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SportFootballLiverpool FCLIVEUpdated 2 mins agoLive coverage of the crucial Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Liverpool at Villa Park, kick-off 8pmIt's Aston Villa vs Liverpool in the Premier League tonight Welcome to our live coverage of the crucial Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Liverpool. Kick-off at Villa Park is 8pm.Both sides know that if they win tonight they will secure their place in next season's Champions League.

A draw would give Bournemouth or less likely Brighton & Hove Albion a chance of gatecrashing the top five.Fourth-placed Liverpool, who are above Villa on goal difference, come into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw at home to Chelsea that was criticised by supporters.The following day Unai Emery's fifth-placed team also dropped points, drawing 2-2 at relegated Burnley, but the mood among their fanbase was markedly different given it came on the back of qualifying for the Europa League final.With this evening's match also acting as a send off before Villa contest that Istanbul showpiece, expect the atmosphere to be red hot.So can the Reds handle the heat? The Premier League greatest-ever goalscorer told Betfair: "It's a tough couple of weeks, but it could be a brilliant couple of weeks for Villa if they go on and win the final, and get into the Champions League."And again, Liverpool are defensively really poor still.

I'm going to go for a home win, actually, with it being at Villa Park. Let's face it, Liverpool's season has been a slog, for so many different reasons, but if they can return to winning ways this evening, they would seal their place in the Champions League and take the pressure of the final game of the campaign at home to Brentford, which rightly should be about saluting departing heroes.The problem?