Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will be looking to go level on points with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table when they take on Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa away from home at Villa Park this evening.
Liverpool are second in the Premier League table at the moment with 83 pants from 35 matches, three points behind leaders and last season’s champions Manchester City.
City also have a better goal difference than the Reds.
Liverpool will head into the match against Villa on the back of a 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield in the Premier League.
Meanwhile, Villa find themselves 11th in the Premier League table with 43 points from 34 matches.
The Villans’ season is virtually over, but manager and Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard will be determined to get his team to win against the Reds.
Villa will head into the match against Liverpool on the back of a 3-1 win against Burnley away from home at Turf Moor in the league.
This is how Aston Villa and Liverpool will line up at Villa Park in the Premier League this afternoon:
Aston Villa vs Liverpool lineups at Villa Park
As you can see from the Liverpool lineup, manager Klopp has dropped star forward Mohamed Salah.
The £34 million (BBC Sport) Egypt international forward started against Tottenham at Anfield at this weekend, but he is now on the bench against Villa.
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