Where to watch Southampton vs Liverpool live in the USA and in 100+ countries on January 4, 2021

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Liverpool will look to get back to winning ways in their first match of 2021 as they travel to face Southampton. Live Soccer TV's match preview provides key match facts, team news, and global broadcast listings for Southampton vs Liverpool.

Preview: Southampton vs Liverpool

After a frustrating goalless draw with Newcastle United to close out 2020, reigning Premier League champs Liverpool will be looking to get back to winning ways as they travel to face Southampton in their first match of 2021. Having record surprise draws with West Brom and Newcastle, Liverpool are now only on top of the table thanks their superior goal differential, and now Jurgen Klopp will hope to see a much improved performance from his men in this match following their poor showing against Newcastle. That match saw the Reds fail to score in the league for the first time all season, and with Manchester United now creeping up on them and potentially moving ahead of them in the table, the onus will be on Liverpool to get things right in their game on Monday evening.

However, Liverpool haven't fared well on the road - especially when it comes to playing their first game of the year. In fact, the Reds have won just one of their last eight matches when it's a New Year opener. That being said, in the past 31 years, the reigning champs have only lost their opening match of the year on two occasions, and moreover, the visitors have a solid record against Southampton, with six wins from their last eight matches.

Southampton, for their part, also concluded 2020 with a goalless draw, as the Saints were unable to find a way past West Ham on their own home turf. They now come into this game on a four game winless streak, with draws against Arsenal, West Ham, and Fulham, and a narrow loss to Manchester City. While the loss to Man City is nothing to really be ashamed of, drawing with relegation-threatened Fulham and failing to pick up a win against fellow mid-table side West Ham will have been quite disappointing for manager Ralph Hasenhuttl.

Team news: Southampton vs Liverpool

Southampton: Alex McCarthy has tested positive for COVID-19 so is now out, while Jannik Vestergaard and Nathan Redmond are still on the treatment table.

Liverpool: Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, and Kostas Tsimikas are all out injured for the visitors, but Georginio Wijnaldum could return to action here after being rested last round.

Match facts: Southampton vs Liverpool

Southampton have won ten times against the current Premier League champions...
...and if they can beat Liverpool, they will become the first team to have beaten all seven PL champs in the season immediately following their title victory
Liverpool have won six of their last eight matches against Southampton
In the past 31 years, the reigning champion has only lost their opening game of the New Year twice
However, the Reds have won just one of their last eight away games when it's the opening match of a New Year