Villa match thread

[Shaggy]

Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa return to the Liverpool XI for this afternoon's visit of Aston Villa. You can listen to full commentary on our Match Day Live show from 3.30pm GMT.

Lucas and Sami Hyypia have to settle for the bench as Rafa Benitez makes two changes from the side that thrashed Manchester United.

His side in full is: Reina, Arbeloa, Skrtel, Carragher, Aurelio, Alonso, Mascherano, Gerrard, Riera, Kuyt, Torres. Subs: Cavalieri, Hyypia, Agger, Ngog, El Zhar, Dossena, Lucas.

[kev776]

good team, rip em a new ass.

[Guest]

Babel must be injured.

[spud_gun]

Happy that there are no 'silly' changes i.e. N'Gog in for Torres.

[Mattshark]

Happy that there are no 'silly' changes i.e. N'Gog in for Torres.

I don't think there will be for the rest of the season.

[Leyton388]

Glad to see Xabi back in the team Lets go for it now and show everyone that we are here to take no 19!

[Assassin]

Good looking team.

Come on lads lets go into the international break (****ing hate internationals ) with another win. This would really pile the pressure on the Scum as the go into this period on the back of 6 lost points

[Guest]

Anyone's got any news on the atmosphere in the stadium tonight? Just had a look at my watch ... pretty early to ask for that!

[spud_gun]

I don't think there will be for the rest of the season.

Fingers crossed

[MrsB]

Vs.

Friedel
Reo-Coker, Davies, Cuellar, Young
Milner, Petrov, Barry, Young
Heskey, Carew

apparently.

[Guest]

Fingers crossed

I have my toes crossed already.

[Guest]

Vs.

Friedel
Reo-Coker, Davies, Cuellar, Young
Milner, Petrov, Barry, Young
Heskey, Carew

apparently.

FFS, this team plays with two goalies and a goalie in attack.

[Assassin]

FFS, this team plays with two goalies and a goalie in attack.

Would that be 3 goalies

[Guest]

Would that be 3 goalies

I like abstract reasoning a lot.

[Shaggy]

Agbonlahor dropped. His pace might've worried us but those two are a handful physically.