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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. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Nunez assist?

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

    Nunez assist

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

      Yep

      1. Zalk
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Of course not

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

    Youngster teaching Nunez how it’s done

  4. AARON-1
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Out there somewhere in a parallel universe, Darwin Nunez is on four goals and all 3 bonus hauling a dreamy 17pointer for his joyful owners.

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

    Will that be a Nunez assist? Lol

  6. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Darwin assist. So deadly.

    1. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Joke. This game and him. Just an effing joke.

  7. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    That's got to be a Darwin assist, innit?

  8. DropkickMurphys
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Nunez assist come on! Hahahah

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

    nunez assist

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

    Donkey assist?

  11. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    No chance they'll give him that assist.

  12. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Won't be a Darwin assist. I own him and Kulusevski but don't own Salah

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

      Same.

  13. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    If Salah's assist counted surely this was a Darwin assist?

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Same situation indeed.

    2. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, similar

    3. maditass
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Salah passed the ball to vvd which smashed it in with a small deflection. And usually shots that a GK saved becomes and assist?!?!

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

        Small deflection taking it from going wide to going in. Should have been an OG and a van Dijk assist but you know…Salah.

  14. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Nunez points were never in doubt :mrgreen:

  15. Zidane's Floor
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    nunez
    nunez
    nunez
    nunez

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

    Goal - BAJCETIC
    Assist - none

    Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool (81 mins)

    #FPL #AVLLIV

    From twitter

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

      Absolute JOKE

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Read the rules..

        1. Chalobah's Witness
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          do the rules say 'when Salah does it, it counts as an assist'?!

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

      Should be an assist eventually. Shot saved and all

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

    On another day he’s going to break points records.

  18. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    That's never an asssist

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

    Fantasy Premier League
    @OfficialFPL
    ·
    1m
    Goal - BAJCETIC
    Assist - none

    Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool (81 mins)

  20. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    No assist according to rules

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

    Won’t be an assist will it?

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

    imagine fpl not giving that as an assist, questions would need to be asked

    1. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      12 years in the game? Why would it be an assist?

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

    How the f*** is that not an assist?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Because you are stupid and need to learn the rules?

  24. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    He’s still out of my team. Brief visit.

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

    it's a cross, not shot deflection

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

      Oh? I thought it was a shot. Good for me 🙂

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

    Will that count as a shot from Darwin?

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

      no

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It could well have been 😆

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

      Don’t think so

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

      Seeing as it was a cross, probably not

    5. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Could be by his standards but not in theory

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

    And now Salah is on 3 BAPs out of nowhere.
    Game is rigged.

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

      1g 1a = out of nowhere?

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

      Deserved 3 BAPS

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

      1 goal 1 assist, and that free Nunez sitter from Salah made him top VVD & Robertson.

  28. dansmusen
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Not a shot on goal. Are you guys watching or not.

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

    Bit harsh on Nunez that, the assist could have brought him into positive BPS

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

    Shot on target, deflected by keeper then scored is Assist?

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

      was a cross.

      1. maditass
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        He shot it towards the goal and keeper saved and bajcetic picked it up and scored. Should be an assist. Only non-owners that cries for it to not be an fplassist

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

          'If an opposing player touches the ball after the final pass before a goal is scored, significantly altering the intended destination of the ball, then no assist is awarded. '

          Unless you're stating, that Nunez was actually trying to score by himself from that position and not trying to pass to Salah`?
          If so then you're right, but if it was a pass, then no assist will be given.

          If that was a shot from Nunez I could be a striker for Liverpool too...

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

        You actually can't say that, could have been either especially with Nunez

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

          Dear lord. Nunez non-owner (thank God)

          If that was a shot on target, then he is even worse than I thought, when I decided not to include him in my squad last night.

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

      Looked like a cross unfortunately

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

      wasnt a shot on target

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

      The goal isn't on the sideline.

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

      To be fair

      Nunez kicked it towards the goal, the keeper palmed it down to the goal scorer, assist.

      1. maditass
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        The shot probably counts as a save so then it should be an assist when it ends up in a goal?!