Liverpool v Aston Villa pre-match thread - Saturday 3pm

[PaulWinch again]

This will be bloody tough.

[cdbearsfan]

When was the last time we did the double over them as a matter of interest?

1992/93. If you're looking for a lucky omen that was also the last season, prior to this one, that we did the double over Arsenal.

Now can a real statto find out if we have ever done the double over a team and had a player score a hat-trick in both games, please?

Surely Pongo managed it?

Nah, nobody has... not against Liverpool anyway. We did beat them 6-3 away and 6-2 at home in 1914/15, with two players (Hampton and Nash) scoring hat-tricks in the latter, but we had six different scorers at Anfield.

[CT]

“Redemption”. SKY not hiding the fact they’d prefer Liverpool to win.

[Nii Lamptey]

“Redemption”. SKY not hiding the fact they’d prefer Liverpool to win.

Please win Villa. And win well - I long for the day that the Man Utds and Liverpools of this world are a distant memory.

[Steve67]

It'd be about time that we did the double over Liverpool.  Make it so.

[Clampy]

It's a pity Jota is back and in form for them, he really is a cracking player. We can still do this though.

[eamonn]

When was the last time we did the double over them as a matter of interest?

1992/93. If you're looking for a lucky omen that was also the last season, prior to this one, that we did the double over Arsenal.

Now can a real statto find out if we have ever done the double over a team and had a player score a hat-trick in both games, please?

Surely Pongo managed it?

Nah, nobody has... not against Liverpool anyway. We did beat them 6-3 away and 6-2 at home in 1914/15, with two players (Hampton and Nash) scoring hat-tricks in the latter, but we had six different scorers at Anfield.

Blimey. You're harder to impress than Shania Twain.

[Rudy65]

Martinez

Targett
Mings
Konsa
Cash

Nakamba
McGinn
Ramsey

Watkins
Davis
Traore

Ollie to run TAA all the live long day.

Same for me. Give Davis a go and provide some physicality to their poor CH’s

Madness if we start as we did against Fulham

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

Not feeling hopeful about this. Mind you I said that before the league game earlier in the season.

I suspect a 3-1 defeat. Sadly.

[Axl Rose]

3-2 us.

[JUAN PABLO]

Has to start with Keinan and no el ghazi please .     Maybe thow JJ in as well .    Just get at them Villa.

[PhilVill]

Hopefully start with the team we finished with against Fulham and Davis can bully the back four, leaving a bit of space for Olly to exploit. I would imagine that we won’t though so am expecting a loss with some fairly poor footy to boot.

[Nii Lamptey]

It'll be interesting to see what Dean does today, both in terms of formation and team selection. Surely he must stick with the formation from those last 15-20 mins against Fulham? It was night and day to what we've been served up since the squad's covid outbreak.

Personally, I'd agree with Ads' team above...

- Davis deserves a start, especially against that soft-centred backline
- Nakamba has to start at DM based off how out of form Doug is currently
- Question mark over Ramsay starting, but the energy he brought against Fulham could be just the catalyst we need right now.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Plan A it is.