Aston Villa vs Liverpool Match Preview: Key Absences Impacting Teams

Aston Villa host Liverpool at Villa Park, Birmingham, with kick-off on 2026-05-15 at 19:00 UTC in Premier League Regular Season - 37. Aston Villa enter the fixture sitting 4th on 62 points, while Liverpool are 5th with 59 points.

Aston Villa Availability

Aston Villa face multiple absences. Alysson (Muscle Injury) is sidelined. H. Elliott (Loan agreement) is sidelined and therefore unavailable against his parent club. B. Kamara (Knee Injury) is sidelined, removing an important option in midfield screening. A. Onana (Calf Injury) is sidelined, further thinning Villa’s central options. All these issues are confirmed as players will not play the fixture.

Liverpool Availability

Liverpool are also heavily hit. Alisson (Muscle Injury) is sidelined, forcing a change in goal. S. Bajcetic (Hamstring Injury) is sidelined. C. Bradley (Knee Injury) is sidelined. H. Ekitike (Achilles Tendon Injury) is sidelined, a major blow given his 11 goals and 4 assists. W. Endo (Foot Injury) is sidelined, and G. Leoni (Knee Injury) is sidelined, reducing depth in midfield and defense.

Impact Summary

From the team season statistics, Aston Villa retain key attacking contributors O. Watkins (14 goals, 3 assists) and M. Rogers (10 goals, 6 assists), preserving most of their attacking output. Liverpool, however, lose significant firepower with H. Ekitike’s absence from an attack that has produced 62 league goals, placing greater creative and scoring responsibility on Mohamed Salah, D. Szoboszlai, and C. Gakpo.