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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. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Botman > VVD

  2. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Nunez is so bad. Taking him straight back out.

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Think I may have to follow suit and correct this atrocity as soon as

    2. Paganoi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Ditto. Left myself just enough to move to Kane. I feared this would happen.

  3. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Hahaha! Can't do anything else, just laugh.

  4. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    I want to get off Mr. Nunez's wild ride

  5. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Oh FFS Nunez!!!!!!

  6. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Wtf Darwin?

  7. putana
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    HE IS PATHETIC

  8. Zidane's Floor
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Nunez doing his best to become public fpl enemy number 1

  9. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    That crowd image sums up Darwin 🙂

  10. Salarrivederci
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    As a Salah owner I'd reallt want Nunez to score..

  11. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    No one who watches football owns Nunez...

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Aaaand another troll

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        He's awful?

        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          You’re a troll

    2. Gunners in Haaland
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      silly...

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    He's so bad

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      No class whatsoever

  13. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Wow just wow, speechless

    Apologies Nunez owners

  14. Zidane's Floor
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Salah haul would've been massive if he got that assist

  15. Ivan Toney Soprano
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Not another one!

  16. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Nunez approaching the World Record for one game misses!

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Should be nowhere near the Premier League…. Absolute fraud stealing a living as a footballer never mind a striker.

  17. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    xG man never quits!

  18. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Nunez is the leading cause of stroke

  19. McGurn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    I genuinely didn’t appreciate how bad Nunez actually. Feel a bit silly now!

  20. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Nunez is so pony. Thank god I didn’t select him

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Why god?

  21. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Nunez will score... against Leicester

  22. Dr. Rog
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Opposition fans taunt Liverpool by chanting your just a sh** andy caroll.
    I find this extremely offensive. The lad from the north east looks like pele in comparison to this clown

  23. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Darwin Darwin Nunez he came from Benfica to the big Reds

  24. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    The number of times Nunez drags the ball wide.. he must practice that in training

  25. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Klopp probably can't wait to have Jota back. Only 6-7 more gameweeks to go

  26. Zidane's Floor
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    I'm 100% holding Nunez - he is a gold mine of opportunities

    Just sad he's almost certain to drop in price

    Oh well

  27. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Villa fans chanting " your just a s**t Andy Carroll" at Nunez

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      an insult to carroll

  28. dshv
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Just came
    To site to see my darwin is doing something.. but thank you guys.. he is maybe bad as you saying..

  29. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Is Nunez left or right footed?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Neither

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Neither

  30. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Why Núñez act like a girl can't even shoot a ball