Liverpool vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Liverpool face Aston Villa today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Liverpool vs Aston Villa
Liverpool's win over Leverkusen represented a sixth straight home victory for the Reds - who have scored at least twice on each occasion - so they must be confident of overcoming an off-form Aston Villa side today. They've started brighter than their visitors from Birmingham.
Liverpool vs Aston Villa
Following a moment's silence ahead of Remembrance Sunday, the home side kick off, and we are under way in Liverpool.
Liverpool vs Aston Villa
Both teams are out under the lights at Anfield, and kick-off in this Premier League contest is now just moments away!
Liverpool vs Aston Villa
Mings is one of four Aston Villa players dropped by Unai Emery, who brings Pau Torres into the visitors' back four. Ramsey, Onana and Digne also return, but captain McGinn is consigned to the bench. Villa are still missing Matty Cash and Ross Barkley.
Liverpool vs Aston Villa
Slot makes two changes today, as Nunez replaces Gakpo in the final third, while Liverpool's left-back rotation continues with Robertson replacing Tsimikas. Harvey Elliott, Federico Chiesa, Alisson Becker and Diogo Jota are all unavailable.
Liverpool vs Aston Villa
SUBS: Robin Olsen, Tyrone Mings, John McGinn, Jhon Duran, Emiliano Buendia, Jaden Philogene, Ian Maatsen, Lamare Bogarde, Boubacar Kamara.
Liverpool vs Aston Villa
ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez; Ezri Konsa, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne; Youri Tielemans, Amadou Onana; Leon Bailey, Morgan Rogers, Jacob Ramsey; Ollie Watkins.
Liverpool vs Aston Villa
SUBS: Vítezslav Jaros, Joe Gomez, Wataru Endo, Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, Kostas Tsimikas, Jarell Quansah, Tyler Morton, Conor Bradley.
Liverpool vs Aston Villa
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Caoimhin Kelleher; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson; Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister; Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz.
Liverpool vs Aston Villa
While their hosts retained a perfect Champions League record earlier this week, Aston Villa lost theirs in bizarre circumstances. The Villans were beaten 1-0 by Club Brugge following an error by Tyrone Mings, who picked the ball up inside his own area after an Emiliano Martinez goal-kick. That was Villa's third loss on the spin across all competitions, after they previously exited the EFL Cup and lost 4-1 to Tottenham in the Premier League.
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