Follow live coverage as Liverpool face Southampton in the EFL Cup.
Newcastle are the reigning champions of the competition following a stunning win over Liverpool at Wembley last term, with Alexander Isak proving decisive to end the club's 70-year domestic trophy drought.
While all 72 clubs from the football league enter from the first round, Premier League teams enter at the second or third round stage, the latter for clubs competing in Europe this season.
The final is slated for 22 March 2026 this term, at Wembley as usual, marking the first chance for teams to earn both a trophy and a place in next season’s Uefa competitions. Follow updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Liverpool FC 2 - 1 Southampton FC
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:54Match ends, Liverpool 2, Southampton 1.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:54Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Southampton 1.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:52Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:50Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:50Ryan Manning (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:49Offside, Liverpool. Conor Bradley is caught offside.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:49Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:54Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Jayden Danns with a headed pass.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:49Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:48Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:47Attempt blocked. Shea Charles (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:46Substitution, Southampton. Tom Fellows replaces Elias Jelert.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:45Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Ronnie Edwards.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:45Second yellow card to Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) for excessive celebration.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:43Goal! Liverpool 2, Southampton 1. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:40Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Conor Bradley.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:39Substitution, Liverpool. Milos Kerkez replaces Giovanni Leoni because of an injury.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:37Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a cross.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:37Goal! Liverpool 1, Southampton 1. Shea Charles (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Joshua Quarshie with a through ball following a corner.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:32Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:32Substitution, Liverpool. Jayden Danns replaces Rio Ngumoha.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:32Offside, Southampton. Elias Jelert is caught offside.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:32Foul by Federico Chiesa (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:27Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:27Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Joshua Quarshie.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:27Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:23Attempt missed. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:23Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:22Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:20Substitution, Southampton. Jay Robinson replaces Léo Scienza.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:20Offside, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa is caught offside.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:20Attempt missed. Shea Charles (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elias Jelert with a cross.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:20Attempt blocked. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:20Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Curtis Jones.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:20Offside, Liverpool. Hugo Ekitiké is caught offside.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:20Foul by Giovanni Leoni (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:20Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:20Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:18Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:18Substitution, Southampton. Damion Downs replaces Cameron Archer.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:18Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Caspar Jander because of an injury.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:18Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:17Delay in match because of an injury Caspar Jander (Southampton).
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:16Attempt blocked. Trey Nyoni (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:04Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Southampton 0.
Liverpool vs Southampton
21:02Substitution, Liverpool. Hugo Ekitiké replaces Alexander Isak.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:48First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Southampton 0.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:48Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:48Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:46Cameron Archer (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:46Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:44Goal! Liverpool 1, Southampton 0. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:44Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:44Adam Armstrong (Southampton) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:43Foul by Trey Nyoni (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:42Joe Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:37Attempt blocked. Joshua Quarshie (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:34Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:37Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:34Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha with a cross.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:33Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:32Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:26Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Flynn Downes.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:26Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:26Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alex McCarthy (Southampton). Assisted by Alexander Isak.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:22Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:22Offside, Southampton. Léo Scienza is caught offside.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:15Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:12Offside, Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong is caught offside.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:07Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:07Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Ryan Manning.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:07Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:07Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Federico Chiesa.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:07Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caspar Jander.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:07Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Giovanni Leoni.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:10Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:06Attempt blocked. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:02Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:02Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alex McCarthy (Southampton). Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
Liverpool vs Southampton
20:01First Half begins.
Liverpool vs Southampton
19:31Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Liverpool vs Southampton
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