Liverpool to Face Southampton in FA Cup Clash at Anfield

Liverpool will host Southampton in the fifth round of the FA Cup after securing a 3-0 victory in their replay with Watford. The Reds were drawn against the winner of Watford vs. Southampton during their 5-2 win over Norwich in the fourth round. Southampton emerged victorious in their replay with Watford, setting up the clash with Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday, February 28 at 8pm (GMT). This match comes just three days after the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea and three days before Liverpool's Premier League trip to Nottingham Forest. It will be the 20th meeting between Liverpool and Southampton during Jurgen Klopp's tenure. Southampton, currently managed by Russell Martin, are second in the Championship and have Adam Armstrong as their top scorer. Key players in Martin's squad include Kyle Walker-Peters, Gavin Bazunu, Jan Bednarek, and Stuart Armstrong. Liverpool aims to continue their FA Cup campaign and secure a spot in the final at Wembley, having already defeated Arsenal and Norwich in previous rounds. So far, Liverpool has had six different goalscorers in this season's competition, with Diogo Jota, Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, and Virgil van Dijk all finding the back of the net once. Alisson and Jarell Quansah have played every minute of the two games so far.