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Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool arrive at Anfield - EIGHT HOURS before kick-off

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The Liverpool squad have arrived an Anfield EIGHT hours prior to kick-off in their crunch cup semi-final.

Jurgen Klopp ordered his side to the stadium during Wednesday morning as they prepare to try and overturn the one-goal deficit from the first leg vs Southampton.

The players arrived at Anfield separately in their own vehicles, before being whisked off to a local hotel on a team coach for the next stage of their preparation.

Manager Klopp appeared in high spirits ahead of the fixture, as he looks to reach the EFL Cup final for the second time in his Liverpool career.

The players locked up their cars and dumped their kit bags in the coach’s luggage compartment before boarding and heading off.

Klopp will likely spend the rest of the afternoon with the players running over the tactics for the evening fixture, picking apart what went wrong in the first leg.

Liverpool have already been buoyed by the news of Philippe Coutinho’s new contract at the club.

Speaking to LFC TV after signing his new deal, Coutinho said: "I just want to thank everyone because when I arrived everyone was like a family for me.

"And I’m very happy to sign for a few more years here - I feel at home.

“I hope to repay everything on the pitch.”

Liverpool also have Joel Matip back available for action after the Reds’ dispute over his refusal to play for Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations.

He is now fully fit after playing an hour for the Under-23s on Sunday.

Matip was on the bench for the game with Swansea this weekend but was only used in the latter stages.

And Klopp explained his decision: "The problem was we have training and I have to prepare a team.

"Between the two games [against Plymouth and Swansea] we had two sessions to prepare for this game properly and he was not involved because I couldn’t expect that I can use him.

“I was concentrating on the players I could use.”

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Saints fans travelling to Liverpool could face delays after crash

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SAINTS fans travelling to Liverpool this evening could face delays after a vehicle breakdown on a Hampshire road.

The incident happened on the A34 northbound at Sutton Scotney at about 2pm and one lane of the road is currently closed.

Traffic is building in the area and back towards the M3 junction at Winchester.

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@SouthamptonFC - Southampton FC

The teams are in!

Here’s the #SaintsFC line-up for the second leg of the #EFLCup semi-final with #LFC:

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@LFC - Liverpool FC

#LFC squad to face @SouthamptonFC in tonight’s @EFLCup semi-final second leg #LIVSOU

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Watch as #SaintsFC’s players made their way into Anfield for tonight’s #EFLCup semi-final decider with #LFC: https://grabyo.com/g/v/ejtSg0l5YbH

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Can Saints defy the stats and keep Liverpool from scoring?

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SAINTS will progress to only their fifth ever Wembley cup final tonight if they can stop Liverpool from scoring.

That is easier said than done.

In their last 27 home league and cup games, the Reds have only failed to score in three of them.

And two of those matches were when Jurgen Klopp fielded below-strength XIs in goalless FA Cup ties with West Ham and Plymouth.

When Klopp has fielded a strong side, the Reds have always scored - the sole exception being when Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United parked the bus at Anfield in a league game last October.

Prior to Swansea’s shock 3-2 success last weekend, Liverpool had gone 26 home games without a defeat.

They had won 17 of them and drawn nine.

Here is some bad news for Saints - Liverpool have scored 64 goals in 29 games in 2016/17.

They scored more in their first 14 games of the season than Saints have managed in 33 matches.

Claude Puel’s side have only scored 37 goals in all competitions.

Liverpool scored 40 in their first 14 matches - and eight of those games were away!

Saints have failed to score in a third of their games so far - 11 times in 33 matches.

Here is some good news for Saints - Liverpool have only failed to score five times in 29 games this term, but two of those occasions were against Puel’s men.

Saints could obviously do with an away goal tonight, but there haven’t been many of those in recent weeks.

Puel’s side have only scored nine away league goals in 11 games. Only five clubs have scored fewer - Leicester(8), Middlesbrough (8), Hull (6), Sunderland (6) and Burnley (4).

Saints have failed to score at Manchester United, Leicester, Crystal Palace, Stoke, Everton and Burnley in the league. hey have only netted in one of their last five away league games - at Bournemouth on December 18.

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’ live March Premier League fixtures announced

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Sky Sports has added 12 more live Premier League matches in March as the battle for the title intensifies, with every game involving a team from the top six of the table.

