaran Clark's header. Conceding shots to defenders has been an issue in recent weeks, and Southampton could well benefit given their strength from set-pieces.
Odds correct at 1300 GMT (03/01/21)
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