Probable Lineups
4-3-3
4-4-2
Probable Lineups Statistical Comparison
Goals
Assists
(6.6)
6.9
Average Ratings
6.8
(6.5)
28.9
Average Age
29.2
185.1
Average Height (cm)
181.5
(1)
1.2
Shots pg
0.8
(0.8)
(51%)
58%
Aerial Duel Success
50%
(49%)
(0.7)
0.6
Dribbles pg
0.5
(0.7)
(1.3)
1.1
Tackles pg
1.1
(1.5)
* Values in brackets (x) are overall player statistics in Premier League.
Missing Players
Liverpool
Aston Villa
| Player | Reason | Status | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Ramsay | Out | N/A | |
| Stefan Bajcetic | Out | 6.54 | |
| Thiago Alcântara | Out | 6.82 | |
| Naby Keïta | Doubtful | 6.14 | |
| Roberto Firmino | Doubtful | 6.85 | |
| Darwin Núñez | Doubtful | 6.79 |
| Player | Reason | Status | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jed Steer | Out | N/A | |
| Philippe Coutinho | Out | 6.37 |
Team News
Liverpool
Aston Villa
- Darwin Nunez, Roberto Firmino and Naby Keita will hope to play some part at Anfield on Saturday, with it confirmed the latter pair will leave the club this summer.
- Alex Oxlade Chamberlain and James Milner are also departing at the end of the season, so they are also hoping to feature here.
- Calvin Ramsay, Stefan Bajcetic and Thiago are all absent.
- Unai Emery has two injury concerns with Jed Steer and Philippe Coutinho absent.
- The Villa boss may make a single change to his XI for the trip to Liverpool, with Boubacar Kamara potentially replacing Leon Bailey from the side that started the win over Tottenham.
- That would see John McGinn move to the right should Emery wish to add steel to the midfield.
FA won’t admit it, but this is a very calculated anti-Liverpool bias from the referees today, likely as retaliation for Klopp calling out Paul Tierney
@sarigginsUSA I imagine you were tight-lipped when Klopp was trying to psychologically coerce officials into not giving other teams penalties, but God forbid he gets punished for it, Liverpool being the Premier League's sweetheart.
@childishjp It’s the prerogative of all managers to try everything to get their team the win though? All great managers have done it. But the key differences is that the prerogative of referees is to be as impartial as possible, but every season it becomes more and more undeniable that a lot of refs in England are either so incompetent that they can’t even remember crucial laws of the game, or they are incredibly biased. And to be clear, this does sometimes benefit Liverpool and other top 6 sides, but today is an aberration
If Liverpool lose this then Newcastle and Man Utd go into the Champions League.
Liverpool terrible so far,not even a shot on target.
I wonder if Klopps lack of presence today is the contributing factor to Liverpool being behind.....
Liverpool terrible so far, however it’s remarkable that Mings didn’t get a red for his De Jong moment
Liverpool 3-1
A must Win game for Liverpool as they try to grab a champions league place.
liverpool win by big margin!
Klopp will serve touchline ban. However home win and both to score.
Liverpool have won 9 of their past 10 Premier League games against Aston Villa, with the exception being a 7-2 loss at Villa Park in October 2020.
Being the last home game for multiple Liverpool players, Klopp will be adamant that a dominant performance be shown on the pitch. Whether that will actually happen, who knows, but at least a Liverpool win seems a no-brainer, especially with the form of Salah and Alexander-Arnold
2-2