A mouthwatering Premier League showdown awaits the Anfield faithful on Sunday, as unbeaten Liverpool welcome free-scoring Aston Villa to their Merseyside headquarters.
The Reds came from a goal down to beat Newcastle United 2-1 with 10 men last weekend, while the Lions recently crushed Hibernian 8-0 on aggregate in their Europa Conference League qualifying playoff tie, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both teams.
LIVERPOOL vs. ASTON VILLA
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LIVERPOOL
Out: Virgil van Dijk (suspended), Ibrahima Konate (unspecified), Thiago Alcantara (hip)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Matip, Robertson; Mac Allister, Endo, Szoboszlai; Salah, Nunez, Diaz
ASTON VILLA
Out: Emiliano Buendia (knee), Tyrone Mings (knee), Jacob Ramsey (ankle), Philippe Coutinho (thigh), Tim Iroegbunam (unspecified)
Doubtful: Emiliano Martinez (calf), Alex Moreno (thigh)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres; Cash, Kamara, Luiz, Digne; McGinn, Diaby; Watkins
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
