Aston Villa travels to Anfield on Sunday in the Premier League in search of a fifth straight victory against Liverpool.
Villa has won games against Everton, Burnley, and twice against Hibernian in the Europa Conference League, scoring 15 goals while allowing just one.
The team as a whole has scored, with full-back Matty Cash scoring three goals in his last two outings.
In their last 43 Premier League games at Anfield, Liverpool has only suffered one home defeat.
The Reds have won seven out of a possible nine games to start the season, most recently defeating Newcastle United 2-1 after coming from behind.
On that occasion, Darwin Nez scored twice to help Tyneside turn things around.
Stats of Note
Although only Manchester United and Chelsea have won more Premier League away games against Liverpool than Villa, they are winless in their previous five league trips to Anfield (D1, L4).
Unai Emery’s Sevilla defeated Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool 3-1 in the 2015–16 Europa League final in Basel in their first competitive managerial encounter.
Liverpool hasn’t lost in the league in 14 games (W9, D5), which is the longest active streak in the Premier League.
Only Manchester City has accumulated more Premier League points in 2023 than Aston Villa, with 49.
The Reds have only lost one of their last 43 home Premier League games (W32, D10), a 2-1 loss to Leeds United in October of last year.
Under Unai Emery, Villa has won seven of its 14 away Premier League games (D3, L4).
Jurgen Klopp will play in his 300th Premier League game this weekend, making him the 17th manager to accomplish that feat.
Since David Platt in 1990–91, Moussa Diaby can become the first player to score in each of Villa’s first three away games in the Premier League.
In his last six starts against Aston Villa in all competitions, Mohamed Salah has netted six goals.
Following Peter Beardsley, Jurgen Klinsmann, Francesco Baiano, Alen Boksic, and Erling Haaland as the players to score in each of their first three away Premier League matches, Diaby has the opportunity to join that elite group.
Virgil van Dijk missed six Premier League games for Liverpool last year, and the Reds only managed one victory (D3, L2).
Only Jamie Vardy and Harry Kane have scored more Premier League goals than Ollie Watkins’ five total against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.
When Roberto Firmino scored in the dying seconds of his Anfield farewell in May, Aston Villa was prevented from winning all three points against Liverpool.
With Jacob Ramsey’s first-half goal in the 27th minute, the visitors had put on a great effort on Merseyside and appeared to be on their way to a victory.
However, Firmino drew even after 89 minutes, much to the pleasure of the home crowd.
Team News
Emi Martnez, who has missed the last two games, will be evaluated before the game.
Bertrand Traore has joined Emi Buendia, Tyrone Mings, Alex Moreno, and Jacob Ramsey on the sidelines.
Virgil van Dijk, the captain of Liverpool, will be out while he serves a suspension after receiving a red card last weekend.
Imbrahima Konate, a fellow defender, as well as Thiage are out, although Curtis Jones might rejoin their team.
The Bosses
We must be fiercely competitive. We must confront them and make an effort to become close to them, both personally and strategically. It will be really challenging. On Sunday, we face a really difficult issue because it will also depend on who we are and how we can respond to it.
Emery, Unai
Everyone seems to agree that Villa’s acquisition of the players it did makes perfect sense. They have Watkins up front, McGinn is quite intelligent and muscular, and they have pace on the flanks. However, they really search for these balls in behind and other similar stuff. Without a doubt, the game is enormous. Yes, in order to succeed, we must play our best; additionally, we require Anfield, so we must ensure that. The people are prepared to play their role, especially in light of last weekend, but I am aware that it always depends at least in part on how we play.
Kevin Klopp
