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Post by Webster on Dec 26, 2022 2:57:08 GMT
2022-2023 Premier League - Aston Villa F.C. vs. Liverpool F.C. 26 December 2022, 17:30 GMT (12:30pm US EST) at Villa Park
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Post by Webster on Dec 26, 2022 2:58:53 GMT
All-time Head-to-head -Aston Villa: 58 wins -Liverpool: 99 wins -40 draws
Last Five Premier League Results -10 May 2022 (AV): Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 1 -11 Dec. 2021 (LIV): Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 0 -10 April 2021 (LIV): Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 1 -4 Oct. 2020 (AV): Aston Villa 7, Liverpool 2 -5 July 2020 (LIV): Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 0
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Post by Webster on Dec 26, 2022 17:09:54 GMT
(The Guardian) PreambleHello and welcome to live coverage of Aston Villa v Liverpool at Villa Park. On the face of it, the winter break came at a good time for these teams, who both had unexpectedly difficult starts to the season. But actually, both had started to hit form before they were rudely interrupted by Qatar. Villa won their first two league games under Unai Emery, and Liverpool won four matches in a row in all competitions. That run ended when they lost a Carabao Cup thriller at the Etihad in the week, but Jurgen Klopp should still be confident that the real Liverpool will stand up for the rest of the season. Injuries remain a problem - Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino are all out - but many of their key players have had a good break. Mo Salah, Thiago Alcantara and Andy Robertson didn’t go to Qatar; Trent Alexander-Arnold played only 33 minutes. Villa will be without their World Cup winner Emi Martinez, who is otherwise engaged with a Kylian Mbappe doll. Matty Cash, Jan Bednarek and Leander Dendoncker have been back a while and should be available.
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Post by Webster on Dec 26, 2022 17:12:49 GMT
(The Guardian) Team newsDanny Ings, who scored both goals in Villa’s win at Brighton before the World Cup, is only on the bench. Liverpool welcome back a number of big hitters, including Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk. -- Aston Villa (possible 4-2-2-2) Olsen; A Young, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Kamara, Douglas Luiz; McGinn, Buendia; Watkins, Bailey. Substitutes: Marschall, Cash, Ings, Chambers, Bednarek, Coutinho, Dendoncker, Archer, K Young. -- Liverpool (4-3-3) Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Nunez, Oxlade-Chamberlain. Substitutes: Kelleher, Gomez, Keita, Elliott, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Bajcetic, Phillips, Doak
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Post by Webster on Dec 26, 2022 17:13:36 GMT
(The Guardian) Villa start the game in 12th place, though they will move into the top ten if they win tonight. Liverpool are seventh; victory at Villa Park would move them above Brighton into sixth.
The last six games between these teams at Villa Park - an unashamedly arbitrary cut-off point - have finished 0-6, 1-2, 5-0, 7-2, 1-4 and 1-2. Thirty one goals in six games!
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Post by Webster on Dec 26, 2022 17:26:52 GMT
Hats and scarves, including the obligatory half-and-half souvenir, on sale outside Villa Park. Photograph: David Davies/PA
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Post by Webster on Dec 26, 2022 17:27:42 GMT
(The Guardian) “Has the Klopp chap changed his team’s attacking shape,” says Ian Copestake, “as there seems to one be one forward fewer? And Oxlade.” I think it’ll be 4-3-3 with Oxlade-Chamberlain or maybe Nunez on the left, but it could potentially be a 2-0-8.
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Post by Webster on Dec 26, 2022 17:33:21 GMT
(The Guardian) There’s a cracking atmosphere at Villa Park, and the players are ready for business.
The players gather round the centre circle to pay tribute to George Cohen, one of the Boys of 66, who died last week.
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Post by Webster on Dec 26, 2022 17:34:15 GMT
(The Guardian) 1 min Peep peep! Villa kick off from right to left as we watch.
1 min An early half-chance for Villa. Buendia lifts a pass over the top towards Watkins, who forces a shot from the edge of the area that is saved to his right by Alisson.
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Post by Webster on Dec 26, 2022 17:34:59 GMT
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Post by Webster on Dec 26, 2022 17:38:04 GMT
(The Guardian) 2 min An even better chance for Liverpool! Robertson curls a wonderful low cross towards Nunez, who inexplicably dummies the ball instead of taking the shot. Mings collides with the keeper Olsen and Digne beats Salah to the ball at the far post.
4 min Mings is still down. He collided with Olsen and then fell awkwardly. That was such a good chance for Nunez, who chose the wrong time to demonstrate his unselfish side.
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Post by Webster on Dec 26, 2022 17:40:17 GMT
(The Guardian) GOAL! Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool (Salah 5)Mo Salah gives Liverpool the lead with a brilliant goal! Robertson’s corner from the right was eventually cleared to Alexander-Arnold, 40 yards from goal. He cut across an awesome pass with the outside of the right foot that found Robertson on the right side of the penalty area. Robertson was alert and deft enough to stab a first-time pass across the face to Salah, who had a simple tap in from eight yards. liverpool scarf-1
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Post by Webster on Dec 26, 2022 17:40:38 GMT
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Post by Webster on Dec 26, 2022 17:41:13 GMT
(The Guardian) 7 min That was Robertson’s 54th Premier League assist, which is a record for a defender. He was level on 53 with Leighton Baines.
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Post by Webster on Dec 26, 2022 17:43:01 GMT
(The Guardian) 8 min Alisson makes a superb point-blank save from Watkins, though it wouldn’t have counted as Watkins was just offside.
9 min Bailey wriggles into the area from the right and hits a rising drive that is comfortably saved by Alisson. It’s been a cracking start to the game.
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