Premier League decide on rearranging Aston Villa vs Liverpool after request
Unai Emery's side were pushing to get next week's Premier League clash moved.
The Premier League have denied a request made by Aston Villa to move next week’s clash against Liverpool.
Aston Villa will now face a gruelling run of five matches across the space of just 14 days.
Liverpool’s visit to Villa Park was scheduled for mid-March but had to be rearranged when Arne Slot’s side reached the final of the Carabao Cup.
They’ll fight it out against Newcastle United for the first piece of silverware this season, but Aston Villa believe their own trophy hopes have been hampered by the decision to play the rearranged fixture on Wednesday next week.
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Aston Villa - who are still fighting strong in the Champions League and FA Cup - had wanted the fixture to be played in the third week of March, because of their different cup and European commitments.
According to The Telegraph, the West Midlands-based outfit argued that because they only have one Premier League match pencilled in for March, it made more sense to wait until after Liverpool played in the Carabao Cup final.
The league weren’t having it though, with the meeting between Aston Villa and Liverpool set to go ahead next week.
Manager Unai Emery will have to carefully manage his squad, with injuries having already plagued the Villans squad.
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Ollie Watkins, Pau Torres, Tyrone Mings, Matty Cash, Amadou Onana and Ross Barkley all missed the weekend victory over Tottenham in the FA Cup fourth round.
Aston Villa have five matches between now and the end of February, starting with tomorrow’s (Saturday) visit of Ipswich Town.
They’ll also be in Champions League action when March rolls around after Emery guided Aston Villa to an impressive top-eight finish upon their return to Europe’s most prestigious stage.
As for Liverpool, they’ve got a similar schedule to deal with, as they continue their pursuit for a record-equalling 20th league title.
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On the back of Wednesday night’s dramatic draw against Everton, Arne Slot will be hoping to rally his troops and get their title charge back on course when Wolves make the trip to Anfield on Sunday.
Liverpool boast a seven-point lead ahead of Arsenal, who play in the early kick-off away to Leicester on Saturday afternoon.
Following the visit to Villa Park on Wednesday, the fixture list doesn’t let up for Liverpool, as they’ll see out the month with back-to-back Premier League matches against Manchester City and Newcastle.
