Preview: Southampton

Whistle-blower: Lee Mason is the man in charge on Wednesday night. The 41-year-old from Bolton has officiated one Reds game already this season, the 5-4 Capital One Cup defeat at Chelsea.

Rivals watch: Manchester City drew 0-0 at Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday night. Elsewhere on Wednesday, Arsenal host Liverpool (19:45) and Chelsea travel to Reading (20:00).

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