Premier League LIVE: Aston Villa vs Liverpool – preview, team news, score, match stats, score & text commentary

Aston Villa have received simply one in every of their final 16 Premier League video games towards Liverpool (D3 L12), a 7-2 house win in October 2020.

Liverpool have scored at the very least twice in 10 of their final 11 Premier League away video games towards Aston Villa, together with the final eight in a row. Only Manchester City (11 at Fulham) and Manchester United (9 at West Brom) have had longer runs of scoring 2+ objectives away at an opponent within the competitors.

Liverpool received the reverse fixture at Anfield 2-0 in November. They final did the league double over Aston Villa in 2021-22, whereas they final did so with out conceding in 1995-96.

Aston Villa have not misplaced their last house league match in any of the six seasons since their return to the Premier League in 2019 (W4 D2), together with a 3-3 draw with Liverpool in 2023-24.

Liverpool have not received their last away league match in any of the final three seasons (D2 L1), with these video games seeing 19 objectives scored in complete (4-4 v Southampton, 3-3 v Aston Villa, 2-3 v Brighton).

From October to the top of January, Aston Villa received extra video games than every other Premier League facet (13), with no facet profitable extra factors (40, degree with Arsenal). Since the beginning of February, solely 4 sides have received fewer factors than the Villans (13).

Aston Villa have misplaced 4 of their final eight Premier League house video games (W3 L1), greater than they’d of their earlier 36 at Villa Park (W22 D11 L3).

Liverpool have misplaced 11 Premier League video games this season, final shedding extra in 2014-15 (12). Away from house the Reds have misplaced eight instances, final shedding extra in 2011-12 (10).

Ollie Watkins has been concerned in 12 objectives in his final 13 appearances for Aston Villa in all competitions (9 objectives, 3 assists). He’d solely been concerned in 9 in his first 39 video games this season (8 objectives, 1 help).

John McGinn has been concerned in 5 objectives in his final six appearances for Aston Villa in all competitions (2 objectives 3 assists), whereas his 9 objectives total this time period is his joint-greatest return in a single marketing campaign for the Villans (additionally 9 in 2023-24).