Aston Villa face Liverpool this evening on Boxing Day as one of the key clashes of the Premier League’s return.
Unai Emery enjoyed a good start to life in the Villa dugout ahead of the World Cup break, which has seen the Midlands club beat Chelsea amid two defeats and a draw in friendlies.
Liverpool returned to action on Thursday with a narrow Carabao Cup defeat to Manchester City, and Reds fans will expect Jurgen Klopp’s charges to up their game in the second half of the season, having so far won only six of their 14 league matches.
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Date, kick-off time and venue
Aston Villa vs Liverpool is scheduled for a 5.30pm GMT kick-off today, December 26, 2022.
The match will take place at Villa Park in Birmingham.
Where to watch Aston Villa vs Liverpool
TV channel: In the UK, the match will be televised live on Amazon Prime Video.
Live stream: Fans can also catch the game live online via the Amazon Prime Video app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action via Standard Sport’s live blog.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool team news
Aston Villa XI: Olsen, A. Young, Konsa, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Kamara, Douglas Luiz, Buendia, Watkins, Bailey.
Subs: Marschall, Cash, Ings, Chambers, Bednarek, Coutinho, Dendoncker, Archer, K. Young.
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago; Salah, Nunez, Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Keita, Elliott, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Phillips, Bajcetic, Doak
Aston Villa vs Liverpool prediction
Villa’s promise under Emery should see them put in a good display, back by a hyped Boxing Day home crowd. Liverpool can thrive in that environment too and, if stars return, this could make for a fascinating watch.
A 2-2 draw.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Villa’s last league win over Liverpool in front of fans at Villa Park came in May 2011.
Aston Villa wins: 59
Draws: 40
Liverpool wins: 100
Aston Villa vs Liverpool match odds
Aston Villa: 15/4
Draw: 31/10
Liverpool: 4/6
