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Aston Villa confirm Liverpool FA Cup tie is on

Aston Villa's English midfielder Ross Barkley (centre) celebrates with teammates after scoring their fifth goal during their English Premier League match against Liverpool at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England on October 4, 2020.

Photo credit: Peter Powell | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • Villa were forced to close their training ground on Thursday and there had been concerns they would have to forfeit their match against Jurgen Klopp's team
  • The outbreak at Villa also raises questions about how and whether their upcoming Premier League matches can go ahead
  • Southampton's FA Cup match against Shrewsbury is off after a Covid-19 outbreak at the League One club

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Aston Villa have confirmed that Friday's FA Cup third-round clash with Liverpool will go ahead despite a large number of their players and staff testing positive for coronavirus.

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