Match Preview: Liverpool v Villa

Who are we playing?
Liverpool on Saturday 13th August at 5.30 pm in the Premier League.

Where are we playing?
Anfield

Can I go?
Not a chance unless you've bagged a ticket already

Easy to get to?
In theory, it is. Had a few wild adventures attempting to get home by train on occasion.

Can I watch it on telly?
We're on Sky Sports with lashings of Jamie Redknapp probably, which is a good reason to watch in the pub where he'll be drowned out by the background noise.

Big game?

Gabby

Still a wee bit of bedding in going on at Liverpool ad they brought in quite a few over the summer. They'd expect to beat us at their place (though it's been a while since they actually have) and we won't cry too much if they do as we long as we give a decent account of ourselves.

The key here for us is to maintain a decent level of performance, keep it tight at the back and try and stuff them on the counter. Good as they were last term, they were prone to the odd rickett at the back and if Gabby can stay wide awake, we might nick one or even two.





What has Liverpool ever done for us?
They gave the world Brookside.
There's The Beatles.
There's Cilla Black.
There's John Bishop.



Who's playing for us?
We wait to see how Lambert shuffles his pack with Carlos Sanchez and Tom Cleverley hope to squeeze into the starting line-up. Ron Vlaar will be the big worry, missing two Holland games with a calf injury, while Jores Okore made a return to competitive action playing for Denmark U21s and making a sub appearance for Denmark proper during the international break.

Who's playing for them?
Daniel Sturridge may be injured but they've still got the likes of Balotelli and Rickie Lambert to do the bizzo.

Any useless stats?
Of course, here you go:

• Liverpool have beaten us 91 times while we have 55 victories. There have been 40 draws.

• Our last win at Anfield was in December 2012. We ran out 3-1 winners thanks to two goals from Christian Benteke and one from Andi Weimann.

• Liverpool's last win over us at Anfield was way back in December 2010 when they won 3-0.

• Our first win against Liverpool at Anfield was in 1894. We won 2-1 thanks to goals from Stephen Smith and Bob Chatt.

Prediction
2-0 to Liverpool, but hope we're wrong about that.