Liverpool and Aston Villa will both have players on the sidelines when they meet in the Premier League this evening. The Reds will host Villa at Anfield as they look to end their run of four consecutive defeats.
Arne Slot’s side have been beaten by Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Manchester United and Brentford in the Premier League over the last few weeks. Liverpool have also lost to Palace in the Carabao Cup this week, with six defeats across their last seven matches across all competitions.
Slot will be forced to select a Liverpool team to face Villa with some key players on the sidelines. Ryan Gravenberch, Alexander Isak, Curtis Jones, Giovanni Leoni, Alisson Becker and Jeremie Frimpong all on the sidelines with injury.
Gravenberch could be available to face Villa after missing the last three matches due to an ankle injury, with Slot confirming that the midfielder has returned to training.
“Ryan trained with us for the first time yesterday, will train with us today,” said Slot on Friday.
“Then we are going to make the call if he is able to start, yes or no.”
Isak and Jones are not expected to make their return from their respective injuries in time to face Villa.
Frimpong and Alisson also remain on the sidelines, while Leoni is a long-term absentee with a knee injury.
For Villa, they too will also have players unavailable to face Liverpool.
Harvey Elliott is a guaranteed absentee with the playmaker unable to face his parent club while on loan.
Emiliano Buendia is also expected to be unavailable due to an injury, as is the case for Youri Tielemans and Andres Garcia.
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