Liverpool v Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League latest score and goal updates as hosts make bright start
Liverpool enter the weekend top of the table and will maintain their lead should they defeat Villa this evening
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool host Aston Villa in a late Saturday kick off as Arne Slot’s side attempt to enter the international break sitting top of the Premier League.
The Reds come into the match on the back of a 4-0 thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League and a victory over Villa will cap off a fine week that has also seen Slot’s team secure a comeback victory over Brighton last weekend. Liverpool have won eight of theur 10 league games and have a two-point advantage over reigning champions Manchester City though any slip up could cause them to fall down the table.
Dropping points against Villa is a realistic possibility. Unai Emery’s men have made a strong start to the season and currently sit sixth in the table though they are in a poor run of form. A shock 4-1 defeat to Tottenham last weekend was followed by a 1-0 loss to Club Brugge after Tyrone Mings’ calamitous error during the week.
Taking points off Liverpool at Anfield would turn about Villa’s form and send them into the break with a bit of momentum. Can they do so?
Follow all the Premier League action with our live blog below:
Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
11 mins
It’s certainly the home side who’ve started more confidently here, and there’s plenty of pace to their play when needed too.
Villa do mount their first attack though, as Rogers offloads it to Watkins before the England striker curls an effort over from outside the box. Never troubling Kelleher that one.
Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
9 mins
Liverpool win a corner as Digne hooks away a through ball. Robertson swings it in but the home side are penalised for a foul in the area.
Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
7 mins
Alexander-Arnold spreads a lovely diagonal to diaz in the box, and he takes it down well but sees his cross blocked.
Liverpool look very confident out here.
Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
5 mins
Liverpool counter with so much pace as Alexander-Arnold slides it into the path of Salah, who has plenty of space but can only see his shot blocked.
Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
3 mins
Salah thinks he’s being held but the referee doesn’t give it, and there are plenty of shouts as Villa win a free-kick instead. A raucous atmosphere at Anfield so far.
Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
1 min
Plenty of noise early on at Anfield as Liverpool knock the ball around their defence.
Van Dijk spread it wide to Salah, who feeds in a great diagonal ball to Nunez, but the Uruguayan loses it under the challenge from Carlos.
KICK-OFF! Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
The home side get us underway at Anfield!
Liverpool vs Aston Villa LIVE
The two sides have emerged from the tunnel at Anfield, so we’ll be underway soon.
Liverpool could go five points ahead at the top of the table tonight, after Manchester City lost 2-1 to Brighton earlier tonight.
Is Liverpool vs Aston Villa on TV tonight? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Premier League fixture
With around 15 minutes until kick-off, here is a reminder of how you can watch tonight’s game.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1, with coverage having started at 7pm. Subscribers can also stream via the discovery+ app.
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