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ASTON VILLA VS. LIVERPOOL
| Sunday October 4
| Premier League | Villa Park
7:15 pm GMT / 2:15 pm EST
On Friday night, the news that Livepool’s beloved winger Sadio Mané tested positive for COVID-19 shook Reds fans who otherwise expected to see Liverpool travel to Villa Park on Sunday night. Mané is the third Liverpool player to test positive and go into quarantine since the season began.
However, the show must go on, so the rest of the team remains focused on extending their perfect Premier League streak against Aston Villa.
This is the last game before the international break in October. Maintaining good momentum in the breakout is always very helpful, especially in this breakout where tensions will be higher than usual due to pandemic concerns.
Aston Villa have only played two league games this season but they won both and kept two clean sheets against Fulham and Sheffield United. This is a significant change in luck at the start of this season, compared to Dean Smith’s team last season when they barely escaped relegation.
Liverpool’s new player Diogo Jota will likely have his first Premier League start due to Mané’s absence from the lineup. Jota opened his account with the team within 10 minutes of being substituted in the game against Arsenal. There will be some excitement seeing how Jota fits into that attack with Salah and Firmino for 90 minutes.
Liverpool projected lineup (4-3-3)
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gómez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Keita; Wrong, Firmino, Jota
In addition to Mané, new player Thiago Alcantara is also in quarantine for a positive diagnosis of COVID-19. Joel Matip, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Kostas Tsimikas are injured. Captain Jordan Henderson has doubts, but he would start on the bench, if he does.
For Villa, Engels, Heaton, Wesley and Nyland will be missing.
What the managers had to say
Jurgen Klopp: “All the teams got stronger with the signings they made and Villa is one of them. Other teams improved tremendously, so we have to improve to be able to be in a similar position.
Dean smith: “Everyone is defeated on the day. We just got beaten by a championship team so that shows that everyone is beaten. Their record accumulated in the last two seasons is incredible with the point count they have. They and Manchester City have been way ahead of everyone in the last two years. “
The officers
Referee: Martin Atkinson. Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis, Richard West. Fourth official: David Coote. WHERE: Jonathan Moss. VAR assistant: Stephen Child.
Kick-off is scheduled for 7:15 pm GMT / 2:15 pm EST tomorrow, and the game’s television schedule can be found at LiveSoccerTV. In the meantime, we’ll keep you updated with all game prep, including team news as it goes live, our matchday thread live, and post-match recaps from The Liverpool Offside staff. If you’d like to join the discussion, sign up for an SB Nation account and voice your opinion on the action as it happens.
