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Liverpool v Aston Villa team news: Gravenberch fit, Wirtz sub

1 November 2025 370 comments
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There’s one more Premier League match to go today: an out-of-form Liverpool against an in-form Aston Villa.

Kick-off at Anfield is at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

After rotating heavily in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening, Liverpool boss Arne Slot brings back the big guns.

There are three changes from last weekend, however.

Ryan Gravenberch returns after an ankle injury, while Alexis Mac Allister is also brought into the midfield.

Florian Wirtz drops to the bench, while Curtis Jones is injured.

There’s a change at left-back, too, with Andrew Robertson making his first Premier League start of the season.

Milos Kerkez makes way.

Aston Villa’s one change from Gameweek 9 is enforced.

Emiliano Buendia misses out with an ankle injury, so in comes Evann Guessand.

LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili, Robertson, Van Dijk, Konate, Bradley, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Salah, Ekitike.

Subs: Woodman, Pecsi, Gomez, Kerkez, Endo, Nyoni, Wirtz, Chiesa, Ngumoha.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Digne, Torres, Konsa, Cash, Onana, Kamara, McGinn, Rogers, Guessand, Watkins.

Subs: Bizot, Lindelof, Mings, Bogarde, Maatsen, Barkley, Malen, Sancho, Broggio.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 21 hours ago

    Slot has returned to the old system. However he no longer has the bench players for that system because they were sold and replaced mostly by flops.

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  2. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 21 hours ago

    Playing Foden over VVD ain’t looking smart right now

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  3. JBG
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 21 hours ago

    What a weird season it has been so far, but in a good way I guess.

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  4. Marvin.
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 21 hours ago

    Watching with headphones on. The mics behind the goal were clearly picking up Robertson telling Macalister to get up because "we can't let you go off".

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  5. The Night Trunker.
    • 2 Years
    7 months, 21 hours ago

    Sausage on.

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  6. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 21 hours ago

    Come on Wirtz, feed the GOAT.

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  7. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 21 hours ago

    Piss off Ekitke you useless POS

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    1. NoOneCares
        7 months, 21 hours ago

        Pick better players.

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        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          7 months, 21 hours ago

          Rank?

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    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 21 hours ago

      Virgil useless 5DC.. Pool guaranteed to concede

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      1. Greeeno
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 21 hours ago

        I think they have made a mistake with his DCs. He was on 4 after 20 mins. I've counted a good few more yet he has been on 5 all 2nd half. Might see that number change.

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    3. Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 21 hours ago

      Is Caicedo a better pick than Enzo? Enzos attacking numbers are way higher.

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 21 hours ago

        yeah Enzo. also on penalties

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      2. The Night Trunker.
        • 2 Years
        7 months, 21 hours ago

        I think Enzo might be the better pick because his attacking numbers are far superior.

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    4. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 21 hours ago

      Has the supposed increase in the reliance on set pieces, resulted in more scrappy wrestling in the box? Not a good look.

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    5. The Mandalorian
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      Wirtz rarely wins tackles or second balls, he's basically useless at helping Liverpool win or keep possession.

      Him and Frimpong look physically too weak for the league.

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        They made four top tier signings, but only one has looked ok, and arguably none have improved the team. Jury out on Isak, as he has hardly played.

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    6. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      kamara just wrecked wirtz ngl

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    7. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      Lovely wee nutmeg from Kamara on Wirtz inside his own box haha

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    8. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      konsa couldnt you just let that go through, gakpo had a tap in 😥

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    9. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      Mings injured and down to 10 players... Game over

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    10. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      nothing happened in that second half like, just 1 deflected shot from 20 yards. meh

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    11. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      Saka Sarr and Enzo not great in mid but not panicking yet...

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    12. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      Useless Salah obv doesn’t know he’s more than 14M in fpl else he’d try to get more than one return.

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      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        Take the 10 pts & run away

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    13. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      Salah v Villa:
      3 shots
      1 SoT
      0.18xG + 0.13xA
      1 goal gifted by Martinez
      1 bonus point

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      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        Meh

        No urgency to look at him as an option

        Off to AFCON as well

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      2. Haa-lala-land
        • 5 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        And 5 defcon points!
        Beats his zero from the game before (shocking!)

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    14. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      The one time VVD gets a cleanie he has to go and get a yellow and 0 DC. Useless plonker.

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    15. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      Ready for GW 11

      Raya
      Gabriel - Munoz - Cash
      Saka - Mbeumo - Semenyo - Sarr
      Haaland - Mateta - Woltemade

      Dubravka - King - Gudmundsson - Reinildo

      1 m of n the bank.

