In a weekend match on Saturday Dec 11th, in week 16, Liverpool hosts Aston Villa in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 2nd placed Liverpool, recorded a 2-1 win against Milan. Fikayo Tomori struck first for Milan in the 29th minute, but Mohamed Salah got the equalizer for Liverpool in the 36th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 55th minute on a goal by Divock Origi. Liverpool is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Aston Villa is fresh off their 2-1 win against Leicester City. Harvey Barnes struck first for Leicester City in the 14th minute on a feed from Patson Daka, then Ezri Konsa tied it up for Aston Villa in the 17th minute on a feed from Emiliano Buendía Finally they completed the comback victory in the 54th minute on a goal by Ezri Konsa to cap off a wild match. Aston Villa is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Liverpool and Aston Villa last played eachother at the Villa Park on Jan 8th. Liverpool was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Sadio Mané struck first for Liverpool in the 4th minute, then in the 41st minute, Rowe sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Louie Barry.
For Aston Villa, their top scorers are Ollie Watkins and Ezri Konsa, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Liverpool is glad to have Mohamed Salah in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals
Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Naby Keïta, Joe Gomez, Andrew Robertson and Curtis Jones are unavailable to play for Jürgen Klopp’s team, while Aston Villa will be without Tyrone Mings, Trezeguet, Douglas Luiz and Bertrand Traoré.