Liverpool welcome Villarreal to Anfield this evening hoping to make it three wins from three in the Champions League.
Andoni Iraola’s side have enjoyed an impressive start to their European campaign, beating Atletico Madrid 2-1 before thrashing LASK 6-3 in Austria last week.
Bradley Barcola scored a hat-trick in that game, while Liverpool followed it up with another win at Brentford on Saturday, Alexander Isak netting the winner at the Gtech Community Stadium.
The Reds have now won six of their last eight matches in all competitions and sit fifth in the Champions League standings.
Villarreal, meanwhile, have recovered from a difficult start to life under new manager Perez, having gone six matches without a win earlier in the campaign.
The Spanish side have won four matches since, including an impressive 3-1 success against Napoli in their previous Champions League outing, although they were held to a goalless draw by Elche at the weekend.
Their away form remains a concern, with just one win from six matches on the road this season.
Liverpool have also dominated previous meetings between the sides, progressing from both their Europa League semi-final in 2016 and Champions League semi-final in 2022.
101GreatGoals brings you all the team news ahead of the 8pm kick-off.
Liverpool team news
Liverpool: Alisson, Araujo, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Mac Allister, Nyoni, Gravenberch, Gakpo, Koumas, Ngumoha
Liverpool Substitutes: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Gomez, Kerkez, Wirtz, Isak, Barcola, Chambers, McConnell, Danns, Laffey
Villarreal team news
Villarreal: Gulacsi, Mourino, Navarro, Veiga, Cardona, Comesana, Gueye, Saliba, Buchana, Moleiro, Mikautadze
Villarreal Substitutes: Junior, Costa, Freeman, Alassane, Morena, Foyth, Akhomach, Macia, Oluwaseyi, Perez, Jmili, Gaitan
Champions League Table
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : Promotion – Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals)
- Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Promotion – Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)
Recent Form & Stats for Liverpool v Villarreal
Recent Results : Liverpool
Recent Results : Villarreal
Prediction for Liverpool v Villarreal
This could be tight. Liverpool have yet to really fire this season and the same can be said for Villarreal. The Reds’ injuries are another headache for Iraola, especially against a man who knows his tactics so well.
Liverpool
2 – 2
Villarreal
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