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host in a late Saturday kick off as ’s facet try and enter the worldwide break sitting prime of the .

The Reds come into the match on the again of a within the Champions League and a victory over Villa will cap off a high quality week that has additionally seen Slot’s crew final weekend. Liverpool have gained eight of theur 10 league video games and have a two-point benefit over reigning champions Manchester Metropolis although any slip up may trigger them to fall down the desk.

Dropping factors towards Villa is a sensible chance. ’s males have made a powerful begin to the season and presently sit sixth within the desk although they’re in a poor run of type. A shock final weekend was adopted by a 1-0 loss to Membership Brugge after throughout the week.

Taking factors off Liverpool at Anfield would flip about Villa’s type and ship them into the break with a little bit of momentum. Can they achieve this?

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Liverpool vs Aston Villa LIVE

Liverpool host Aston Villa within the Premier League with kick off at 8pm, stay on TNT Sports activities

Arne Slot’s males sit prime of the desk and hope to keep up their lead over Man Metropolis

Villa hoping to bounce again following losses towards Spurs and Membership Brugge

Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Jones, Diaz; Nunez.

Villa XI: Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; Ramsey, Rogers, Bailey; Watkins.

Liverpool FC – Aston Villa FC

Emery: Champions League is “the target”

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Talking in his pre-match press convention, Unai Emery mentioned that Villa are “having fun with the best way we’re doing”.

“Final yr was a really profitable season within the Premier League, attending to the Champions League. This yr, the target for us is to maintain it.

“There are one other seven groups that we’ve got to be extra clever than and extra aggressive. After final yr, we had been a shock once we had been getting the fourth place.

“We’re a aggressive crew to be within the prime seven, prime 5, prime 4.

“If we need to play within the Champions League or in Europe, if we need to be contenders for a trophy, we’ve got to play three matches per week. If we’re not in a position to play, focusing mentally and bodily on this route, we’re not going to get our goal,” he added.

“Tomorrow at Liverpool can be fully troublesome, they’re the favourites to beat us. They’re the favourites to win the Premier League this season, now in entrance of [Manchester] Metropolis and Arsenal as a result of they began very effectively.

“After all we’re motivated, we’re excited as effectively and we’re retaining steadiness.

“Hopefully on the sphere we will present our capability to face them, competing and with the chance to get factors.”

Liverpool vs Aston Villa

19:20 , Chris Wilson

Having gained simply one among their six Premier League residence video games towards Aston Villa between 2009 and 2014 (D2 L3), Liverpool have now gained 5 of their final six at Anfield towards the Villans (D1).

Nonetheless, solely Manchester United (12) and Chelsea (7) have gained extra Premier League away video games towards Liverpool than Aston Villa – they’ve gained six, as have Arsenal.

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These two sides have met 181 occasions previously, with the primary assembly relationship again so far as 1894. Liverpool have gained 91, with Villa profitable 52 and 38 ending as attracts.

When the perimeters final met, in direction of the top of final season in mid-Could, they performed out a 3-3 draw at Villa Park, although Liverpool eased to a 3-0 win on this fixture final day out.

Arne Slot particulars causes for wonderful Curtis Jones type and what he should do subsequent

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 continues to earn plaudits and optimistic critiques after a high quality run of type with  which has resulted in him .

Jones produced a virtuoso exhibiting towards Chelsea not too long ago, profitable a penalty and scoring the decisive aim, earlier than additional assists of late towards Brighton and Bayer Leverkusen.

Arne Slot has praised him greater than as soon as of late and the Reds’ head coach was requested about Jones’ improved performances and what he had altered within the midfielder’s recreation to deliver out his greatest type, replying a number of elements may need been at play – one among which was not right down to himself within the slightest.

Group information

19:02 , Chris Wilson

Unai Emery has made two adjustments to the facet that fell to a shocking 4-1 loss to Spurs final week.

In defence, Matty Money comes out for Diego Carlos, with Ezri Konsa overlaying at right-back.

In midfield, Leon Bailey replaces John McGinn on the right-hand facet.

Group information

18:55 , Chris Wilson

Arne Slot has made three adjustments to the facet that beat Brighton 2-1 final weekend. In defence, Andy Robertson is available in for Kostas Tsimikas.

In midfield, Curtis Jones replaces Dominik Szoboszlai, with Luis Diaz coming in for Cody Gakpo.

Line-ups

18:47 , Chris Wilson

Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Jones, Diaz; Nunez.

Subs: Jaros, Endo, Szoboszlai, Gomez, Gakpo, Quansah, Bradley, Morton.

Villa XI: Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; Ramsey, Rogers, Bailey; Watkins.

Subs: Olsen, Bogarde, Maatsen, Mings, Kamara, McGinn, Buendia, Philogene, Duran.

