AVL Vs LIV Dream11, Probable Playing 11 And Match Report: Liverpool’s young bunch of players step out for the most gargantuan test of their lives.
When it was announced that Liverpool would be required to contest two matches in two different competitions and two different countries within the space of two days, the club and Jurgen Klopp were clearly not impressed with the scheduling. Infact, Klopp had gone onto threaten that the club would end up boycotting their match in the Carabao Cup with the Liverpool manager evidently miffed at the haywire fixtures his side had been handed out with.
However, the club ended up devising a strategy to combat the predicament which stared them in the face with the main squad heading for the Club World Cup while the younger set of players were named as part of the side’s squad to partake in the domestic English tournamnet. And these players finally get a chance to shine and impress today when they lock heads against Aston Villa come today’s encounter in the Carabao Cup.
Fielding a completely new look side for the tournamnet, Liverpool are heading into the upcoming contest with a side brimming with young players. For this bunch, it is undoubtedly the most colossal tie of their careers till now, a match where they have been handed over a chance which they would have perhaps not envisaged till now.
The side are coming into this one having defeated Arsenal on penalties in the last round of the tournamnet while their opponents defeated Wolverhampton 2-1 in their foregone tie. This looks set to be an intriguing affair, one where relatively unknown players will take to the pitch in a bid to show their calibre infront of the global stage.
Probable Playing 11
Team News
- Keinan Davis and Jed Steer are both going to be out for the encounter for Aston Villa with the players missing out due to their injuries.
- Liverpool named a completely new look side with their main team out for the Club World Cup.
Aston Villa
Nyland (GK), Elmohamady, Konsa, Hause, Taylor, Luiz, Hourihane, Lansbury, Jota, Kodjia, Trezeguet
Liverpool
Kelleher (GK), Ki-Jana Hoever, Sven van den Berg, Boyes, Gallacher, Christie-Davies, Pedro Chirivella, Herby Kane, Harvey Elliott, Rhian Brewster, Longstaff
Match Details
Carabao Cup 2019-20
Match: Aston Villa Vs Liverpool
Date And Time: 18th December, Wednesday- 1:15am IST
Where To Watch: Star Sports Select 2/HD
Pivotal Players
Aston Villa
- Nyland, Konsa, Kodjia, Trezeguet
Liverpool
- Kelleher, Boyes, Herby Kane, Longstaff
Top Scorer
Aston Villa
- Trezeguet
Liverpool
- Rhian Brewster
AVL Vs LIV Dream11 Goal-Keeper
We are moving into the day’s contest with the selection of Liverpool’s Caoimhin Kelleher for the encounter. At a time when the side are devoid of the services of their regular shot stoppers, the goal-keeper makes his way into our Dream 11 setup owing to his ability to parry away a slew of shots with ease.
AVL Vs LIV Dream11 Defenders
Had this been Liverpool’s regular bunch of players partaking in the tie, a cleansheet for the side would have taken precedence over any other narrative. Hoever, with us set to see a completely fresh bunch of players from the side, we envisage neither unit emerging from this encounter with a cleansheet in their kitty to see us rope in with the bare minimum of three defenders for the clash.
And all of our picks come in the form of attackingly inclined players, names who’ll be willing to persistently maraud their way down the park persistently. Ezri Konsa and Kaortney Hause are both going to find their way into our setup from Aston Villa while from the other side of the docket we have gone in with the lone selection of Morgan Boyes for this one.
AVL Vs LIV Dream11 Midfielders
Although Liverpool’s players won’t have Klopp spurring them from the sidelines for this one with the manager out with the main squad, these players have been ingrained in the same attacking football which has made Liverpool taste consummate success this season. And out to grab the opportunity accorded to them with both hands come today’s impending encounter, we envisage these bunch of players looking to gallop their way down the park persistently, seeing us repose faith in these well versed names for the day’s encounter.
Luis Longstaff, captain Pedro Chirivella and Isaac Christie-Davies will be inducted into our framework for this affair while the opposition will find lone representation in the form of Henri Lansbury.
AVL Vs LIV Dream11 Strikers
With Liverpool making an advent into the tie with a paper thin and untested defensive setup, this might just be the match where Aston Villa’s forward moving players flourish and thrive. Keeping this in mind, we have decided to divulge in the selections of a duo of picks from the side in the form of the intricate and flair filled Trezeguet and Jonathon Kodjia.
Elsewhere, the stand out performer in this playing 11 for Liverpool, Rhian Brewster becomes the last player to earn a place in our team to see us complete our set of selections from the side.
Captain And Vice-Captain
Brewster finds his place our side’s captain for the contest while Pedro is our vice-captain.
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Dream 11 Disclaimer
All our selections are based on in-depth and astute analysis of the players partaking in the match and a perusal of other reasoning. Please incorporate a slew of factors while crafting your own side with this article serving as a guide to the match and players who are expected to dole out the maximum points.