Sky Sports is more than halfway through its biggest ever season of Premier League football, with 70 live matches shown so far, including more of the games that matter.

For the first time in three seasons, Sky Sports has already seen two Premier League matches each with peak audiences over three million, with 34 of the top 35 most viewed games so far on Sky Sports.

The battle for the Premier League crown is in full swing, with Antonio Conte’s Chelsea currently in pole position for the title.

The chasing pack of Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester City and Manchester United all face some tricky tests live on Sky Sports as they bid to make a decisive move as the season reaches its climax.

Sky Sports Head of Football Gary Hughes said: "Sky Sports is the place to see the most thrilling matches from the Premier League as it moves into crunch time for clubs with ambitions of lifting the title in May.

“We’ll have the full story as the battle for the title heads towards its final stretch; will all six clubs still be in contention by April? You’ll find out on Sky Sports.”

The month begins at Old Trafford, as Jose Mourinho’s resurgent Man Utd host Bournemouth. Following that, it’s a Super Sunday double-header, as Tottenham look to pile the pressure on at the top as they face Everton, before Manchester City look for three points at relegation-battling Sunderland.

Then, Chelsea will look to respond on Monday Night Football as they face West Ham United in a derby from the London Stadium.

Through the second weekend of the month, Sky Sports viewers will be able to see Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Man City in action, as they face clashes against Southampton, Burnley, Leicester, Watford and Stoke respectively.

The following weekend, fans can see Arsenal again, as they make the trip to West Brom, before Tottenham host Southampton at White Hart Lane.

Then, March finishes in style, with a massive head-to-head from the Etihad Stadium on Super Sunday, as Pep Guardiola’s Man City City host Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in a match that could be pivotal in the title race.

Sky Sports subscribers are enjoying the first months of a sensational 2017 that will see more matches from the Premier League, EFL and Spain’s La Liga, every F1® Grand Prix live in Ultra HD, the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, golf’s Majors, England international cricket, and much more.

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@SouthamptonFC - Southampton FC

#SaintsFC’s players looking focused as they made their way into Anfield:

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#EFLCup team news:

Joel Matip returns for #LFC

Young Jack Stephens replaces injured Van Dijk for #SaintsFC

… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/824329744804151297

Retweets: 39

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Claude Puel on bringing @jackstephens_18 into the #SaintsFC side for the #EFLCup showdown with #LFC…

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Nearly time! #saintsfc https://grabyo.com/g/v/rU4euCdX02w

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Summary of non-mainstream articles: 25/01/2017 19:54:06

| | John Barnes urges Jurgen Klopp to start Daniel Sturridge against SouthamptonSQUAWKA |
| | 4-3-3: Liverpool Predicted XI to Face SouthamptonCLEANSHEETSALLROUND |
| | Van Dijk will make his “big move” when the time is right – WijnaldumSQUAWKA |
| | Wow… The XI Southampton could have been fielding tonight vs. LiverpoolFOOTBALLFANCAST |

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@SouthamptonFC - Southampton FC

1: We’re under way in the second leg of the #EFLCup semi-final at Anfield!

Come on, #SaintsFC! [0-0/0-1]

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Everton and Southampton keen on Hull star: He’s set to turn down new contract offer

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Hull defender Harry Maguire is liked by Everton and Southampton

The centre-back has been on Humberside since a £2.5m switch from Sheffield United in 2014.

He’s established himself in the starting XI this season and has impressed for the struggling Tigers.

The Sun report Everton and Southampton have taken note and have the player on their shopping lists.

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minutes gone at Anfield, and it’s a solid start for #SaintsFC, with no chances for either side. [0-0/0-1]

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#SaintsFC XI to face #LFC: Forster, Cedric, Yoshida, Stephens, Bertrand, Romeo, Ward-Prowse, Davis, Tadic, Redmond, Rodriguez.

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16: It’s #LFC with the first real opening, but Fraser Forster is well positioned to get behind Sturridge’s low shot. #saintsfc [0-0/0-1]

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19: It’s Roberto Firmino who shoots from distance for #LFC this time, but #SaintsFC’s Fraser Forster is again equal to it. [0-0/0-1]

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25: Excellent work from @jackstephens_18, as he twice clears danger inside #SaintsFC’s area within a matter of mome… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/824352592838987776

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