The teams have been confirmed to reach the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup

Premier League leaders Liverpool visit bottom side Southampton in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

Arne Slot’s Reds are one of the favorites for the title and the Champions League but will be looking for more silverware as they look to get closer to their first piece of silverware.

The managerless Saints played their first game since sacking manager Russell Martin, with Simon Rusk taking charge.

See full coverage of the team’s 8pm kick-off at St Mary’s below.

Southampton team news

Saints have made three changes to the team that lost 5-0 at home to Tottenham on Sunday.

James Bree comes in at right back, while Nathan Wood also moves into the back four with Kyle Walker-Peters and Jan Bednarek rested.

Cameron Archer is given a head start.

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Bree, Harwood-Ellis, Bednarek, Wood, Manning, Downes, Fernandes, Aribo, Dibling, Archer.

Subs: Lumley, Edwards, Sugawara, Lallana, Fraser, Amo-Ameyaw, Kamaldeen, Brererton Diaz, Onuachu.

Ours @Carabao_Cup quarter-final XI 🤜🤛 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 made eight changes to the XI that drew 2-2 with Fulham on Saturday.

Harvey Elliott has been handed 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 providing the options and Wataru Endo named in defense. Trent Alexander-Arnolf looks set to start at left back.

Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Gomez, Quansah, Endo, Alexander-Arnold, Morton, Mac Allister, Nyoni, Elliott, Gakpo, Nunez.

Subscribers: Jaros, Chiesa, Jota, Tsimikas, McConnell, Nallo, Ngumoha, Danns, Norris

The team news is in our Carabao Cup quarter-final 👊 #SOULIV

– Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 18, 2024