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title: "Predicted Liverpool XI: Aston Villa (A)"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2021-01-08T09:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-01-08T09:00:00Z"
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# Predicted Liverpool XI: Aston Villa (A)

[Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/01/07/liverpools-fa-cup-clash-to-go-ahead-as-aston-villa-set-to-play-youngsters/) have a break from Premier League action tonight as they take on Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round.

The Reds make the trip to Villa Park aiming to avenge the 7-2 humiliation they suffered there in the league back in October. Alas, Jurgen Klopp’s men have been in a poor run of form in recent weeks, [failing to win any of their last three matches](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-liverpool/spielplandatum/verein/31).

While the FA Cup certainly doesn’t take precedence this season, it is still an opportunity to get another trophy in the cabinet, with Liverpool not winning the competition since [way back in 2006](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/liverpool-fc/erfolge/verein/31).

The build-up to the game has been overshadowed by a mass virus outbreak at Aston Villa, although the club has [issued a statement](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/january/Club-Statement-FA-Cup-tie/) affirming that they are working with the FA to try and ensure that the game goes ahead as planned. A report from [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jan/07/aston-villa-covid-outbreak-leaves-liverpool-fa-cup-tie-in-doubt) claimed that Villa will field youth team players in order to fulfil the fixture, a quirky role reversal from the Carabao Cup clash between the two clubs just over a year ago.

Klopp may well view this as the perfect chance to rest key players following a gruelling schedule and ahead of the vital league clash with Manchester United at Anfield a week on Sunday.

Here’s how we think Liverpool are going to line up against Villa, with nine changes anticipated for the Premier League champions from the team which [started at Southampton](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/southampton-fc_liverpool-fc/index/spielbericht/3421840) on Monday…