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ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL — Liverpool's hopes of reaching next season's Champions League are hanging by a thread after victory for rivals Newcastle United in midweek.
But, even if the Reds cannot sneak into the top four across the next two games, there is clear value in rounding off the season with a nine-game winning streak.
That is the sort of run that can provide a perfect springboard into a new campaign that they hope will bring better fortune.
However, securing yet another three points against one of the division's form teams in Aston Villa, who have enjoyed a remarkable uptick since Unai Emery's appointment, will be not be easy.
Follow all the action from Anfield with The Sporting News' live coverage below.
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Liverpool vs. Aston Villa live score 2nd half Goal scorers Liverpool 1 Ramsey 27' Aston Villa 0 —Lineups:
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson (GK) — Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson — Henderson, Fabinho, Jones — Salah, Gakpo, Diaz
Aston Villa (4-5-1): Martinez (GK) — Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne — Bailey, McGinn, Luiz, Kamara Ramsey — Watkins
Liverpool vs. Aston Villa live updates, highlights46th min: Liverpool get the game restarted.
HALF-TIME: The first half comes to an end and Aston Villa have a deserved one-goal advantage thanks to Jacob Ramsey's well-taken goal. It could have been even better for the visitors, who also missed a penalty through Ollie Watkins early in the half.
45th min (+2): Another VAR check after Henderson goes to ground in the box but, while there's some contact, there's nowhere near worthy of the on-field decision of no penalty being overturned.
45th min: Mings goes into the book after catching Gakpo rather clumsily with a high boot around the chest area.
A brief VAR check for a possible red follows, but no further action is rightly taken.
43rd min: Liverpool now enjoying their first spell of systained pressure in the match but their main route to goal seems to be crosses and the Villa defence are first to everything.
Unai Emery will be delighted with how his team have played thus far.
38th min: Villa so, so close to a second!
Ramsey makes a late run in behind onto a free-kick that every Liverpool defender expects to be thrown into the mixer but is denied a second goal as Alisson pulls out a typically brilliant save .
27th min: GOAL! Aston Villa finally have the lead and it is a deserved one!
It comes from Jacob Ramsey, who ghosts in at the back post to meet a Douglas Luiz cross and sidefoot it home first time. A wonderful finish.
22nd min: PENALTY MISSED!
Watkins dusts himself down and looks to coolly pass the ball into Alisson's bottom left-hand corner but makes a complete hash of it and instead puts it well wide of the Kop-end goal.
What a wasted opportunity for the visitors.
20th min: PENALTY TO ASTON VILLA!
Villa work it brilliantly to give McGinn the space for a first-time pass in behind and Konate clumsily trips Watkins in a desperate attempt to get back to give up the spot-kick.
No doubts over whether VAR will overturn that - it's a stonewaller.
14th min: This has descended into caginess rather quickly, with an engrossing physical battle ensuing in the centre of the park and setting the tone for the game as a whole.
5th min: A break in play after Liverpool whip a freekick into the box as both Ollie Watkins and Virgil van Dijk require treatment as a result of a clash of heads.
That looked painful.
KICK-OFF: Under way at Anfield and the home crowd are straight into Roberto Firmino's song. We'll be hearing a lot of that today.
10 mins from kickoff: Here come the players to a warm reception. Can either of these two sides provide a boost to their European hopes with a win, or will we see a draw that in truth suits neither?
30 mins from kickoff: James Milner and Roberto Firmino get a warm welcome from all four sides of the ground as they emerge for their warm-ups. It must be such an odd feeling for both men to be saying goodbye after so long at the same club.
1 hr from kickoff: The team news is in! Roberto Firmino will get his chance at a final Anfield appearance after being passed fit to take a place on the bench.
1.5 hrs from kickoff: The Liverpool squad will get a 90-minute break from being shouted at for not tracking back today with Jurgen Klopp serving a touchline ban for this game. The German has been censured by the FA for his comments on referee Paul Tierney following a dramatic 4-3 win over Tottenham here.
2 hrs from kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of Liverpool vs. Aston Villa in the Premier League. Not only is this a big day in terms of both sides' European aspirations next term, it is sure to be an emotional send-off for Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita, who will play their final Anfield games before departing on free transfers.
Perfect weather for the final home game of the season and some emotional Anfield farewells @sn_footballclub pic.twitter.com/DYonCuolVS
— David Lynch (@dmlynch) May 20, 2023 Liverpool vs Aston Villa lineups, team newsJurgen Klopp perhaps unsurprisingly has stuck with the same starting XI that demolished Leicester City last time out.
There is a place on the bench for the fit-again Roberto Firmino as well as James Milner as they say farewell to Anfield, but Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain both miss out.
Klopp himself will be banned from the touchline following an FA sanction for his comments about referee Paul Tierney.
Liverpool lineup (4-3-3): Alisson (GK) — Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson — Henderson, Fabinho, Jones — Salah, Gakpo, Diaz
Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Milner, Firmino, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Matip.
Unai Emery has opted to make three changes to the team that beat Tottenham last time out, with Matty Cash and Lucas Digne coming in on either side of defence.
The Spaniard has also added heft to his midfield in replacing playmaker Emi Buendia with Boubacar Kamara.
Aston Villa lineup (4-5-1): Martinez (GK) — Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne — Bailey, McGinn, Luiz, Kamara Ramsey — Watkins
Subs: Olsen, Sinisalo, Traore, Buendia, Alex Moreno, A.Young, Duran, Dendoncker.
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What time does Liverpool vs Aston Villa kick off?This Premier League match at Anfield kicks off on Saturday, May 20 at 3 p.m. BST.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
Date Kickoff time USA Sat, May. 20 10 a.m. ET Canada Sat, May. 20 10 a.m. ET UK Sat, May. 20 3 p.m. BST Australia Sun, May. 21 12 a.m. AEST India Sat, May. 20 7 p.m. IST Hong Kong Sat, May. 20 10 p.m. HKT Malaysia Sat, May. 20 10 p.m. MYT Singapore Sat, May. 20 10 p.m. SGT New Zealand Sun, May. 21 2 a.m. NZST Liverpool vs Aston Villa live stream, TV channel TV channel Streaming USA — Fubo, Peacock Canada — Fubo UK — — Australia — Optus Sport New Zealand Sky Sport 6 NZ Sky Sport NOW, Sky Go NZ India — Hotstar VIP,JioTV Hong Kong Now Premier League
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Now Player Malaysia Astro SuperSport 3 Astro Go, sooka Singapore — StarHub TV+
UK: The match will not be broadcast live in the UK due to the Saturday 3 p.m. kickoff broadcast embargo.
USA: This match will be streamed via Peacock, with additional streaming options available on Fubo, available to new users on a free trial.
Canada: Every Premier League game streams live in Canada on Fubo.
Australia: Optus Sport is the exclusive broadcaster of Premier League football in Australia with live and on-demand coverage.
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