Liverpool made wholesale changes to their starting line-up vs Aston Villa in the League Cup on Tuesday night, and broke a club record in the process. Jonathan Kodjia's last brace for Aston Villa came in the 2-2 draw against Brentford in the Championship in August 2018. Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Divock Origi come into the starting line-up for the champions, with Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino making way.James Milner misses out due to a tight muscle, but Xherdan Shaqiri returns on the substitutes’ bench. Pre-Aston Villa stats: Jürgen Klopp's Reds closing in on Anfield landmarkPre-Aston Villa stats: Jürgen Klopp's Reds closing in on Anfield landmark The midfielder replaces Fabinho in the Reds’ starting XI in the only alteration to the team deployed against Tottenham Hotspur last Sunday.Naby Keita has recovered from a knock sustained during the Carabao Cup win over Arsenal in midweek and takes a place on the substitutes’ bench.
All rights reserved. Adam Lallana starts for Liverpool in this afternoon’s Premier League encounter at Aston Villa. Team news: Confirmed Liverpool line-up v Aston Villa. Match Statistics supplied by Opta Sports Data Limited. Match Statistics supplied by Opta Sports Data Limited. Reproduced under licence from Football DataCo Limited. Adam Lallana starts for Liverpool in this afternoon’s Premier League encounter at Aston Villa. Developed and maintained by the LFC Technology and Transformation Team Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Divock Origi come into the starting line-up for the champions, with Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino making way. Liverpool make three changes for today’s Premier League fixture with Aston Villa at Anfield. Reproduced under licence from Football DataCo Limited. Liverpool make three changes for today’s Premier League fixture with Aston Villa at Anfield.
Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa: ... Klopp had opted for fresh legs in his starting line-up, giving Divock Origi, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita a run out. All rights reserved.