Liverpool play Aston Villa in a tough midweek battle in their bid to retain their lead at the top of the Premier League table. The Reds currently hold a seven-point lead over Arsenal. Here is our Liverpool predicted lineup vs Aston Villa.
Liverpool Predicted Lineup Vs Aston Villa
How Liverpool Have Lined-up Recently
Two changes were made to Liverpool’s starting lineup vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, compared to their previous 11 vs Everton.
Alisson Becker started in goal as usual. Andy Robertson started at left-back whilst Trent Alexander-Arnold returned from injury to displace Conor Bradley. Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk are the first-choice in the middle of defence.
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Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister were joined by Dominik Szoboszlai in midfield.
Luis Diaz moved from striker to left-wing, with Cody Gakpo out with a knock. Diogo Jota was the centre-forward with Mohamed Salah on the right.
Liverpool Injuries and Absentees to Consider
Liverpool currently have a few injuries.
As mentioned, Gakpo was out with a knock for the game at the weekend but could return for this midweek outing. Meanwhile, Joe Gomez was substituted with an issue in the FA Cup defeat against Plymouth Argyle and is likely to still be out.
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The only other issue is a shoulder injury for Tyler Morton, which could keep him out “for weeks or maybe even longer”.
Curtis Jones has served his one match suspension for being sent off in the Merseyside derby with two yellow cards.
Liverpool Predicted Lineup Vs Aston Villa
GK: Alisson Becker
LB: Andy Robertson
CB: Virgil van Dijk
CB: Ibrahima Konate
RB: Conor Bradley
CM: Ryan Gravenberch
CM: Alexis Mac Allister
AM: Dominik Szoboszlai
LW: Cody Gakpo
ST: Luis Diaz
RW: Mohamed Salah
