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The penultimate Premier League match of the day takes place at Villa Park, where Liverpool are the visitors.

Kick-off is at 17:30 GMT.

Liverpool go into this match 15 points adrift of league leaders Arsenal, having played the same number of games.

They’ve also won only once on the road all season, although that did come in their previous away fixture in Gameweek 15.

Jurgen Klopp has made six changes to his side from the Carabao Cup fourth-round loss to Manchester City on Thursday, and it’s more like a first-choice XI from the players he has at his disposal.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is fit enough to start after illness, taking his place in a pretty much full-strength defence.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joins Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez in the front three.

As for the hosts, Robin Olsen starts in goal in the absence of World Cup-winning Argentina international Emiliano Martinez.

£4.5m midfielder Leon Bailey is again deployed up top by Unai Emery, who has won his first two league matches in charge of Villa.

GAMEWEEK 17 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Olsen, Young, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Luiz, Kamara, McGinn, Buendia, Watkins, Bailey.

Subs: Marschall, Cash, Ings, Chambers, Bednarek, Coutinho, Dendoncker, Archer, K Young.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Thiago, Henderson, Fabinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Nunez.

Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Keita, Elliott, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Bajcetic, Phillips, Doak.



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  1. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Of course Salah’s assist

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It's almost as if he's a proven FPL god

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Stupid Mings helped it in

  2. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Salah assist

  3. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Salah saving my season

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      How? It’s one game

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Nvm own goal 🙁

  4. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Might be an own goal.

  5. CrouchDown
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Own goal

  6. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mings OG

  7. lindeg
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    own goal

  8. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Konsa OG?

  9. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    VVd assist

  10. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Own goal

  11. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Should be an OG and a van Dijk assist.

  12. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    That was going wide. no Salah assist

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Own goal possibly

  14. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Damn it only got Nunez in this 🙁

    Hope KDB smashes the way Salah is.

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      KDB will have an absolute field day

      1. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Hope so mate!

        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I’ve so much belief in him, he’s just amazing, he’ll do the business

          1. Thanos
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            You’re a good man for giving someone hope :-)! Hope he gets a Hattie!!

            1. RICICLE
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              He could very well do man! Could very well do! 🙂

  15. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Konsa OG

  16. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    season over for salah non owners

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Lmao, good one

    2. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      🙁

    3. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      OK

  17. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Salah proving me wrong once again this season, previously for having him, now for not having him

  18. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Has to be Og

  19. Not again Shirley
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Apart from when I captained Salah against spurs earlier in the season, he has been terrible for me. When I have him he literally does nothing and when I don’t he scores well. Chose KDB instead.

  20. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Is everyone saying own goal hoping its an own goal or is it actually?

    1. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Didn’t show a definitive angle so 50/50 probably

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Haven’t seen a conclusive angle but it really didn’t look like it was on target.

    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      That’s what I’m wondering, Sky Score Center still saying Van Dijk goal…

    4. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It actually is, does no one watch football on here?

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I am and it wasn't clear. And now people saying its given because its not clear. Sooo yeah

        1. Goodfeathers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          This

        2. WVA
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          The first angle you see from behind the goal it is so clear, there is no way a ball curling away from the goal that is already not going in can go in, it's a big deflection into the bottom corner. I genuinely don't mind either way but there is a very clear angle that the shot/cross is not on target.

    5. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Lol the first angle you see is so clear

    6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I don’t own salah and not watching but I’m saying own goal

  21. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I might be going against the grain on here but I think that might be an own goal...

  22. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Already 1 game in, and if you blank this game, you're never to return this season for me..... Mr Charles Darwin.

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      This

  23. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Vvd shot/cross was not on target, own goal.

  24. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    MegNutts

  25. CheesyZoot
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Salah assist given

    1. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      untill the correction

      1. CheesyZoot
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Doubt it

  26. CrouchDown
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    No definitive angle so it’s an assist

  27. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So far jammy goal and assist for Salah Owners? il take it.

  28. COLLIN QUANER
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Gotta laugh at Salah non owners. Amateurs

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nobody takes this comment seriously, least not from a troll with a name like Collin

    2. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      They chose KDB over him?

  29. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    that is shot on target, why people keep talking og??

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Clearly not

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yea hard to say from those angles

    3. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Only 39% owns Salah - no wonder the 'OG' echoes around on hear.

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        haha

      2. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I dont have him but it's not og

  30. boc610
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    non salah owners feeling like they have a box of celebrations and they're all bounties

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      my stomach please i have eaten and drank too much

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      That sounds like heaven.

    3. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      The way Salah owners are gonna feel after KDB has done bud thing

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        His thing*

    4. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I don’t mind bounty it’s the mars I hate