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EPL : Liverpool Vs Aston Villa Today At 3:00pm by luvola(m): 9:24am On Sep 26, 2015
Bredren Rodgers has been given 3-must win match .I.e Against the villans, sion in European europa cup clash on 30th Sept and an away trip to goddison pack on oct 3 for the Merseyside derby clash against Everton . Failure to win these three match may spell doom for the Irish man. match preview coming soon.
Re: EPL : Liverpool Vs Aston Villa Today At 3:00pm by edwapkalmeed(m): 9:33am On Sep 26, 2015
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Re: EPL : Liverpool Vs Aston Villa Today At 3:00pm by luvola(m): 12:00pm On Sep 26, 2015
Liverpool return to Premier league action at
Anfield on Saturday when they take on Aston
Villa in a game of huge importance for
Brendan Rodgers. We preview the clash and
take a look at how the Reds could line up for
the game.
LIVERPOOL vs. Aston Villa
Saturday, 26th September 2015 (3pm)
Premier League
After a dreadful League Cup performance and
result in midweek, Brendan Rodgers and his
struggling Reds host Tim Sherwood’s Villa for
their third game in a week at Anfield.
Liverpool have won neither of the previous two
clashes in L4 thus far, drawing with Norwich
and suffering an embarrassing night against
League Two Carlisle United last time out, and
with pressure on Rodgers now at an all-time
high, nothing but a win will do for the under-
fire Northern Irishman in what is reported to
be the first of three games he has to save his
job.
Rodgers: "The pressure is huge but I
embrace that challenge. I respect that we
need to get results. One win and we're
back around top 4."
9:35 AM - 25 Sep 2015
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James Pearce
@JamesPearceEcho
It is now a woeful six games without a win in
all competitions (penalty shoot-out’s aside)
for Rodgers’ side and time is ticking against
the Liverpool boss who must begin the start
of a turnaround with immediate effect on
Saturday, against a side unbeaten at Anfield
since 2010 and who haven’t won in the league
since the opening weekend of the season.
Rodgers is yet to register a win in a home
fixture over the Villains, who have won on two
of their last three visits to L4, and at a time
when he is fighting for his job, the Ulsterman
simply cannot afford for a similar outcome to
materialise with a negative result doing
nothing but increasing the likelihood of a
departure in the very near future.
Team News
Lovren, Benteke, Firmino, Henderson all
ruled out
Sturridge expected to start
Lallana or Ings appears the main question
Injuries are beginning to pile up for Rodgers,
who has lost Dejan Lovren for two months
with ankle ligament damage and Roberto
Firmino who may have cracked a bone in his
back for a number of weeks.
The duo’s absence adds to that of Jon
Flanagan, the much-missed Jordan
Henderson , and Christian Benteke – who will
miss the chance for a reunion against his old
club with a hamstring problem which he is
expected to be out for two-to-three weeks
with.
The squad available to Rodgers is certainly
lighter following the loss of four senior players
in quick succession, but the Ulsterman could
bring Joe Allen back into the Premier League
fold after a tidy first game on return from
injury in midweek.
Mamadou Sakho is likely to return to the
starting side after sitting out the League Cup
clash on Wednesday, with Lucas Leiva too
likely to come back into his defensive midfield
role, while Philippe Coutinho is set to resume
his attacking midfield duties after being
benched against the Cumbrians.
The Liverpool boss has confirmed Daniel
Sturridge will return to the side after being
rested in midweek, but Rodgers faces the
decision of whether the 25-year-old leads the
line with a supporting cast of Coutinho and
Adam Lallana , or partners the impressive
Danny Ings up front.
Liverpool’s Starting XI
Having reverted to the shape for the last three
consecutive games, Rodgers looks set once
again to line his side up with a three man
defensive line at Anfield, as he recalls some
key players to the team.
But Rodgers has a decision to make over the
set-up of his attack with goals of paramount
importance as he desperately searches for a
win, with the choice of playing a two man
attacking midfield and one striker, or a one
man attacking midfield in support of two
strikers.
With Ings in form and Sturridge set to return,
the latter of those two options looks more
likely, allowing for Coutinho to play in support
of the strike-duo.
The rest of the side certainly picks itself in
most positions.
Despite his shoot-out heroics, Adam Bogdan
will drop back to the bench for Simon
Mignolet, while Sakho looks nailed on to come
back in to play alongside Emre Can and
Martin Skrtel in defence.
With Nathaniel Clyne and Alberto Moreno the
certain picks at wing-back again, Vice-captain
James Milner is likely to be partnered by
Lucas in central midfield, with the experienced
duo operating behind the three man attack of
Coutinho, Ings and Sturridge.
The changes of personnel to the team would
see Liverpool line up looking like this on
Saturday afternoon:
While finishing and ruthlessness in front of
goal is unquestionably a problem, so too
remains creating clear cut chances for the
Reds’ front-men to finish.
With that in mind and Liverpool’s main striker
back, Rodgers could decide to opt for extra
creativity to ensure Sturridge is provided with
the chances to finish off, by keeping Lallana in
the starting XI alongside Coutinho in
attacking midfield.
That would see a slight switch of system with
two ‘technicians’ behind Sturridge and with
the rest of the side keeping the same look,
Liverpool’s XI could look like this come 3pm
kick-off time.
Rodgers spoke pre-match of his desire to
remain as long-term manager at Anfield – the
only way he will make that happen is by
winning games quickly and consistently.
Saturday simply must be the first.

http://www.thisisanfield.com/2015/09/predicted-liverpool-lineup-vs-aston-villa-ings-sturridge-lead-liverpool-attack/

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