Liverpool aim to maintain their lead at the top of the Premier League on Saturday evening when they host Aston Villa at Anfield.
The Premier League leaders have shone under Arne Slot at the start of his debut season, winning 14 of their 16 matches under the Dutchman. Reds beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 Xabi Alonso’s return to Merseyside was the culmination of a very impressive reign so far.
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 12 matches, winning 11 of those matches, and will have a chance to extend that run on Saturday. Aston Villa promise to be tough opposition, even if they are winless in four games.
Unai Emery’s side are suffering a slight setback in what has been an outstanding start to the season. Three consecutive defeats, including Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat at Club Brugge after Tyrone Mings’ comical handball, have sent the Villans slightly off course.
here it is 90 minutes guide to an intriguing match under the Anfield lights.
Liverpool vs Aston Villa H2H Record (all matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Liverpool |
Aston Villa |
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Liverpool – Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 – 24/11/05 |
Club Brugge 1-0 Aston Villa – 06/11/24 |
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Liverpool – Brighton 2-1 – 02/11/24 |
Tottenham 4-1 Aston Villa – 03/11/24 |
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Brighton 2-3 Liverpool – 30/10/24 |
Aston Villa 1-2 Crystal Palace – 30/10/24 |
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Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool – 27/10/24 |
Aston Villa 1-1 Bournemouth – 26/10/24 |
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RB Leipzig 0-1 Liverpool – 23/10/24 |
Aston Villa 2-0 Bologna – 22/10/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
Application TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, discovery+, discovery+ |
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united states |
royal peacock |
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canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network Canada |
Liverpool He suffered no further injuries in the win against Leverkusen, but they are still missing several key first-team players. That includes Diogo Jota, who won’t return until a week or two after the November international break, according to Slot.
Alisson Becker and Harvey Elliott are also sidelined with long-term problems and Federico Chiesa will miss out again after an injury-plagued start to his Anfield career.
Despite suffering a nasty arm injury last weekend, Ibrahima Konate played against Leverkusen. Kostas Tsimikas pushes Andy Robertson for the left-back spot once again after starting the last two games.
Luis Diaz’s midweek hat-trick means he is likely to start again this weekend, but the Colombian may return to the left after leading the line against the German champions. That threatens in-form Cody Gakpo’s position, with Darwin Nunez also pushing for a starting role.
Liverpool’s expected line-up against Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, MacAllister; Salah, Jones, Diaz; Núñez
Aston VillaThe injury problems of recent weeks have cleared up, but Emery is still missing Matty Cash and Ross Barkley for the trip to Anfield. Ezri Konsa is likely to come in at right-back to replace the first on Saturday.
Amadou Onana was an unused substitute in the midweek defeat in Belgium and will return to the starting XI in place of Boubacar Kamara. Mings’ disastrous Champions League debut will see him replaced by Pau Torres.
Jhon Duran continues to fight for a starting spot, but is still behind Ollie Watkins in the pecking order. Morgan Rogers was an injury doubt ahead of the clash with Club Brugge but lasted more than an hour.
Aston Villa’s expected line-up against Liverpool (4-4-1-1): Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne; McGinn, Onana, Tielemans, Ramsey; Rogers; Watkins.
Aston Villa do not have a thriving record at Anfield and head to Merseyside for a difficult spell. The last thing they need as they look to end their winless run is a clash with one of Europe’s most in-form teams under the lights.
Liverpool showed their defensive vulnerability last weekend against Brighton, but still had enough in the tank to secure a hard-fought win. They can deliver a similar performance against a Villa side with plenty of attacking muscle, turning proceedings in a tight game.
