Liverpool FC are without Daniel Sturridge, Emre Can, Martin Skrtel, Glen Johnson and Jon Flanagan ahead of their clash with Aston Villa - but £25m summer signing Adam Lallana could make his first start for the club. Sturridge was injured during training with England last week, which irked Reds boss Brendan Rodgers and Can hurt his ankle in Germany under-21s 8-0 defeat of Romania. Skrtel, Flanagan and Johnson are yet to recover from previous injuries but are all closing in on first team returns. Joe Allen, meanwhile, faces a late fitness test after suffering a slight knee injury in Wales defeat of Andorra. Should Joe Allen fail to be passed fit, the Reds could bring in both Lallana and Philippe Coutinho to play behind Mario Balotelli as a lone frontman. Lazar Markovic and Rickie Lambert could also feature. Probable team: Mignolet, Manquillo, Sakho, Lovren, Moreno, Gerrard, Henderson, Lallana, Coutinho, Sterling, Balotelli Meanwhile for Aston Villa, January signing Tom Cleverley could make his debut but Christian Benteke (Achilles) and Libor Kozak (broken leg) remain out. Aly Cissokho and Joe Cole could feature against their former club. We have spoken to Villa fan, Dave Woodhall about his view on the game. Theres also a comprehensive scouting report of Paul Lamberts side available. The three key questions are also available ahead of the game. Provisional squad: Guzan, Given, Hutton, Vlaar, Baker, Clark, Herd, Bacuna, Lowton, Cissokho, Okore, Cleverley, Westwood, Delph, Sanchez, Richardson, Cole, Grealish, El Ahmadi, NZogbia, Weimann, Agbonlahor, Bent.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 06:46:21 +0000
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