Premier League leader Liverpool will play bottom team Southampton in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.
Arne Slot's Reds are one of the favorites for the Champions League and Champions League, but want to secure the silverware as they look to take one step closer to their first piece of silverware on offer.
The Saints, without a manager since the sacking of manager Russell Martin, played their first game with interim coach Simon Rusk in charge for the first time.
Check out all the team news for the 8pm kick-off at St Mary's below.
Southampton club news
The Saints made three changes to the team that lost 5-0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
James Bree starts at right-back and Nathan Wood joins the back four as Kyle Walker-Peters and Jan Bednarek rest.
Cameron Archer nodded forward.
Southampton XI: McCarthy, Bree, Harwood-Ellis, Bednarek, Wood, Manning, Downes, Fernandes, Aribo, Dibling, Archer.
Subs: Lumley; Edwards, Sugawara, Lallana, Fraser, Amo-Ameyaw, Kamaldeen, Brerton Diaz, Onuachu.
our @Carabao_Cup Quarter Final XI 🤜🤛 pic.twitter.com/c73Guv1Wfg
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) December 18 2024
Liverpool news
No Virgil van Dijk or Mohamed Salah for Liverpool as Slot made eight changes to the XI that drew 2-2 with Fulham on Saturday.
Harvey Elliott gets his first start of the season since returning from injury, while Alexis Mac Allister will return from suspension.
Darwin Nunez was given a chance by 17-year-old Trey Nyoni, while Wataru Endo was named on defense. Trent Alexander-Arnolf is set to start at left-back.
Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Gomez, Quansah, Endo, Alexander-Arnold, Morton, Mac Allister, Nyoni, Elliott, Gakpo, Núñez.
SubsJaros, Chiesa, Jota, Tsimikas, McConnell, Nallo, Ngumoha, Dans, Norris
Team news for our Carabao Cup quarter-final 👊 is here! #SOULIV
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 18 2024