Liverpool’s historic begin

18:40 , Mike Jones

Arne Slot has made the perfect begin by any Premier League supervisor in historical past, with 14 wins from 16 aggressive video games in cost.

Slot is the primary Liverpool supervisor to win as many as eight of his first 10 top-flight fixtures answerable for the membership.

A dip in type

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Aston Villa have equalled their longest dropping streak below Unai Emery of three matches throughout all competitions. They may undergo consecutive Premier League defeats for the primary time in 18 months.

Slot on Salah, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold’s contract

18:30 , Mike Jones

One of many ongoing sagas regarding Liverpool is the contract negotiations with Mo Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk who’re all out of contract subsequent summer time.

Arne Slot has repeatedly been requested if there are any updates on the discussions and he replied that they concern the gamers and sporting director Richard Hughes and would stay inside.

Slot mentioned: “It might be unusual if I’ve no enter. Usually contract conditions are talked about by the individuals who ought to discuss them. I discuss this with Richard and that’s the place it must be, not in entrance of a microphone.”

Residence benefit

18:25 , Mike Jones

That is Liverpool’s a hundredth residence recreation versus Aston Villa in all competitions. The Reds have gained 62 occasions and misplaced solely 17.

‘The largest mistake I witnessed’: Unai Emery laments weird Tyrone Mings error in Aston Villa defeat

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has mentioned ’ calamitous gaffe which condemned to defeat at was the largest mistake he has witnessed in his managerial profession.

The centre-back inexplicably picked up a brief goal-kick by with out understanding referee Tobias Stieler had restarted the sport.

Brugge captain Hans Vanaken transformed the ensuing 52nd-minute penalty to earn a 1-0 victory for the Belgian champions and finish Villa’s three-game profitable begin to life within the Champions League.

Villa’s final win right here was huge

18:15 , Mike Jones

Aston Villa’s solitary victory within the final 13 Premier League conferences was by 7-2 at Villa Park in October 2020, with Ollie Watkins scoring a hat-trick.

However, Villa have solely taken one level from six league visits to Anfield since a 1-0 win in September 2014.

Comeback kings

18:10 , Mike Jones

Final day out towards Brighton, Liverpool got here from behind to win for the a hundredth time within the Premier League, turning into the third membership to succeed in that milestone.

Face to face

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Liverpool have gained extra league video games (94) and amassed extra league factors versus Aston Villa (324), changing to 3 factors for a win, than they’ve towards another membership.

The Reds have misplaced solely 5 of the final 39 league conferences between the perimeters each residence and away.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot explains left-back battle between Kostas Tsimikas and Andy Robertson

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may hardly have wished for something extra from the primary 4 months or so of his time at however the fixtures hold coming quick and thick for the Reds, with subsequent up on the weekend within the .

That’s the last match earlier than the upcoming worldwide break and Slot can be hoping for a fourth straight victory in all competitions, which might make it six wins and one draw throughout a run of video games many noticed as being a giant check of the crew’s title credentials after a perceived simpler run at the beginning of the marketing campaign.

Slot has made positive to tweak his crew for video games to maintain his squad contemporary of late, with midweek seeing Liverpool hammer Bayer Leverkusen within the Champions League after a few such adjustments, together with Luis Diaz enjoying at centre-forward – the place he scored twice from and netted 3 times on the evening in complete.

Liverpool vs Aston Villa

17:55 , Mike Jones

Having gained simply one among their six Premier League residence video games towards Aston Villa between 2009 and 2014 (two attracts, three defeats), Liverpool have now gained 5 of their final six at Anfield towards the Villans (one draw).

Will they add to that tally tonight?

‘Villa can be robust’ says Van Dijk

17:50 , Mike Jones

The Liverpool captain defined what he’s anticipating from as we speak’s recreation and claims enjoying towards Unai Emery’s facet can be ‘robust’.

In his programme notes column he wrote: “It’s onerous to not be impressed by what Villa have achieved below Unai Emery within the final couple of seasons. They’re one of many strongest groups within the Premier League and have loved a very good begin to their Champions League marketing campaign too. Their collective organisation, mixed with their particular person high quality, makes them a very robust opponent for anyone.

“We should be at our greatest to beat them, then. We knew that this block of fixtures was going to be actually troublesome – and we’ve got one other equally robust set arising – so if we may head into the ultimate worldwide break of the yr with one other three factors within the bag, we might be extraordinarily happy.”

Slot points Jota damage replace

17:45 , Mike Jones

Diogo Jota sustained a difficulty throughout the 2-1 win over Chelsea at Anfield final month and has subsequently missed Liverpool’s final 5 video games.

He can be absent when the Reds host Aston Villa on Saturday evening however supervisor Arne Slot supplied an replace saying Jota could possibly be obtainable once more in a matter of weeks.

