Southampton vs Liverpool: What time is kick-off, what channel is it on and what are the odds for the Premier League clash?

PREMIER League leaders Liverpool travel to Southampton looking for their fourth straight top-flight win.

Jurgen Klopp's men, led by the electric Philippe Coutinho, have scored four more goals than any other team.

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And Claude Puel's side will look to recover from the 2-1 away defeat to Hull, which followed their Europa League heroics over Inter Milan.

Puel said after the Tigers defeat: "It is a good lesson for the future, because it is difficult today to leave without three points."

What time is kick-off?

The match starts at 3pm on Saturday.

What channel is it on?

The match is not being broadcast live on television but you can watch highlights on Match of the Day on BBC One at 10.30pm.

What are the odds?

Southampton win 5-2

Draw 5-2

Liverpool win 21-20

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Team news

Joe Gomez has stepped up his training with a view to making his first Reds appearance for more than a year.

Klopp has said of his rehab: "It's a long way. He was injured for a long time and now it is a long way back, so there is no rush in it.

"He is still a young boy so we can give him time to come back in the right moment."

Saints could welcome back Shane Long, Cedric Soares, Fraser Forster and Matt Targett.

Stats

• Southampton ended a run of four Premier League games without beating Liverpool with their 3-2 victory over the Reds in March (D1 L3).
• However, Liverpool did beat the Saints at St Mary’s last season in the League Cup 6-1. Divock Origi scored a hat-trick in that match, with Daniel Sturridge also scoring twice.
• Southampton have dropped more points from leading positions than any other team this season (8), while no side has collected more from behind than Liverpool (6).
• Philippe Coutinho has scored in three of his previous four visits to St Mary’s Stadium in the Premier League (three goals).
• Coutinho has already equalled the number of assists he got in 2015/16 (5) and is three goals shy of his tally from last season (eight in 2015-16, five this season).
• This is Liverpool’s best start to a Premier League season since 2008/09 after 11 games (also 26 points). Only in 2002/03 (27) did they collect more points from their opening 11 fixtures.
• Jurgen Klopp’s side have won 16 games in 2016; no Premier League side has won more (Manchester United also on 16).
• No English Premier League player has scored more goals across all competitions this season than Southampton’s Charlie Austin (8, level with Theo Walcott).
• Only Roberto Firmino (28) has created more chances from open play in the Premier League this season than Dusan Tadic (25, level with David Silva).
• Southampton’s last Premier League win against a side top of the table going into that day was against Liverpool in September 2013 (W0 D3 L3 since then).
• Liverpool have scored 40 goals in their 14 competitive games so far this season – their best tally after 14 games since 1895-96 (48 goals).