Aston Villa vs Liverpool

While drawing with an Antonio Conte-led Tottenham is by no means a bad result, the fine margins in the title race mean even that could prove terminal.

Watkins is played in-behind the Liverpool defence and Alisson saves well. Clearly, Klopp’s side have proven they can deal with such expectation before, but a slip-up could turn the closing week or so into a procession for City. GOAL! Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool

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It’s the year 2022, Liverpool are involved in a title race - and Steven Gerrard is a central figure. By a quirk of the fixture computer and the managerial merry-go-round, Gerrard’s Aston Villa side play Liverpool tonight and Manchester City at the Etihad on the final day of the season. Liverpool are having more of the ball but Villa are a big threat on the break. He was expected to be THE big thing only a few years before. That’s a bit of a surprise given Diaz’s recent form on the left. Does no one remember when they signed Robinho? Sure, he’d perhaps flattered to deceive a little in the couple of years before, but he was still incredibly high profile. 19 min: Just wide from Mane! Tsimikias - what a good player he is by the way - swings over a lovely cross from the left. Alisson made an unconvincing save and Luiz - once of Manchester City - gobbled up the rebound from a few yards. Alisson made a smart save from Watkins, but Liverpool couldn’t clear the danger. Villa take a short corner on the left and work it back to McGinn, whose beautiful outswinging cross is headed over by Ings eight yards out. 33 min Coutinho cuts inside from the left, plays a one-two with Digne and whips an imaginative shot over the bar. He must be a huge doubt for the FA Cup final though.

Liverpool know anything other than three points at Villa Park will not suffice as Jurgen Klopp's side continue their title quest.

He loved a trip to Villa Park back in the day. As Liverpool undergo shooting practice in front of us, it’s Diaz on the right and cutting inside onto his left foot with Mane down the middle and Jota on the left. Then came the nonsense of the FA Cup third round tie in the January when Villa had to field an under-18 team and still only lost 4-1. "We can't just push players through all of the time. As the teams are read out, it’s feeling rather ‘end of season’ for the hosts. Here come the two teams, Liverpool in their ‘pale ivory’ shirt and Virgil van Dijk is the captain in the absence of Milner and Henderson. Mo Salah gives a handful of high fives as he strolls out in his substitutes’ bib in front of us. “We cannot just push players through all the time, we have the quality and that's why we use it." Then a few seconds later he then gave a free-kick to the Reds for what actually was also a foul. Cross came in from Lucas Digne and there was a bit of a collision as two Reds players went down. Jurgen Klopp's side travel to the West Midlands in search of a vital three points to keep hopes of a Premier League title alive. Luiz takes advantage of Matip tripping over Watkins to poke home and Mings trips on the ball at the other end, leading to Matip making amends. Not the time for the previously-reliable Greek to post a poor one with Robertson not even on the bench.

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Start your Independent Premium subscription today. John McGinn floats a pass over to the right side for Ollie Watkins to chase down. Lucas Digne sneaks in front of the Liverpool winger and knocks the ball clear. 15 mins: Watkins and Matip tussle to get to an aerial ball and the Aston Villa striker lands awkwardly on his own wrist. Cash and Luiz combine on the right wing to move the ball alongside the Reds’ penalty area. 24 mins: It should be 2-1 to Villa. The cross comes in from the left wing and Danny Ings meets it in the air. Villa win a throw in anf Fabinho goes down off the ball. Fabinho may not continue here, it looks like a hamstring problem. A Liverpool throw comes to Diogo Jota who passes it up to Sadio Mane. He guides the ball over to Naby Keita who threads it into the box for Luis Diaz. Diaz has made a run in behind the Villa defence. 30 mins: Fabinho isn’t going to play on. He receives the ball and finds Naby Keita waiting on the edge of the six-yard box, smack bang in the middle of the box. Aston Villa 1 - 1 Liverpool

Coutinho beats Van Dijk, the man whose signing his sale funded, and heads towards the box from the Villa right.

It took a penalty for Liverpool to beat us [1-0 in December] , I'd like an improvement tonight. The players take a knee and Liverpool kick-off, attacking the Holte End and put the ball out for a throw-in which Cash takes and switches to the left. Terrible defending by Villa who fail to clear their lines a number of times, Mings and Nakamba most culpable defending the free-kick. Better from Liverpool who zip a few passes around between Jones, Fabinho, Keita and the full-backs. Aston Villa fans boo until the move fizzles out with an over-hit cross and then inform Jon Moss 'you're not fit to referee'. In short he makes a hash of it, Villa fans unite in shouting 'Aaaaaah!' and Mings hacks it away. Diaz spins Digne's blood down by the right corner flag but then passes straight to a Villa defender who moves it into midfield. Whether it is Henderson's influence or Villa have run out of gas, it's hard to say at this point. Liverpool were only behind for a couple of minutes but equalising did not alter the momentum of this topsy-turvy game for half an hour. Coutinho beats Van Dijk, the man whose signing his sale funded, and heads towards the box from the Villa right. McGinn trips Mane. Liverpool free-kick, 25 yards out, left of centre, closer to the middle than the last. Alexander-Arnold fires a long diagonal out to Jota on the left.

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Once that free trial's expired, you'll get coverage of Premier League games this season for the reasonable price of $24.99 a month. Streaming service Spark Sport has the rights to show the EPL in New Zealand again for the 2021/22 season. Read on to find out how to watch an Aston Villa vs Liverpool live stream and get the Premier League online, no matter where you are in the world. The usual cost is $35 a month, but you can currently get your first month of Sling TV for half price. The reverse league fixture at Anfield back in December, saw the Reds claim a 1-0 win over Villa via a 67th minute Mo Salah penalty. Jurgen Klopp's men will be looking to get over the setback of losing ground to City after they were held to a 1-1 draw at the weekend.

