⚽ Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off⚽ Live scores | Table | Who should be player of the year?“Right Rob, let’s get down to brass tacks – Slot, should he be shown the door or given another year?” asks Peadar de Burca. “On the evidence of, let’s say, the last ten games, you’d have to say that the Liverpool manager has been found wanting. That extra little bit of innovation or rough magic hasn’t been there. A lot of talent at the top end of the team and you get the feeling a good manager could have shaped those players into something sharper, as opposed to the butter knife attack we’ve mostly seen. So, give him the boot?“Well, this is a Liverpool team in transition. I suspect the owners, no mugs, had this in mind back in July after Diogo Jota’s tragic death and saw this as a year to acquire some serious talent, let them bed in with the real aim being the 2026-27 season. You’d hope Jeremy Jacquet will be joined by one or two more defensively minded players and the team will have more balance. The team will have had time to become a team. Let’s not judge Slot now, but in eight months’ time when Isak, Ekitike, Wirtz and Ngumoha are able to read each other’s minds.Today we are without nine players. The good news is that Florian and Mo are on the bench, but Alex [Isak] is out with a minor injury.I have to compliment Mo on how hard he has worked to be back. It’s not always straightforward with the type of injury he had. Continue reading...
BBC Sport explores some further themes around this fixture. Villa's stuttering end to the domestic season will be largely inconsequential if they can end the 2025-26 campaign with a first major European trophy in 44 years. Villa have taken eight points from the past 27 available, dating back to a 2-0 loss at Wolves on 27 February when they sat third in the table.
Verdict: Draw Best odds: 27/10 Bookmaker: Luckster Villa Park sets the stage for a compelling Premier League clash on Friday evening, as Aston Villa welcome Liverpool with both sides locked in a battle for Champions League qualification. Liverpool currently sit fourth, only ahead of fifth‑placed Villa on goal difference, while sixth‑placed Bournemouth remain four points […] The post Prediction: Aston Villa vs Liverpool appeared first on Soccer News.
