Liverpool vs Southampton final score, result, highlights from FA Cup as Jayden Danns sets up Man United tie

Joe Wright

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Liverpool kept their dreams of a quadruple alive after beating Southampton 3-0 at Anfield in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

The Reds triumphed 1-0 over Chelsea after extra time in the Carabao Cup final last Sunday, Virgil van Dijk's goal ensuring Jurgen Klopp's final season in charge will end with at least one trophy to celebrate.

They will now face Manchester United in the quarterfinals of England's most famous cup competition after young striker Jayden Danns scored twice to secure what turned out to be a comfortable win against a side battling for promotion from the Championship.

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Liverpool vs Southampton final score

  Fulltime Goal scorers
Liverpool 3 Koumas (44’), Danns (73', 88')
Southampton 0  

Confirmed lineups:

Liverpool (4-3-3, right to left): 62. Caoimhin Kelleher (GK) — 2. Joe Gomez, 4. Virgil van Dijk, 78. Jarell Quansah, 21. Kostas Tsimikas — 84. Conor Bradley, 42. Bobby Clark, 53. James McConnell — 19. Harvey Elliot, 18. Cody Gakpo, 67. Lewis Koumas

Southampton (4-3-3 right to left): 13. Joe Lumley (GK) — 14. James Bree, 5. Jack Stephens, 35. Jan Bednarek, 3. Ryan Manning — 7. Joe Aribo, 19. Joe Rothwell, 24. Shea Charles — 23. Samuel Edozie, 18. Sekou Mara, 20. Kamaldeen Sulemana.

Liverpool are still on course for a famously successful season, though. Sitting on top of the Premier League table after 26 games, Liverpool are also still alive in the UEFA Europa League and are among the favourites to win the FA Cup for the second time in three seasons.

This meeting with Saints was a more difficult task on paper than many might have thought, though. Klopp named a midfield three of Conor Bradley, Bobby Clark and James McConnell, highlighting both his faith in Liverpool's young crop of talents and also the injury crisis that has stripped the senior squad to the bare bones.

It was another teenager, Lewis Koumas, who broke the deadlock towards the end of the first half, cutting in from the left and drilling his shot back into the bottom corner at the near post, leaving goalkeeper Joe Lumley wrong-footed. The goal came 10 years after his father, Jason, scored his last in the competition.

Danns came off the bench to kill the contest in the final 15 minutes. His first goal was a clever chipped finish from a tight angle following Harvey Elliott's pass; his second was a typical poacher's finish, Lumely's save from Bradley giving the striker a simple tap-in.

Attention will now turn to the latest chapter of the Man United-Liverpool rivalry, which will take place over the weekend of March 16-17.

Liverpool vs Southampton highlights

Liverpool vs Southampton lineups, team news

Liverpool's injury list remains a major issue for Klopp with the German coach forced to throw on a host of teenage substitutes in their final win over Chelsea. 

Midfield duo Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endo joined the list of absentees with injuries in the final, and Klopp named a youthful team for this fixture.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3, right to left): Kelleher (GK) — Gomez, Van Dijk, Quansah, Tsimikas — Bradley, Clark, McConnell — Elliott, Gakpo, Koumas.

Liverpool subs (9): Adrian, Konate, Diaz, Mac Allister, Scanlon, Gordon, Nallo, Danns, Nyoni

Southampton's push for Premier League promotion has slipped in recent weeks as Russell Martin aims for an immediate return to the top-flight. 

With the focus on league matters, he also rotated, with first-choice goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu given a break.

Southampton XI (4-3-3 right to left): Lumley (GK) — Bree, Stephens, Bednarek, Manning — Aribo, Rothwell, Charles — Edozie, Mara, Sulemana

Southampton subs (9): McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Armstrong, Adams, Smallbone, Harwood-Bellis, Amo-Ameyaw, Meghoma, Dibling

Liverpool vs Southampton live stream, TV channel

Here's how to watch this FA Cup match across selected areas of the world's major regions:

Region TV Streaming
USA — ESPN+
Canada —

Sportsnet NOW Plus

UK ITV 1, STV ITVX, STV Player
Australia — Paramount+
India — —

Joe Wright

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Joe is a Senior Editor at Sporting News. He was previously a sub editor and writer for Goal.com before spending six years as part of the Stats Perform editorial news service, covering major global sports including football, tennis, boxing, NBA, rugby union and athletics. Joe has reported live on some of the biggest games in football, including two UEFA Champions League finals, Euro 2016, the Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 World Cup final at the end of a month in Russia.