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Liverpool's predicted XI vs Aston Villa(Image: EA Sports)

Liverpool have the chance to go 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League table when the Reds face Aston Villa this evening.

Despite an unconvincing second-half display, Liverpool held out for three points against Wolves on the weekend, with Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz scoring in the 2-1 win at Anfield.

After Arsenal's victory the day before, the Reds reinstated their seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League table, but now, Arne Slot's side can extend their lead to 10 with a win against Aston Villa.

The last meeting between the two saw Liverpool win 2-0 at Anfield, with Salah and Darwin Nunez both getting on the scoresheet.

The Reds are unbeaten in their last nine games against Villa, but they will once again be without Cody Gakpo and Joe Gomez for this one.

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Curtis Jones will be available though, with the midfielder back from suspension following his red card against Everton.

So, could Liverpool open up a 10-point gap at the top of the Premier League table later today?

Let's take a look...

To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 25 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.

We predict that Everton could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Martinez; Garcia, Disasi, Mings, Digne; McGinn, Tielemans; Malen, Rogers, Rashford; Watkins.

We predict that Liverpool could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota.

A strong start from Liverpool saw them cause all sorts of problems for the Villa defence early on, and nine minutes in the Reds took the lead when Ibrahima Konate headed Trent Alexander-Arnold's corner home at the front post.

Salah's shot from distance deflected kindly into the path of Luis Diaz, and after controlling the loose ball, the Colombian fired home to grab Liverpool's third.

With eight minutes to go, John McGinn was shown a red card for a dangerous challenge on Dominik Szoboszlai that forced the midfielder off.
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