Subs: Jaros, Gomez, Endo, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Tsimikas, Quansah, Morton, Bradley.
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Aston Villa: Martinez, Konsa, Diego Carlos, Torres, Digne, Onana, Tielemans, Bailey, Rogers, Ramsey, Watkins.
Subs: Olsen, Mings, McGinn, Duran, Buendia, Philogene-Bidace, Maatsen, Bogarde, Kamara.
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Referee: David Coote (Nottinghamshire)
VAR: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
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Come on you Reds 💪🔴 #LIVAVL
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 9, 2024
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Unai Emery’s side to take on Liverpool 📋#LIVAVL || #UpTheVilla pic.twitter.com/JBnOYTvkrr
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) November 9, 2024
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Liverpool, top of the table at home and in Europe, and with 14 wins from their first 16 games in all competitions this season, are on a roll. Aston Villa were going pretty well for a while back there too, until letting in a last-gasp equaliser at home to Bournemouth, since when they’ve lost three on the bounce, albeit in three different competitions. But despite all that, Unai Emery’s out-of-sorts side remain sixth in the Premier League, bang-slap in the thick of things, so tonight’s showdown at Anfield still qualifies as a top-of-the-table clash. There are usually goals when these folk meet, too – recent 4-1 and 6-0 wins for Liverpool, a 5-0 and that 7-2 for Villa, a 3-3 draw last time out – and so while tonight’s kick-off time is a tad weird, the anticipation levels are nevertheless bubbling up nicely. Can you feel it? To borrow a line from the Great Danish Songbook: Saturday night, the air is getting hot, dee dee na na na. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. It’s on!
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main events
The slot also helps explain why Liverpool have been slow starters in most games this season, picking up speed considerably in the second half. “There are a lot of things we can do better…The threshold is very high for us…We see that other teams do certain things better than us…I don’t care which team is better. “…That’s what we’re talking about during the week…Hopefully we keep improving…That’s what you need in a difficult league like this…Xabi Alonso is 1, I think we've been playing the same style for two years…He came here as a left winger as Boniface…That's a compliment to the players…I feel like every team that comes here needs a special plan. …The good thing for us is that it's mostly the first time they play it, so you might argue that it's not an advantage for them to do it…but they… I feel that's an advantage…the first half has to be adjusted a little bit…then it's a disadvantage for us that we've only been working together for three or four months. Because when you work on a team for three or four years, you're faced with all sorts of systems…everyone knows what to do…sometimes you need halftime to do it…but… It's only a matter of time before we can adjust faster.”
Arne Slot speaks to TNT Sports. “Everyone was mainly focused on our results, which was a good result… I get to work with people I really like and the staff and staff at Liverpool have all made me and my staff feel very welcome. Then you can have a good time too…and if you get results, then enjoy your time at the club…I expected Luis Diaz to do well, but this It was a bit of a surprise to me too that we did well…When you have four attackers like we did, there's always a bit of temptation as to who should you play? …Cody has played so many games that we thought those three should be the best choice…We'll know after the game if it was the right choice…Every decision has to do with… A lot of things go into it…confidence…how well they have played recently…this is the second time Curtis has lined up…Macca was given a little rest in the League Cup game…Szoboszlai would have been a good pick too…ideally starts the match like it's over…but it's easier said than done…the opponent is really fresh when the match starts. ”
Liverpool made two changes to their starting XI from Tuesday's 4-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen. Darwin Nunez and Andrew Robertson will replace Kodi Gakpo and Kostas Tsimikas.
Aston Villa made four changes after losing 1-0 to Club Brugge on Wednesday. Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Amadou Onana and Jacob Ramsey will replace Ian Maassen, Boubacar Kamara, the hapless Tyrone Mings and captain John McGinn.
team
liverpool: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Grabenbirch, Mac Allister, Salah, Jones, Dias, Nunez.
Subs: Yaros, Gomez, Endo, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Tsimikas, Quansah, Morton, Bradley.
Aston Villa: Martinez, Konsa, Diego Carlos, Torres, Digne, Onana, Tielemans, Bailey, Rodgers, Ramsey, Watkins.
Subs: Olsen, Mings, McGinn, Duran, Buendia, Philogene-Videis, Maassen, Bogard, Camara.
Referee: David Coote (Nottinghamshire)
VAR: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
Come on Reds 💪🔴 #Rivable
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 9, 2024
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Unai Emery's team take on Liverpool📋#Rivable || #upthevilla pic.twitter.com/JBnOYTvkrr
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) November 9, 2024
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preamble
Liverpool are top of the table domestically and in Europe, and are in great form with 14 wins from their first 16 games in all competitions this season. Aston Villa were also going well for a while, until they conceded a last-minute equalizer at home to Bournemouth, but since then they have lost three times on the bounce, albeit in three different competitions. But despite this, Unai Emery's out-of-form side remain sixth in the Premier League amidst a hard-fought battle, so tonight's showdown at Anfield still qualifies as a top-flight clash. When these guys play against each other, there are usually goals too – Liverpool's recent 4-1 and 6-0 wins, 5-0 and 6-0 wins. that Tonight's kick-off time is a bit strange, as Villa were drawn 7-2 and 3-3 last time, but expectations are still nicely elevated. Can you feel it? To borrow a line from the great Danish songbook, the air got hot on Saturday night, Dee Dee Nana Na. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. It's on!
