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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
    11 months, 26 days 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
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    11 months, 26 days ago

    Playing Foden over VVD ain’t looking smart right now

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  3. JBG
    11 months, 26 days ago

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

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  4. Marvin.
    11 months, 26 days 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.
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Sausage on.

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  6. fedolefan
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Come on Wirtz, feed the GOAT.

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  7. Brosstan
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Piss off Ekitke you useless POS

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    1. NoOneCares
      11 months, 26 days ago

      Pick better players.

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      1. Brosstan
        11 months, 26 days ago

        Rank?

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  8. Brosstan
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Virgil useless 5DC.. Pool guaranteed to concede

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    1. Greeeno
      11 months, 26 days 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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  9. Rwilliams90
    11 months, 26 days ago

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

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    1. Ignasi M
      11 months, 26 days ago

      yeah Enzo. also on penalties

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    2. The Night Trunker.
      11 months, 26 days ago

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

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  10. THE Wild Rover
    11 months, 26 days 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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  11. The Mandalorian
    11 months, 26 days 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 Wild Rover
      11 months, 26 days 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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  12. F4L
    11 months, 26 days ago

    kamara just wrecked wirtz ngl

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  13. Tonyawesome69
    11 months, 26 days ago

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

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  14. F4L
    11 months, 26 days ago

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

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  15. Tonyawesome69
    11 months, 26 days ago

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

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  16. F4L
    11 months, 26 days ago

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

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  17. Ajax Hamsterdam
    11 months, 26 days ago

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

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  18. fedolefan
    11 months, 26 days 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
      11 months, 26 days ago

      Take the 10 pts & run away

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  19. Tonyawesome69
    11 months, 26 days 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
      11 months, 26 days ago

      Meh

      No urgency to look at him as an option

      Off to AFCON as well

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    2. Haa-lala-land
      11 months, 26 days ago

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

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  20. Brosstan
    11 months, 26 days 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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  21. pundit of punts
    11 months, 26 days 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 âž¡ Donnarumma
    GW 14 - Cash + Sarr âž¡ Calafiori + Minteh

    Thoughts? 🙂

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    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
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      11 months, 26 days ago

      Raya to Donnarumma?

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      1. pundit of punts
        11 months, 26 days ago

        Getting Calafiori

        City have insane fixtures from GW 13

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    2. GCHILD2K16
      11 months, 26 days 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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  22. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 months, 26 days 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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  23. Brosstan
    11 months, 26 days ago

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

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    1. Albrightondknight
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      11 months, 26 days ago

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

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    2. F4L
      11 months, 26 days ago

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

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      1. F4L
        11 months, 26 days ago

        *to put

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        1. fedolefan
          11 months, 26 days ago

          *18 minuter

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      2. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 months, 26 days 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
      11 months, 26 days ago

      Boring experts the winners most held Gyko and some even Pedro

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    4. Total Slotball
      11 months, 26 days 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
      11 months, 26 days ago

      I did Salah to Saka 2 GWs ago
      Been awful!

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      1. Gazwaz80
        11 months, 26 days ago

        Ticking along nicely? 😀

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    6. Gazwaz80
      11 months, 26 days ago

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

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  24. Slitherene
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Gyokeres injured?

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    1. el polako
      11 months, 26 days 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 months, 26 days ago

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

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        1. el polako
          11 months, 26 days ago

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

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          1. Brosstan
            11 months, 26 days ago

            7 points from a sub 3 ppg player is jam

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            1. el polako
              11 months, 26 days ago

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

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  25. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 months, 26 days ago

    watkins 2 pts ,awful

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    1. Stevie B
      11 months, 26 days 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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  26. Bleh
    11 months, 26 days 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
      11 months, 26 days ago

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

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      1. Bleh
        11 months, 26 days 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
          11 months, 26 days ago

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

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  27. Stevie B
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Is Enzo -> Rice a good move?

    Thank you!

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  28. Total Slotball
    11 months, 26 days ago

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

    Keep disrespecting

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    1. RICICLE
      11 months, 26 days ago

      Price

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      1. Total Slotball
        11 months, 26 days ago

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

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        1. RICICLE
          11 months, 26 days ago

          This is about Salah, rather spend that amount elsewhere

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    2. el polako
      11 months, 26 days ago

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

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      1. Total Slotball
        11 months, 26 days 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
          11 months, 26 days 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
            11 months, 26 days 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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  29. Brosstan
    11 months, 26 days ago

    Season over unless Wolte scores tomorrow.

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    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 months, 26 days ago

      Ideal player to destroy that opposition - hope it actually happens

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  30. F4L
    11 months, 26 days 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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