Aston Villa will lock horns with Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday evening, hoping to pick up a positive result on their travels. The Villans will be heading into the contest on the back of an impressive 3-1 win versus Fulham, whereas the hosts recorded a 3-1 loss against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League.
Dean Smith will probably opt for the 4-3-3 formation; however, he might keep changes to a minimum for the upcoming clash.
4-3-3 Aston Villa Predicted Lineup Vs Liverpool
Defence
Emiliano Martinez will continue to operate in between the sticks for the upcoming away encounter. The ex-Arsenal shot-stopper made some good saves against Fulham last week, but he’ll be hoping to secure a clean sheet this time.
Ezri Konsa will form the centre-half partnership with Tyrone Mings at the heart of Villans’ backline.
Matt Targett is a guaranteed starter at the left-back position, whereas Matty Cash will fill in on the other flank as the right-back. The full-backs will be expected to stay compact and keep their shape defensively.
Midfield
Douglas Luiz and John McGinn will fulfil the holding midfield positions, with the former occupying a more defensive role to shield the away side’s back-four.
Morgan Sanson will slot into the attacking midfield role. However, Jack Grealish looks set to miss his eighth consecutive game this weekend.
“I don’t know.” – Dean Smith stated.
“I’m not going to stick a timeline on it because you’ll always get egg on your face with a timeline, so we’ll see how he goes.”
Attack
Anwar El Ghazi and Bertrand Traore are expected to take up the wide positions, playing on the left and right-wing respectively.
Ollie Watkins will lead the line for the visitors against Jurgen Klopp’s men. The ex-championship striker will be hoping to find the back of the net when he faces off against the Liverpool defence that has kept three clean sheets in their last four matches across all competitions.
