Football Schedule May 15, 2025: Aston Villa Host Liverpool in Battle for Champions League Qualification
Aston Villa host Liverpool at Villa Park in a winner-takes-all Champions League qualification match, with both teams level on 59 points but needing the victory to secure a European spot for next season.
Tonight's football schedule features just one Premier League match, but it's a critically important one. Aston Villa face Liverpool, with the winner guaranteed a UEFA Champions League ticket for next season.
Football Schedule May 15, 2025 English Premier League Aston Villa vs Liverpool kicks off at 2:00 AM and will be broadcast live on Mono Max. The "Villans" open Villa Park to welcome the "Reds" of Liverpool.
Both teams have played 36 matches with 17 wins, 8 draws, and 11 losses each, accumulating 59 points. However, on goal difference, Villa sit in 5th place while Liverpool hold 4th. The winner of this match will immediately secure a UEFA Champions League spot for next season.
Recent Form - Last 5 League Matches: Villa: Drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest (away), beat Sunderland 4-3 (home), lost 0-1 to Fulham (away), lost 1-2 to Tottenham Hotspur (home), drew 2-2 with Burnley (away).
Liverpool: Beat Fulham 2-0 (home), beat Everton 2-1 (away), beat Crystal Palace 3-1 (home), lost 2-3 to Manchester United (away), drew 1-1 with Chelsea (home).
Head-to-Head: In their last five meetings, Liverpool are unbeaten with 3 wins and 2 draws. Their first league meeting this season saw Liverpool win 2-0 at home.
Injury Concerns: Villa: Missing Boubacar Kamara, Amadou Onana (injured), and Harvey Elliott (ineligible to face former club).
Liverpool: Without Conor Bradley, Hugo Ekitike, Wataru Endo, and Giovanni Leone (injured). Will assess fitness of Alisson Becker and Florian Wirtz.
Expected Lineups: Villa (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez; Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne; Youri Tielemans, Victor Lindfelof; John McGinn, Emiliano Buendia, Morgan Rogers; Ollie Watkins.
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Giorgi Mamardashvili; Curtis Jones, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez; Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister; Jeremy Frimpong, Dominic Sobolaski, Cody Gakpo; Alexander Isak.
Although Villa enjoy home advantage, they must also contend with the UEFA Europa League final midweek. Liverpool, meanwhile, aren't in peak form. Given these factors, a draw appears quite likely.
