The Premier League has rejected Aston Villa's plea to reschedule the upcoming match against Liverpool.

The decision means that Villa will face a punishing schedule of five games in just 14 days.

The Reds' trip to Villa Park was initially set for mid-March but had to be moved due to Arne Slot's team reaching the Carabao Cup final.



Liverpool will compete against Newcastle United for the season's first silverware, but Villa feels this rearrangement hampers its own trophy aspirations.

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Villa, who is still in contention in both the Champions League and FA Cup, had hoped to play the game in the third week of March due to various cup and European commitments.

As reported by The Telegraph, Villa argued that since it only have one Premier League match scheduled for March, it would make more sense to wait until after Liverpool's Carabao Cup final.

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However, the league dismissed this argument, and the clash between Villa and Liverpool is set to proceed next week.

After the trip to Villa Park on Wednesday, Liverpool's packed schedule continues, with back-to-back Premier League clashes against Manchester City and Newcastle rounding off the month.

Slot has injury issues of his own to deal with, after it was revealed that Joe Gomez may require surgery on a hamstring problem
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