Aston Villa team news vs Liverpool: Unai Emery makes three changes as Cash, Digne and Kamara start

Here’s the team news from Anfield as Unai Emery shuffles his pack as Aston Villa look for a huge win over in-form Liverpool

Ashley Preece Local Democracy Reporter

14:09, 20 May 2023Updated 14:10, 20 May 2023

Unai Emery has made three changes to his Aston Villa line-up this afternoon as Matty Cash, Lucas Digne and Boubacar Kamara all come in.

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It means Ashley Young, Alex Moreno and Emiliano Buendia drop out, with Emery wanting to add some freshness in defence and midfield to help cope with Liverpool’s dangerous attacking players.

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From back to front it’s Emi Martinez in goal and a back four of Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings and Digne. John McGinn has moved to the right-hand side with Jacob Ramsey on the left; Kamara and Douglas Luiz will be Villa’s two men in central midfield while, ahead of them, it’s Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins.

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With Spurs currently behind against Brentford, a positive result at Anfield will strengthen Villa’s case for a European place heading into the final game of the season next week.

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Villa, meanwhile, are without Calum Chambers and Diego Carlos today with the pair missing from the 20-man squad list alongside the injured Philippe Coutinho.

For Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp will serve a touchline ban this afternoon while, in terms of his line-up, Luis Diaz, Coady Gakpo and Mo Salah start in attack. Here’s the teams in full, below.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Jones; Diaz, Salah, Gakpo.

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Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Milner, Firmino, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Matip.

Aston Villa XI (4-4-2): Martinez, Cash , Konsa, Mings, Digne , McGinn, Kamara , Douglas Luiz, Ramsey, Bailey, Watkins.

Subs: Olsen, Sinisalo, Traore, Buendia, Alex Moreno, A.Young, Duran, Dendoncker.

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