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Preview: Aston Villa vs. Liverpool – prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole presents Monday’s Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Liverpool, including predictions, team news and possible formations.

Third meets fourth in the penultimate round of Premier League fixtures on Monday night as Villa Aston and Liverpool it is located in the Villa park.

While the Reds are already assured of Champions League football for next season ahead of Jurgen KloppHis last away game, the Lions can join them in Europe’s top table with maximum points.


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Preview: Aston Villa vs.  Liverpool – prediction, team news, lineups© Reuters

Unai EmeryHis previous penchant for glory on the continent did not translate into a place in the Europa Conference League final for Aston Villa this time around as the Lions were dismantled by Greek giants Olympiacos, who put one foot into the showpiece with a stunning 4-2 first leg success in the West Midlands.

If Villa’s defenders weren’t already having nightmares about the hat-trick hero Ayoub El Kaabithe Olympiacos striker guaranteed to haunt the Lions’ dreams for a little while longer thanks to a brace in the second leg, ensuring the Greek giants bow out with Fiorentina for European glory on May 29.

Either of the two defeats to Olympiacos, Aston Villa also fell a rare victim to shy Brighton & Hove Albion in Premier League action, going down 1-0 to the Seagulls in the second of three consecutive defeats; However, they have never lost four in rotation under Emery’s wing.

Tottenham Hotspur’s success over Championship side Burnley also denied Villa the chance to seal fourth place without kicking a ball on Saturday, but they are still four points clear of Spurs, a return to the big time European will be theirs if they come out on the right side of it. Monday’s score.

However, the hosts have lost their Villa Park luster after their historic 15-game winning streak at home, prevailing in just three of their last eight Premier League contests in front of their own fans, but Emery has yet to oversee the back-to- back top defeats in 2023-24.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp celebrates on May 5, 2024© Reuters

The Spaniard’s opposite Jurgen Klopp suggested his counterpart should have been given more time to work his magic at Arsenal, whose north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur were victims of a four-goal flurry from The Reds at Anfield last weekend.

Pulling away from Everton and West Ham United, Liverpool struck Mohamed Salah, Andrew Robertson, Harvey Elliott and Cody Gakpo before Richarlison and Heung-min’s son it raised faint hopes of an unlikely comeback, one that, surprisingly, did not materialize.

Sending Spurs back to north London empty-handed mathematically kept Liverpool in the hunt for top-flight glory, but thanks to Manchester City’s crushing victory over Fulham on Saturday lunchtime, it is now just a two-horse race between the champions and Arsenal.

While the Merseyside side mourn their dreams of Premier League supremacy in Klopp’s final campaign, they can at least extend a magnificent unbeaten run in May in the German’s final away game in charge; they are unbeaten in 18 Premier League games this month since going down 1-0 at Chelsea in 2018.

A repeat of Aston Villa’s stunning 7-2 win in October would put another cushion on Klopp’s farewell, but since then the Lions have lost six and drawn one of their last seven encounters against Monday’s visitors, who have convincingly won 3-0 in September’s meeting at Anfield. and they have 16 away Premier League successes against Villa, more than any other opponent.

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Team news

Andrew Robertson in action for Liverpool in February 2024.© Reuters

While the goalkeeper of first choice Emiliano Martinez given permission to face Olympiacos in midweek, the same cannot be said Youri Tielemans (lap), Alex Moreno (unspecified) and Nicolo Zaniolo (unspecified), all of whom will require late fitness tests.

Hamstring injury of that side Morgan Rogers picked up in Brighton’s loss could bring his season to an early end, while Emiliano Buendia (knee), Tyrone Mings (knee), Boubacar Kamara (knees) and Jacob Ramsey (ankle) are known absent.

As such, transfer options are mainly limited to future academy products – including the 20-year-old midfielder Tim Ireogbunamwho has a Premier League start this season – although Clement Lenglet could provide fresh legs at the back.

In terms of Liverpool’s availability, it’s how you’ve been on the fitness front, with Diogo Jota (hip), Ben Doak (knee), Bobby Clarke (not specified), Thiago Alcantara (muscle) and Joel Matip (knees) still on the edge.

Eagle-eyed Reds fans have noticed that Robertson was nowhere to be seen in the latest set of training footage, but he was at the AXA center on Friday and looks set to feature; Kostas Tsimikas and Joe Gomez I’m on standby if not.

Having admitted that his only “regret” this season was not playing Elliott enough, Klopp can be expected to give the Englishman another run-out in the center of the park, while Gakpo certainly vindicates SELECTION Darwin Nunezwhich Klopp stressed was “no speculation” after the Uruguayan curiously deleted almost all traces of Liverpool from his Instagram.

Aston Villa possible starting lineup:
Martinez; Cash, Torres, Lenglet, Digne; Diaby, Luiz, McGinn, Bailey; Duran, Watkins

Liverpool possible starting lineup:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson; Elliott, Endo, Mac Allister; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz


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We say: Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool

Fans could still find their seats by the time the first goal flies into the back of the net on Monday, as in each of the last four meetings between Villa and Liverpool at Villa Park, the deadlock has been broken within the first five minutes. .

However, it is Klopp’s men who should be the beneficiaries of any snap shots this time around, as injury-hit Villa will be physically and mentally drained from their unsuccessful European exploits, so they must wait to officially overtake Tottenham on the spot four.

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