Sadio Mane scores the winner as Liverpool come from behind to beat Aston Villa and keep their Premier League title hopes alive.

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"We concentrate on what we need to do. It was a big game and another three points," Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson told Sky Sports. It was his 15th league goal of the season, the third Liverpool player to reach at least that mark this campaign after Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota.

Liverpool take on Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa hoping to avoid any potential slip-up in their bid to keep tabs with current Premier League leaders ...

2 hours to KO: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of tonight's Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Liverpool ,where the visitors' quest for a quadruple remains alive - just. But the Egyptian has failed to score in 11 of his last 12 club appearances. An immediate response from the Reds courtesy of Joel Matip. Tyrone Mings fails to clear his lines in the box and after Virgil van Dijk's cross was saved, Matip tapped in from close range. Alisson saved his countryman's initial header but the midfielder followed up to slot it past the goalkeeper. 1 hour 10 mins to KO: Luis Diaz came to Liverpool's rescue last time out but will Salah be the man of the moment tonight? 2min to KO: It's almost kick-off time as Manchester City fans tune in to see if Villa can do them a huge favour. 19th min: The closest Mane has come to scoring. Referee Jon Moss has the Villa fans booing his decision to award a foul. 28th min: Fabinho is having an absolute nightmare in the middle of the park with several poor touches and loose passes. Villa have come out of the blocks quickest in the second half with Liverpool yet to get going. A nervy few minutes for the Brazilian shot-stopper. 71st min: Salah is on for Diaz and almost scores with his second touch...

A much-changed Liverpool side came from behind to win at Villa Park to keep the pressure on league leaders Manchester City.

For all the stunning simplicity of Liverpool’s second goal, the equivalent of the perfect cheese on toast, Villa had plenty enough chances to take at least one point and probably three. Douglas Luiz had two bites and dined on the second. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s free-kick appeared comparatively harmless, slightly looped toward Tyrone Mings. Somehow he – and at least one more – Villa defender acted or thought out of turn. This time Naby Keita inexplicably trod on the ball from Trent Alexander Arnold’s cross. The Dutch colossus breezed through such a contest of high stakes displaying masterful quality. Klopp spent Saturday late evening explaining why he could never coach a team to be defensive, so he must have been mightily impressed by the intensity of Villa’s start.

Liverpool face Aston Villa tonight in a must-win clash as an exciting Premier League title fight edges towards its conclusion.

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Fabinho came off injured on the half-hour mark in Liverpool's Premier League match at Aston VIlla.

That, however, was just speculative, with Jurgen Klopp set to offer an injury update after the final whistle at Villa Park. After receiving treatment on the pitch, Fabinho limped off before being replaced by captain Jordan Henderson on the half-hour mark. Liverpool were dealt an injury blow ahead of the FA Cup final against Chelsea after Fabinho was forced off in the first half against Aston Villa on Tuesday night.

Liverpool take on Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa hoping to avoid any potential slip-up in their bid to keep tabs with current Premier League leaders ...

But the Egyptian has failed to score in 11 of his last 12 club appearances. 2 hours to KO: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of tonight's Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Liverpool ,where the visitors' quest for a quadruple remains alive - just. An immediate response from the Reds courtesy of Joel Matip. Tyrone Mings fails to clear his lines in the box and after Virgil van Dijk's cross was saved, Matip tapped in from close range. Alisson saved his countryman's initial header but the midfielder followed up to slot it past the goalkeeper. 2min to KO: It's almost kick-off time as Manchester City fans tune in to see if Villa can do them a huge favour. 19th min: The closest Mane has come to scoring. 28th min: Fabinho is having an absolute nightmare in the middle of the park with several poor touches and loose passes. A nervy few minutes for the Brazilian shot-stopper. Referee Jon Moss has the Villa fans booing his decision to award a foul. Villa have come out of the blocks quickest in the second half with Liverpool yet to get going. He slips at the crucial point though and the attack breaks down. 71st min: Salah is on for Diaz and almost scores with his second touch...

Both sides had great chances to retake the lead in the first half with Sadio Mane and Naby Keita going close for the visitors, while former Red Danny Ings ...

Liverpool are asking the question of Manchester City, who we know are red-hot favourites, but pressure does strange things to people. Luis Diaz is a great player.” The amount of work he does for the team off the ball, defending at the end and but he has the quality in and around the box. Diaz comes in on the left and Mane goes to centre forward. “In general, we need to think about how we can sort that. “We have our situation and if you want to win an away game you have to open up spaces. All the things they did put us under pressure. They are a high-quality side. “We did not have time to train and work on it and I am happy in this moment he pretended to shoot and crossed. More from Klopp to BBC Sport on Fabinho: “I think he will [be OK, for the FA Cup final] but I do not know. Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 2 REACTION Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 2 REACTION

Breaking news from BirminghamLive brings you the teams from Villa Park as Steven Gerrard goes toe-to-toe against Jurgen Klopp.

John McGinn and Douglas Luiz are Villa's two No.8s while, in at No.10, is ex-Liverpool hero Coutinho who returns to the XI after being rested against Burnley. Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings - who've both scored in back-to-back games - lead the line for Gerrard's men. Steven Gerrard has named his Aston Villa line-up for tonight's crunch showdown with Liverpool. The head coach as made two changes with Marvelous Nakamba and Philippe Coutinho coming in for Calum Chambers and Emi Buendia respectively. From front to back for Villa it's Emi Martinez in goal.