Sitting sixth in the table with 22 points from 14 games, Liverpool have been experiencing a below average campaign till now.
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Liverpool will be keen to bounce back from their midweek EFL Cup exit when they travel to Aston Villa in the Premier League. The Monday evening contest will be the first time these two clubs will be returning to league action since the unusual winter World Cup. The Reds have already played a competitive game in midweek, which did not go their way, yet Jurgen Klopp would have gotten a good understanding of his players’ level of fitness and sharpness.Â
| Aston Villa vs Liverpool | Key details |
| Date | December 26 |
| Venue | Villa Park |
| Kickoff time in India | 11 pm |
| Kickoff time in the United Kingdom | 5:30 pm |
Sitting sixth in the table with 22 points from 14 games, Liverpool have been experiencing a below average campaign till now. The Reds made a poor start to the new season but ended their quota of games on a positive note before the World Cup break. However, Klopp will hope that the defeat suffered against Manchester City in the fourth round of EFL Cup was nothing more than a small blip. Meanwhile, Aston Villa have been a revelation under Unai Emery. Sitting 12th with 18 points from 15 games, they have won their last two league games.
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Emiliano Martinez will miss this match for Aston Villa following his World Cup triumph with Argentina. It will be interesting to see if Robin Olsen could be back fit in time to replace him in the goal. There are also question marks over the participation of Philippe Coutinho. However, Jacob Ramsey and Diego Carlos will definitely miss this contest for them.Â
On the other hand, Liverpool will be without Ibrahima Konate, who was part of the French squad that lost the World Cup final to Argentina. It will be interesting to see if Virgil van Dijk will make his return for this match. However, they will miss Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Arthur. It is unclear whether Trent Alexander-Arnold will be fit for this match.
Aston Villa possible line-up: Olsen, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Kamara, Luiz, Buendia, Coutinho, Ings
Liverpool possible line-up: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago, Salah, Carvalho, Nunez
Aston Villa
| Opponents | Score |
| Villarreal | 0-1 (L) |
| Chelsea | 0-1 (W) |
| Brighton | 2-2 |
| Cardiff | 3-1 (L) |
| Brighton | 1-2 (W) |
Liverpool
| Opponents | Key details |
| Manchester City | 3-2 (L) |
| AC Milan | 4-1 (W) |
| Lyon | 1-3 (L) |
| Southampton | 3-1 (W) |
| Derby | 1-0 (W) |
| Last 5 Matches (all competitions) | Results |
| Aston Villa lose to Liverpool | 1-2 |
| Liverpool beat Aston Villa | 1-0 |
| Liverpool beat Aston Villa | 2-1 |
| Aston Villa lose to Liverpool | 1-4 |
| Aston Villa beat Liverpool | 7-2 |
The Premier League match between Aston Villa and Liverpool will take place at Villa Park on Monday at 11 pm IST.
The live telecast of the Premier League matches in India is available on the Star Sports network. Fans will also be able to watch the live streaming on Disney+ Hotstar and JioTV. Besides, the match between Aston Villa and Liverpool can also be seen on Amazon Prime Video, BBC Radio 5 Live, TalkSport Radio UK in the United Kingdom.
