Liverpool welcome Aston Villa to Anfield this evening for a rather unusual 20:00 kick off.

Unai Emery built strong foundations last season, leading Aston Villa back to the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1982/83. Currently the Villans sit 6th in the Premier League table with 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 loses. However, their form seems to have trialled off of late, picking up only 6 points from the last possible 15 in the Premier League.

Ollie Watkins and super sub John Duran have a combined 9 goals in the Premier League so far. Both are expected to be involved this evening.

Liverpool have beat our visitors 6 times out of the last 7 at Anfield. The last time Aston Villa won at Anfield was over 10 years ago in September of 2014, Gabby Agbonlahor scored the only goal in a 0-1 loss for the reds. However, of course Mohamed Salah wasn’t playing that day. Our Egyptian has scored 7 career goals against Aston Villa as-well as 3 assists, given his current form its more than likely he’ll add to his tally this evening. Unai Emery has sat in the opposition dugout 6 times at Anfield, he has never won.

Last seasons meeting saw Dominik Szoboszlai score a beautiful half-volley in a 3-0 win for Liverpool.

Former blue Ross Barkley and Polish international Matty Cash are sidelined with injuries for the Villans. Youri Tielemans is reported to be carrying a minor knee injury, but Unai Emery expects the midfielder to be available for selection.

Arne Slot previously confirmed that Alisson Becker, Diogo Jota, Federico Chiesa and Harvey Elliott would all be unavailable for this fixture. There are no new selection issues for Liverpool.

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