As runners-up last season, Liverpool were forced to finish second in the Premier League with a difference of 1 point. However, the Reds’ record this season is quite surprising, they got bad at the start of the season. The main problem is that the transformation of the main striker from Sadio Mane to Darwin Nunez did not go well.
Nunez is projected for Mane who has been sold to Bayern Munich. The Uruguayan was introduced with a transfer fee of 75 million Euros, but is by no means strong, and so far he hasn’t made much progress.
The former Benfica player failed to score in the World Cup and was eliminated with Uruguay. Recently, the 23-year-old missed three good scoring opportunities in the 1/8 finals of the League Cup. Liverpool lost to Man City in that match.
On the other hand, Aston Villa have worked hard to break into the top six since returning to the Premier League in 2019-20, but have had little success. As a veteran giant in the history of England’s top league, Aston Villa was even on the verge of the relegation zone.
Currently The Villans are still stuck in 12th place in the latest Premier League standings list. Until week 15, the team currently coached by Unai Emery has collected 18 points from 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.
Aston Villa has 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in the last 10 matches in all competitions. The last four matches were friendly matches, while in the last 2 rounds of the Premier League before the 2022 World Cup break, Aston Villa won 3-1 over Manchester United, and won 2-1 over Brighton.
Meanwhile, Liverpool has 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 10 matches in all competitions. Jurgen Klopp’s men only lost 3-2 to Manchester City in the last 16 of the League Cup on 23 December. Liverpool are still in sixth place with 22 points, 15 points adrift of Arsenal who lead the standings.
How to Stream Aston Villa vs. Liverpool
The Aston Villa vs Liverpool match will only be broadcast online on NBC Sports, Peacock TV, fubotv, Sling TV, and the duel at the Villa Park (Birmingham) can be watched via live streaming at 12:30 EDT.
Kick-off Schedule & Live Streaming Links
Official TV | NBC Sports, Peacock TV, fubotv, Sling TV |
Date | Monday, December 26, 2022 |
Kickoff | 12:30 EDT |
Live TV | NBC Sports, Peacock TV, fubotv, Sling TV / TV-Bola |
Aston Villa – Liverpool Head-to-Head Record
- 05/11/2022 Aston Villa vs Liverpool 1 – 2
- 12/11/2021 Liverpool vs Aston Villa 1 – 0
- 04/10/2021 Liverpool vs Aston Villa 2 – 1
- 01/09/2021 Aston Villa vs Liverpool 1 – 4
- 10/05/2020 Aston Villa vs Liverpool 7 – 2
Last 5 Match Performance
Aston Villa
- 11/13/2022 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa 1 – 2
- 12/01/2022 Cardiff City vs Aston Villa 3 – 1
- 12/08/2022 Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion 2 – 2
- 12/11/2022 Aston Villa vs Chelsea 1 – 0
- 12/16/2022 Aston Villa vs Villarreal 0 – 1
Liverpool
- 11/10/2022 Liverpool vs Derby County P 0 – 0
- 11/12/2022 Liverpool vs Southampton 3 – 1
- 12/11/2022 Liverpool vs Lyon 1 – 3 P
- 12/16/2022 Liverpool vs Milan 4 – 1 P
- 12/23/2022 Manchester City vs Liverpool 3 – 2
Aston Villa vs. Liverpool Squad Predictions
Aston Villa (4-3-3): Olsen; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Kamara, Luiz, Buendia, Ings, Bailey.
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago, Salah, Nunez, Carvalho.