Liverpool look to continue their fine start to the season when they welcome Aston Villa to Anfield with the Reds looking to maintain top spot in the table.
Villa , meanwhile, will be hoping for a positive result to end a run of three defeats in a row in all competitions.
It promises to be an intriguing encounter between two of the league’s most exciting teams.
Read on to see how the two sides line up.
Come on you Reds 💪🔴 #LIVAVL
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 9, 2024
Liverpool line-up
Slot makes just two changes from the side that beat Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Andy Robertson returns to the side, replacing Kostas Tsimikas who has started the Reds’ last two matches.
Despite scoring four times in his last three games, Cody Gakpo drops to the bench as Darwin Nunez is brought in to lead the line along with Mo Salah and Luis Diaz, who scored a hat-trick in midweek.
LINE-UP: Kelleher, Van Dijk, Konate, Diaz, Nunez, Mac Allister, Salah, Jones, Robertson, Gravenberch, Alexander-Arnold
SUBS: Jaros, Gomez, Endo, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Tsimikas, Quansah, Morton, Bradley
Unai Emery’s side to take on Liverpool 📋#LIVAVL || #UpTheVilla pic.twitter.com/JBnOYTvkrr
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) November 9, 2024
Aston Villa line-up
Unai Emery makes four changes to the side that narrowly lost to Club Brugge to end their perfect start in the Champions League.
Luca Digne comes in for Ian Maatsen, while Tyrone Mings, who gave away a bizarre penalty in Belgium on Wednesday, also drops to the bench in place of Pau Torres.
Jacob Ramsey and Leon Bailey start ahead of Boubacar Kamara and John McGinn as Villa look to become just the second team to win at Anfield so far this season.
LINE-UP: Martinez (c); Konsa, Carlos, Pau, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins
SUBS: Olsen, Bogarde, Maatsen, Mings, Kamara, McGinn, Buendía, Philogene, Duran
