Aston Villa have a World Cup winner on their roster. The person in query is goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez who gained the title with Argentina, incomes himself the FIFA Golden Glove award alongside the way in which. This, nevertheless, additionally implies that he (in all probability) gained’t be between the sticks on Boxing Day when the Villans are enjoying Liverpool.
Is that this one thing that ought to fear them? We predict it ought to as a result of the Reds are coming to Birmingham with all three factors on their thoughts.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool Odds
Moneyline
| Aston Villa | +375 |
| Draw | +280 |
| Liverpool | -143 |
Totals
| Over 2.5 | -161 |
| Underneath 2.5 | +129 |
When, The place, and Watch?
- Place: Villa Park in Birmingham
- Date: Monday, December 26, 2022
- Time: 12:30 PM ET
- Watch: NBC
Aston Villa to Miss a Couple of Essential Gamers on Monday
Along with Martinez, the Villans will miss a number of different first-team gamers. Playmaker Philippe Coutinho stays sidelined because of a thigh harm, whereas full-back Diego Carlos is struggling together with his Achilles tendon.
Nonetheless, even with these gamers on the roster, the Villans would in all probability wrestle towards the Reds. The factor is that this staff normally doesn’t do nice towards huge favorites. Within the 2022-23 season, we’ve already seen them lose to groups like Arsenal, Chelsea, and Newcastle. Nevertheless, most of these losses occurred throughout Steven Gerrard’s tenure.
With Unai Emeri as their boss, the Villans have been doing effectively. The truth is, with him as their boss, they’re 100% within the Premier League, with one loss within the FA Cup (to Man United) and a 1-1-2 document in friendlies throughout the World Cup.
Boxing Day is When Liverpool’s Surge Begins?
The Reds are sitting within the no.7 place within the Premier League Standings with 22 factors (6-4-4). They is likely to be 15 factors behind desk leaders, Arsenal, however they nonetheless have a great probability to get to the High 4 earlier than the top of the season.
It’s very doubtless that their purpose is to qualify for the Champions League and for that to occur, they should enter a profitable streak. Really, they’ve already began profitable earlier than the World Cup break – they beat Tottenham and Southampton.
The excellent news for Liverpool is that solely two of their first-team gamers are unavailable for the Boxing Day recreation because of accidents. These two are Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz, who ought to return in January. All of the others are reportedly match and prepared for Monday’s recreation.
Ibrahima Konate may miss the match – as he performed for France within the World Cup Remaining – however Jurgen Klopp shouldn’t fear a lot about that. He’s acquired some first rate options in that place.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool Prediction
Duels between these two are normally very enjoyable to observe. Liverpool are likely to win more often than not, however when Aston Villa triumph, they do it in model – simply consider their 7-1 win in 2020.
This time, nevertheless, we expect the Reds are going to win, however the Villans will positive give them a run for his or her cash. Because of this, the followers can be entertained, doubtlessly witnessing various objectives on each ends.
Picks: Liverpool to win; over 2.5 objectives
