Aston Villa are currently in eighth place in the Premier League standings and have been impressive under Unai Emery this year. The away side edged Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-1 victory last week and will be confident ahead of this fixture.
Liverpool, on the other hand, are in fifth place in the league table at the moment and have stepped up to the plate in recent weeks. The Merseyside giants eased past Leicester City by a 3-0 scoreline in their previous game and will look to achieve a similar result this weekend.
- Liverpool have a good historical record against Aston Villa and have won 101 out of the 200 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Aston Villa's 59 victories.
- Liverpool have won nine of their last 10 matches against Aston Villa in the Premier League, with their only defeat during this period coming by a 7-2 scoreline at Villa Park in 2020.
- After a run of only one defeat in six away games in the Premier League against Liverpool, Aston Villa have lost their last four such games at Anfield in the competition.
- Liverpool have suffered defeat in six matches at home against Aston Villa in the Premier League - they have worse records in this regard only against Manchester United and Chelsea.
