Aston Villa’s Fixture Frustration as Liverpool Clash Request RejectedAston Villa have seen their request to reschedule their Premier League clash against Liverpool denied, leaving Unai Emery’s

Aston Villa’s request to reschedule next week’s clash with Liverpool has been rejected by the Premier League (via The Telegraph), despite both teams facing a relentless fixture pile-up.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery believes new striker Marcus Rashford is "feeling comfortable" as they prepare for their Premier League tie against Liverpool.

Aston Villa and Liverpool are due to face off during a busy February for both clubs, though Unai Emery and Arne Slot will both enjoy a quieter time of things in March

Aston Villa welcome Liverpool to Villa Park next week and they could have a say in the title race when they do

The Aston Villa boss has seen more changes to the Villans' schedule be made this week and the Premier League have refused to move their upcoming clash with Liverpool to a later date

The Premier League have denied a request made by Aston Villa to move next week’s clash against Liverpool. Aston Villa will now face a gruelling run of five matches across the space of just 14 days. Liverpool ’s visit to Villa Park was scheduled for mid-March but had to be rearranged when Arne Slot ’s side reached the final of the Carabao Cup.

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As both Liverpool and Villa had qualified for the Champions League round of 16 automatically, they believed they would be handed a rest at this time, though instead they found their fixture lodged between two weekend matches.