Liverpool vs Villarreal - prediction, team news, lineups

Liverpool volition look to support their cleanable Champions League grounds connected Tuesday, erstwhile Villarreal question to Anfield.

The Reds are 5th successful the league signifier array with six points from six pursuing their 6-3 occurrence against LASK Linz connected October 14, whereas the Spanish visitors are 14th with 3 points.

Match preview

Liverpool were successful hopeless request of a triumph against LASK fixed they had mislaid 3-0 against Manchester City successful the Premier League the play prior.

Andoni Iraola madea fig of changes to his squad for that clash, but it yet mattered small fixed his broadside were winning 4-0 by the 51st minute.

Complacency nary uncertainty crept into the Reds' show arsenic the crippled wore on, though they were wholly nonrecreational connected Saturday, erstwhile they beat Brentford 2-1 astatine the Gtech to determination 5th successful the Premier League.

While galore of the matches that the Reds person played this word person been intimately fought, it should beryllium noted that they person won six of their past 8 fixtures successful each competitions, and their lone decision successful that clip came against Man City, who had a subordinate vantage for the last 30 minutes of the contest.

Results astatine Anfield person not been peculiarly beardown this term, with the nine losing one, drafting 2 and winning 2 of their 5 outings astatine the stadium.

However, 1 of those victories was against Atletico Madrid successful matchweek 1 of the Champions League, with goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister helping the hosts equine a comeback after Marcos Llorente's opener.

Villarreal volition get successful England having settled for a goalless stalemate with Elche successful La Liga, a effect that near them 12th successful the array with 9 points from a imaginable 27.

While that gully was disappointing, they did astatine slightest look arsenic 3-1 victors successful their 2nd Champions League crippled of the campaign, beating Napoli 3-1 connected October 13.

Head coach Inigo Perez volition anticipation to oversee his side's 2nd triumph against Liverpool successful 5 attempts, though his nine person mislaid each of their past 3 meetings with the Merseysiders.

El Submarino Amarillo started 2026-27 winless successful their archetypal six games, losing 4 times, but they person since won 4 contests portion suffering conscionable 1 loss.

The visitors' grounds connected the roadworthy is mediocre considering they person claimed triumph successful conscionable 1 of their six distant fixtures, and a decision connected Tuesday would beryllium 4th successful 7 clashes connected their travels.

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Team News

Unfortunately for Liverpool, some Szoboszlai and Jeremie Frimpong had to beryllium withdrawn against Brentford owed to musculus injuries, with the brace acceptable to beryllium retired for immoderate time.

Ryan Gravenberch was suspended for the Reds' travel to the Gtech, meaning helium is disposable for Tuesday's clash, truthful helium volition astir surely travel into midfield alongside Alexis Mac Allister.

Cody Gakpo was near connected the seat against Brentford, but helium could beryllium afforded a commencement connected the close broadside of onslaught this clip around, portion Bradley Barcola, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak whitethorn play alongside him successful the guardant line.

As for Villarreal, striker Georges Mikautadze has impressed this season, and helium is definite to commencement having netted against Napoli.

The guardant volition apt beryllium supported by a treble pivot consisting of Pape Gueye and Santi Comesana, portion goalkeeper Luiz Junior could beryllium protected by centre-backs Pau Navarro and Renato Veiga.

Liverpool imaginable starting lineup:

Alisson; Gomez, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Barcola, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak

Villarreal imaginable starting lineup:

Junior; Mourino, Navarro, Veiga, Romero; Saliba, Comesana, Gueye, Moleiro; Moreno, Mikautadze

We say: Liverpool 2-0 Villarreal

Liverpool person improved considerably arsenic the play has progressed, and they volition travel into their crippled astatine Anfield afloat of confidence.

Reds fans should not expect a straightforward brushwood fixed Villarreal person proven hard to bushed successful caller weeks, but it would beryllium astonishing if the hosts failed to assertion 3 points.

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