“We anticipate him again after the worldwide break… the primary weeks after the worldwide break we anticipate him again.”

On the character of Jota’s damage, Slot added: “I at all times say in Holland there’s privateness about this and I don’t understand how it’s over right here. Like I simply mentioned, he can be again one or two weeks after the worldwide break.”

Van Dijk needs to move into break with a win

17:40 , Mike Jones

Virgil van Dijk needs Liverpool to move into the worldwide break having gained all three of their testing fixtures during the last week. The Reds have triumphed in clashes with Brighton and Bayer Leverkusen forward of tonight’s match towards Villa.

Writing within the programme notes forward of as we speak’s recreation, Van Dijk mentioned: “After two huge Anfield wins in a row, we might like to make it an ideal hat-trick this weekend.

“Our Premier League victory over Brighton final weekend was necessary, with the crew exhibiting its character and high quality to come back again after a troublesome first half. And to observe that up with a giant efficiency towards Bayer Leverkusen within the Champions League on Tuesday evening felt equally important.

“If you play as we did towards the present champions of Germany, a crew that has been among the many greatest in Europe during the last 12 months or so, you may solely take confidence.

“Towards each Brighton and Leverkusen the environment at Anfield was wonderful, and performed its half in our victories. I’m trying ahead to a different loud one this night when Aston Villa go to.”

England’s most in-form midfielder is uncapped and able to present what Three Lions have been lacking

17:35 , Mike Jones

After turning into a mother or father, after incomes a spot within the table-topping crew, after a stellar player-of-the-match efficiency in a high-profile recreation and after offering one of many Champions League highlights of the week, has one other milestone event in his sights: a primary senior worldwide cap for .

On the age of 23, it’s hardly earlier than time. Certainly, given the discourse and dissatisfaction over the Three Lions’ midfield over the previous couple of years, it would actually appear odd to some {that a} common with nearly 150 video games below his belt would possibly solely .

Liverpool vs Aston Villa prediction

17:30 , Mike Jones

Aston Villa have faltered in latest weeks whereas Liverpool have carried on flying, so anticipate a house win regardless of it doubtlessly being a close-fought contest.

Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa.

Predicted line-ups

17:25 , Mike Jones

With the worldwide break looming Liverpool will need to exit on a excessive and hold maintain of their place on the prime of the desk so anticipate Arne Slot to call a powerful crew.

Right here’s how we see the 2 groups lining-up to face one another as we speak:

Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Nunez

Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Money, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins

Aston Villa early crew information

17:20 , Mike Jones

Matty Money (calf) and Ross Barkley are nonetheless sidelined for Aston Villa, whereas Tyrone Mings will seemingly drop to the bench following his midweek horror present that .

Liverpool’s early crew information

17:15 , Mike Jones

Arne Slot has confirmed that Diogo Jota (rib) gained’t be again for Liverpool till after the worldwide break, whereas Alisson (hamstring), Harvey Elliott (foot) and Federico Chiesa are additionally sidelined.

Ibrahima Konate has made a really swift return from a wrist damage sustained final weekend, as he began towards Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, and Slot additionally faces a alternative between Kostas Tsimikas and Andy Robertson at left-back, with the Greek seeming to have usurped the Scot as first alternative in latest weeks.

The place can I watch it?

17:10 , Mike Jones

The match can be broadcast on TNT Sports activities 1, with protection beginning at 7pm. Subscribers can even stream by way of the invention+ app.

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When is the sport?

17:05 , Mike Jones

Liverpool host Aston Villa at 8pm GMT on Saturday, 9 November at Anfield.

Liverpool vs Aston Villa

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face at Anfield within the Premier League tonight, with ’s facet seeking to keep on the prime of the for anther week.

The Reds entered the weekend with a two-point lead on the summit of the desk, having earned a , although they face an Aston Villa facet that’s as soon as once more competing on the enterprise finish of proceedings.

Regardless of a stable begin to the season, ’s facet , earlier than slipping to a irritating 1-0 defeat at Membership Brugge within the in midweek due to

Liverpool additionally featured in that competitors in midweek, to maneuver prime of the desk, they usually welcome a Villa facet who can be hoping to trigger an upset in Merseyside as they appear to remain across the Champions League locations.

Good night!

08:49 , Mike Jones

Welcome to The Unbiased’s protection of tonight’s Premier League motion as Liverpool host Aston Villa in a vital Premier League conflict that would decide who sits prime of the desk over the worldwide break.

The Reds presently occupy prime spot however face stiff competitors from Manchester Metropolis who sit second simply two factors behind them. With Villa proving to be robust opponents this yr Arne Slot’s facet must execute a near-perfect gameplan to interrupt down their defence and get the three factors.

We’ll have all of the crew information, line-ups and updates all through the night so persist with us as we construct as much as kick off at 8pm.