Who are the commentators and pundits on TNT Sports this weekend?

Liverpool host Aston Villa on TNT Sports this Saturday evening in a weekend that also features plenty of televised games in the first round of the FA Cup.

Reigning Premier League champions Liverpool are in a wretched run of form with six defeats from their past seven games in all competitions, including four straight league losses - which is the polar opposite of Aston Villa, who have won all of their past four Premier League outings.

TNT Sports and Discovery+ will have an fleet of familiar faces on hand to provide the coverage across the two competitions.

Liverpool vs Aston Villa

Who are the pundits for Liverpool vs Aston Villa?

Lynsey Hipgrave will oversee proceedings from the studio, with three former Liverpool stars joining her on punditry. Well, two plus Joe Cole, anyway.

Steven Gerrard has a foot in both camps, of course, having captained Liverpool with distinction during his playing days before having an 11-month spell as Villa manager prior to Unai Emery's appointment in 2022.

Fellow Liverpool youth product Steve McManaman will be on hand to offer his thoughts too. Kick-off is set for 8:00pm GMT, with coverage set to begin at 6:30pm GMT.

Who are the commentators on TNT's coverage of Liverpool vs Aston Villa?

Darren Fletcher is the lead commentator during the game, with former Doncaster Belles and Leeds United star Lucy Ward on co-commentary.

Becky Ives will be at pitchside and in the tunnel as TNT's roving reporter around Anfield to offer build-up and post-match interviews.

FA Cup First Round

FA Cup first round channels, commentators and pundits on TNT Sports

TNT Sports will also be showing six FA Cup first round games this weekend, with clubs from Leagues One and Two entering the competition alongside the non-league sides who made it through the qualifying rounds.

Chelmsford vs Braintree is up first in Saturday's noon GMT kick-off, with Jules Breach joined by Michail Antonio and Glenn Hoddle in the studio on TNT Sports 1. Adam Summerton will sit with Hoddle to commentate on the game.

Brackley Town vs Notts County takes the 5:30pm kick-off on TNT Sports 3. Liam McDevitt is the anchor with Jermaine Beckford on punditry and Sam Matterface on commentary, with Martin Keown performing both studio and co-comms roles.

The rest of the TNT Sports FA Cup schedule for Sunday and Monday is as follows, with commentators and pundits to be confirmed:

• Sunday, noon: South Shields vs Shrewsbury (TNT Sports 1)
• Sunday, 2:15pm: Eastleigh vs Walsall (TNT Sports 2)
• Sunday, 3pm: Port Vale vs Maldon and Tiptree (TNT Sports 1)
• Sunday, 5:15pm: Gainsborough Trinity vs Accrington Stanley (TNT Sports 1)
• Monday, 7:30pm: Tamworth vs Leyton Orient (TNT Sports 1)