Liverpool, who have lost six out of their last seven games, are up against a tough side in Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday as they look to find some winning momentum.
Arne Slot, on a run of four straight losses in the league (the latest one coming against Brentford last weekend), is now under some pressure to turn it around. He's not helped by the fact that Liverpool's senior players are also struggling with the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Alexis Mac Allister and Ibrahima Konaté not playing at their best.
Meanwhile, new signings who came in for big money like Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak are yet to settle down. Isak missed the last two games due to injury.
Unlike Liverpool, Aston Villa have won four straight league matches, and are one of only three sided that had a 100% record in October. Their latest win, 1-0 over Manchester City, reaffirmed their return to form and they'll look to continue that at Anfield.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of the game:
How to watch:
The match will be available on TNT Sports the U.K., NBC/Peacock in the U.S., JioHotstar in India and Stan Sport in Australia. You can also follow ESPN's live updates.
Key Details:
Date: Saturday, Nov. 1, 8 p.m. BST, 4 p.m. ET; 1:30 a.m. IST (Sunday) and 6 a.m. AEST (Sunday).
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool
Referee: Stuart Attwell
VAR: Paul Tierney
Team news:
Liverpool
Ryan Gravenberch, M: ankle, DOUBT
Giovanni Leoni, D: knee, OUT
Alisson Becker, GK: OUT
Alexander Isak, F: groin, DOUBT
Jeremie Frimpong, D: hamstring, OUT
Curtis Jones, M: groin, DOUBT
Aston Villa
Youri Tielemans, M; calf, OUT, est. return late-Nov.
Expected Lineups:
Aston Villa
GK: Emiliano Martinez
RB: Matty Cash | CB: Ezri Konsa | CB: Pau Torres | LB: Lucas Digne
CM: Boubacar Kamara | CM: Amadou Onana
RW: Evann Guessand | AM: Morgan Rogers | LW: John McGinn
CF: Donyell Malen
Liverpool
GK: Giorgi Mamardashvili
RB: Conor Bradley | CB: Ibrahima Konaté | CB: Virgil van Dijk | LB: Andrew Robertson
CM: Dominik Szoboszlai | CM: Alexis Mac Allister
AM: Florian Wirtz
RW: Mohamed Salah | CF: Hugo Ekitike | LW: Cody Gakpo
Stats:
Liverpool are looking to avoid losing five consecutive league matches for the first time since September 1953.
Aston Villa have won just one of their last 15 Premier League games against Liverpool (D3, L11), a 7-2 victory at Villa Park in October 2020.
Liverpool have won six of their last seven Premier League home games against Aston Villa (D1), having been winless against them in four at Anfield before this (D2, L2).
No side is on a longer losing run in the Premier League than Liverpool (4) while no side is on a longer winning run than Aston Villa (4).
Having beaten Manchester City 1-0 last time out, Aston Villa could become the first team since Leicester's title-winners in February 2016 to beat Man City and Liverpool in consecutive matches (2-0 vs Liverpool, 3-1 vs Man City).
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