      Plans ahead -

      GW 12 - Save FT
      GW 13 - Raya ➡ Donnarumma
      GW 14 - Cash + Sarr ➡ Calafiori + Minteh

      Thoughts? 🙂

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      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        Raya to Donnarumma?

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        1. pundit of punts
          • 13 Years
          7 months, 20 hours ago

          Getting Calafiori

          City have insane fixtures from GW 13

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      2. GCHILD2K16
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        Need to be thinking triple man city from wk 13. Sarr for cherki or doku, consider califiori to man city def.

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    16. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      Hold off on Enzo in and get a few FT in case Salah looks like being viable in 2-3 week?

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    17. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      Salah keepers the real winners. Ticking along nicely while all other midfielder are doing zilch

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      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        He is getting incrementally better but not there yet the eye and stats pretty much agree

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      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        foden 18 pointer tomorrow to set the cat amongst the pigeons 😎

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        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          7 months, 20 hours ago

          *to put

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          1. fedolefan
            • 11 Years
            7 months, 20 hours ago

            *18 minuter

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        2. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 20 hours ago

          Hope so but needs to do better than my other diff Ekitike. Epitome is a raw talent but he needs coaching on the basics of playing the position.

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      3. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        Boring experts the winners most held Gyko and some even Pedro

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      4. Total Slotball
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        Obviously. Salah returns G/A at an elite rate. Only Haaland betters. Keep pretending Saka will match his output. Lol

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      5. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        I did Salah to Saka 2 GWs ago
        Been awful!

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        1. Gazwaz80
          • 6 Years
          7 months, 20 hours ago

          Ticking along nicely? 😀

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      6. Gazwaz80
        • 6 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        22 points in last 5 games for 14 million. Think I’ll pass…

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    18. Slitherene
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      Gyokeres injured?

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      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        Yeah.
        Owners can’t catch a break with this guy.
        Finally scored after 5 consecutive blanks only to be subbed off at half time.

        Proper donkey.

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        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          7 months, 20 hours ago

          Owners cant complain. Extreme jam to get 7 points from the donk

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          1. el polako
            • 8 Years
            7 months, 20 hours ago

            That’s 17 points from 6 games, not even 3 points per game…

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            1. Brosstan
              • 11 Years
              7 months, 20 hours ago

              7 points from a sub 3 ppg player is jam

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              1. el polako
                • 8 Years
                7 months, 20 hours ago

                Alderete - 4m Sunderland defender can do it in 1 game.

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    19. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      watkins 2 pts ,awful

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      1. Stevie B
        • 15 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        He had only one good game against Fulham with eight points. I transfered him out on game week 3 and this was too late.

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    20. Bleh
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      Still early days but thinking Grealish to Enzo/Neto? Or save FT?

      Raya
      Gabriel, Timber, Lacroix, Senesi
      Bruno, Semenyo, Grealish
      Haaland, Mateta, Woltemade

      (Dubravka, Gakpo, Mukiele, King)

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      1. Stevie B
        • 15 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        Are you sure with Enzo? I want transfer him out for Rice.

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        1. Bleh
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 20 hours ago

          Next 2 fixtures for Enzo are great. Already have 3 Arsenal too which makes the non-Rice option a little easier it must be said.

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          1. Stevie B
            • 15 Years
            7 months, 20 hours ago

            Yes, this is correct. Wolves and Burnley are tasty fixtures.

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    21. Stevie B
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      Is Enzo -> Rice a good move?

      Thank you!

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    22. Total Slotball
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      Salah 2 from 2 and supposedly in awful form. Saka last open play goal when?

      Keep disrespecting

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      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        Price

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        1. Total Slotball
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 20 hours ago

          I can pick 100 players to match Saka's 3 points average

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          1. RICICLE
            • 3 Years
            7 months, 20 hours ago

            This is about Salah, rather spend that amount elsewhere

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      2. el polako
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        Today’s goal was curtesy of Martinez, even Gyokeres or Wenger would have scored that.

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        1. Total Slotball
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 20 hours ago

          and Salah scored a wonder goal last week.. almost like great players have a variety ways of returning goals.

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          1. el polako
            • 8 Years
            7 months, 20 hours ago

            Goal is a goal but Salah is way off his normal good form.

            Every time these days when he cuts inside and shoots someone in row Z is hit by a ball…

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            1. Total Slotball
              • 10 Years
              7 months, 20 hours ago

              Liverpool as a team haven't been at the levels in the past month. Tonight Liverpool where much sharper and in relative control. Salah much more involved, touches and a threat.

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    23. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      Season over unless Wolte scores tomorrow.

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      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 20 hours ago

        Ideal player to destroy that opposition - hope it actually happens

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    24. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 20 hours ago

      is gordon a better pick than gakpo in your opinion? was torn abit between the 2 before last gw, maybe have got it wrong

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