Chelsea hosting Arsenal on Sunday is considered by many, if not most, to be the true Premier League match of the weekend, but don’t look past Aston Villa at Liverpool FC. When all is said and done, this could end up being the true headliner fixture to behold this weekend.
Villa head into this weekend badly needing a W, as they have lost their past two- in continental competition during midweek to Club Brugge, and a thrashing in the league at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 last weekend.
Aston Villa at Liverpool FC FYIs
Kickoff: Sat. Nov. 9 8pm, Anfield, Liverpool, UK
Preview Content: Starting XI Predictions Team News
PL Position, Form: Liverpool 1st, 25 pts, WWWDW Aston Villa 6th, 18 pts, DDWDL
Google Result Probability: Liverpool 66% Draw 19% Aston Villa 15%
As for Liverpool, well, you know they are leading the league, so trying to stay there is all the motivation you need.
Starting XI Predictions
Liverpool FC
Caoimhin Kelleher; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson; Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch; Mohamed Salah, Curtis Jones, Luis Diaz; Darwin Nunez
Aston Villa
Emi Martinez; Ezra Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Ian Maatsen; Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans; John McGinn, Morgan Rogers, Jhon Duran; Ollie Watkins
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