Aston Villa v Liverpool tips – Villans looks a big price to beat Reds again

Perhaps Aston Villa are a decent shout to win the 2020/21 FA Cup and you might do worse than back the 40/1 with 888sport that Dean Smith’s side land this season’s trophy if you want to have a speculative gamble on the Midlands team.

Naturally, those odds are big because the Villans are meeting Liverpool in the third round of the competition, although this draw might not be as difficult as it looks considering that Jurgen Klopp is likely to field a weakened side.

Aston Villa Look Big Betting Odds at 47/20

Last season, Aston Villa managed to reach the EFL Cup final despite the fact that they were scrapping against the drop, with Smith able to steer his team clear of trouble and they look a much stronger outfit this season, with the team occupying eighth place in the table and potentially capable of challenging for Europe.

They are likely to be at fairly full-strength for the arrival of Liverpool, with Jack Grealish, Tyrone Mings and John McGinn all expected to start for the home side, while Bertrand Traore has three goals in his past four matches and Villa look well worth a punt.

Even if you’re not quite prepared to back them on the Full-Time Result betting market, there’s the option of having a wager on Aston Villa on the Draw No Bet market where you can enjoy 7/5 with Unibet.

However, Unibet have 47/20 about the home team winning this clash and we should remember that they were able to enjoy an emphatic 7-2 victory against a full-strength Liverpool side that actually included Virgil van Dijk earlier this term.

Can Liverpool Challenge for FA Cup?

It would seem implausible that Liverpool will bother to challenge for the FA Cup this season despite being among the favourites and the fact that the Reds have been chalked up at 11/10 with Unibet for this clash reflects the statement that the bookies aren’t full of confidence when it comes to the visitors winning.

Much will depend on the team news coming through although Klopp will surely be itching to give the likes of Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane the night off considering that Diogo Jota is injured and there is a shortage of cover as a result.

With the FA Cup hardly regarded as a priority for Liverpool, we can see a very inexperienced team fielded for this clash and will support Aston Villa in some shape or form.