Aston Villa vs Liverpool: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats for the Premier League clash Aston Villas new signing Carlos Gil goes straight into squad Fabian Delph also returns for Paul Lamberts side Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard and Adam Lallana could play a part Raheem Sterling back in the Reds squad after being given a week off Ahead of this weekends Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Aston Villas home clash with Liverpool... Aston Villa vs Liverpool (Villa Park) Team news Aston Villa New signing Carles Gil goes straight into the Aston Villa squad for Saturdays Barclays Premier League clash at home to Liverpool. Fabian Delph also returns to boost Villa after completing a three-match ban, but Ciaran Clark serves a one-game suspension following his dismissal in last Saturdays 1-0 defeat at Leicester. Boss Paul Lambert remains without three injured players in Ron Vlaar (knee), Philippe Senderos (thigh) and Libor Kozak (leg). Provisional squad: Guzan, Given, Lowton, Hutton, Okore, Baker, Delph, Cissokho, Sanchez, Westwood, Cleverley, Richardson, Cole, Grealish, Bacuna, NZogbia, Gil, Weimann, Benteke, Agbonlahor. Liverpool Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and fellow midfielder Adam Lallana have a chance of being fit for the trip to Aston Villa. Gerrard was withdrawn at half-time of Saturdays win at Sunderland with a tight hamstring while Lallana is ahead of schedule in his return from a thigh injury sustained on New Years Day. Forward Raheem Sterling is back in the squad after a being given a week off while youngster Jordon Ibe could join him having been recalled early from a loan spell at Derby. Provisional squad: Mignolet, Can, Skrtel, Sakho, Markovic, Henderson, Lucas, Moreno, Coutinho, Sterling, Borini, Ward, Lovren, Manquillo, Johnson, Enrique, Gerrard, Lallana, Lambert, Balotelli, Ibe. Key match stats (supplied by Opta) Christian Benteke has scored four goals in four Barclays Premier League appearances against Liverpool – more than against any other opponent. Liverpool have lost just one of their last 16 Premier League visits to Villa Park (W10 D5 L1). Aston Villa have scored just five goals in their last 15 Premier League home games against Liverpool. The Villans are unbeaten in their last five home league matches but have drawn four of those and overall won just one of the last eight at Villa Park (W1 D4 L3). Steven Gerrard has scored more Premier League goals against Aston Villa than any other side in his career (12). Five of Gerrard’s 12 Premier League goals against Villa have been from penalties and five from outside the box, including two direct free kicks. The other two were headers. Mario Balotelli has scored four goals in three Premier League games against the Villans – twice as many goals as he has against any other opponent. Daniel Sturridge has scored in each of his last three Premier League appearances against Aston Villa. Paul Lambert and Brendan Rodgers have met seven times as opposition coaches in the Premier League and the Scot has the upper hand with four wins and just two defeats. Aston Villa have scored first in five of the last six league meetings with the Reds (W2 D2 L2). mail
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 10:00:00 +0000
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