The 10th position in the table is certainly something that none of the Liverpool fans expected after winning the title the previous season. After a record-breaking transfer window, expectations were rightly high. In terms of results, Liverpool opened the season excellently with 4 wins. But the game was far from perfect and all those victories were achieved in the last 10 minutes of the game, which was a clear indication that something was not going according to plan. Whether the problem is the change of a large number of players, the departure of Alexander-Arnold, the drop in Salah's form or something else entirely, remains to be seen. Certainly, the form in which they enter this match is more than worrying. 6 defeats in the last 7 games is absolutely something we are not used to from Liverpool. An additional reason for concern are evident problems in defense. They have conceded 14 goals in 9 games so far, which is far below their standard. The difference between them and the leading Arsenal is 10 points, and considering the quality of the teams in the Premier League, it can be said that Liverpool has a minimal chance of being in the fight for the title. Today, Aston Villa, who can boast of very good results lately, will visit them. After a very bad start to the season, 4 games without a goal scored, elimination in the 1/16 finals of the EFL Cup, Aston Villa completely turned their game around. They scored their first goal in the league in a draw against Sunderland and then went on to make it 5 wins in all competitions. They were completely unexpectedly defeated in the Europa League by Go Ahead Eagles, but they didn't let that disturb them, as they showed in the next match against Manchester City, in which they won 1-0. In that game, they showed great discipline in the game, as well as the fact that they are more than capable of withstanding the pressure of the opponents. So far they have conceded 8 goals and besides the unassailable Arsenal, they have one of the better defenses in the league. On paper, Liverpool may have a better team, but according to the current form of both teams, I really think that it will be very difficult for them to achieve a convincing victory in this match, if they achieve it at all.

排在积分榜第10位当然是利物浦球迷在上个赛季夺冠后没有预料到的。在一个破纪录的转会窗口之后，人们的期望很高。就结果而言，利物浦本赛季开局4胜，表现出色。但这场比赛远非完美，所有这些胜利都是在比赛的最后10分钟取得的，这清楚地表明，有些事情并没有按计划进行。问题是否在于大量球员的变化，亚历山大-阿诺德的离开，萨拉赫的状态下降还是其他什么，还有待观察。当然，他们进入这场比赛的状态更令人担忧。在过去的7场比赛中6场失利绝对是我们不习惯利物浦的事情。另一个值得关注的原因是国防方面的明显问题。到目前为止，他们在9场比赛中丢了14球，远远低于他们的标准。他们与领头羊阿森纳的差距是10分，考虑到英超球队的实力，可以说利物浦进入冠军争夺战的机会微乎其微。今天，最近取得好成绩的阿斯顿维拉将造访他们。在经历了一个非常糟糕的赛季开局，4场比赛没有进球，在1/16决赛中被淘汰后，阿斯顿维拉完全扭转了局面。他们在战平桑德兰的比赛中打进了联赛首球，然后在各项赛事中取得了5场胜利。在欧联杯中，他们完全出乎意料地被“前进之鹰”击败，但他们并没有因此受到影响，就像他们在下一场对阵曼城的比赛中所表现的那样，他们以1比0获胜。在那场比赛中，他们在比赛中表现出了很强的纪律性，而且他们有能力承受对手的压力。到目前为止，他们已经丢了8个球，除了无懈可击的阿森纳，他们的防守也是联赛中最好的之一。从纸面上看，利物浦可能是一支更好的球队，但根据两支球队目前的状态，我真的认为他们很难在这场比赛中取得令人信服的胜利，如果他们能取得胜利的话。