LIVERPOOL are set to travel to Aston Villa for their FA Cup third round tie – but will face a drastically different-looking Villa side IF the game is on.
Villa have confirmed a “significant” coronavirus outbreak at the club, and may have to play a team comprised of Under-23 youth players. Villa will make an announcement on Friday morning on whether the game is going ahead.
Liverpool lost 7-2 to Aston Villa when they played each other earlier this seasonCredit: AP:Associated Press
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What time does Villa vs Liverpool kick-off?
- Aston Villa’s FA Cup clash with Liverpool will kick-off at 7.45pm UK time on Friday, January 8.
- The game will take place at Villa Park.
- There will be no fans in attendance at the game as Birmingham has been placed in tier 4 of the government’s coronavirus restriction guidelines.
What channel is it on and can it be live streamed?
- Liverpool’s trip to Villa Park will be shown live on BT Sport 1.
- The game is available for live streaming from the BT Sport app, which you can download onto your mobile or tablet device.
- You can also watch the action from a Smart TV, so long as it carries the BT Sport app.
Can I watch for FREE?
- EE customers can get a free three-month trial of BT Sport by texting SPORT to 150.
- At the end of the three months you will automatically roll onto the £15 per month subscription.
- Or you can cancel the trial at any time during the three months by texting STOP SPORT to 150.
Team news
Joel Matip picked up an adductor problem and will not be available for the clash with Villa.
Long-term injury sufferers Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk are still out of action, which means Liverpool’s defence will be makeshift again.
Naby Keita has a muscle injury and still isn’t fit while Diogo Jota has a knee problem.
Kostas Tsimikas is also on the sidelines with a knee injury.
Odds
Aston Villa – 33/20
Draw – 5/2
Liverpool – 29/20
*Odds courtesy of Ladbrokes and correct at time of publication.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
