Liverpool
will face Aston Villa today in a late game at Anfield. Aston Villa are unbeaten in the first three starting games of this season while Liverpool have already lost a game against the defending Champions Manchester City.
Kick-off: 17.30 BST.
Referee:
Lee Mason
STAT:
- Aston Villa have won only a single game in the last past five meetings with Liverpool.
- The last time Liverpool lost at Anfield against Aston Villa was in 2009-2010 BPL season.
The
big issue for Liverpool boss Brendan Rogers is of a striker as Daniel Sturridge
is out for three weeks with a thigh injury. The Englishman suffered during a training
session at the England camp. While Emre Can, Martin Skrtle, Glen Johnson and
Jon Flanagan are also out with their respective injuries.
Meanwhile
for Aston Villa, striker Christian Benteke is out with achilles along with Libor
Kozak who has a broken leg.While the rest squad is fully fit to play.
POSSIBLE LINEUPS:
HEAD TO HEAD
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Liverpool 2 – 2 Aston Villa
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Premier League, 2013-2014
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Aston Villa 0 – 1 Liverpool
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Premier
League, 2013-2014
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Aston Villa 1 – 2 Liverpool
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Premier League,
2012-2013
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Liverpool 1 – 3 Aston
Villa
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Premier League, 2012-2013
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Liverpool 1 – 1 Aston Villa
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Premier League, 2011-2012
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FORM GUIDE
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Liverpool
(WLW)
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Aston
Villa (WDW)
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Tottenham Hotspurs 0 –
3 Liverpool
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Aston Villa 2 – 1 Hull City
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Manchester City 3 – 1
Liverpool
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Aston Villa 0 – 0 Newcastle
United
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Liverpool 2 – 1 Southampton
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Stoke City 0 – 1 Aston Villa
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PREDICTION:
Liverpool 3 – 1 Aston Villa, new boy Mario Balotelli
will be on the scoresheet.
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