Aston Villa vs Liverpool

Aston Villa host Liverpool at Villa Park on Wednesday 19th February, with kick-off scheduled for 19:30. The home side will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing draw against Ipswich, while the Reds will be aiming to extend their impressive unbeaten run in the Premier League.

Prediction: Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool

Liverpool are in exceptional form and are the clear favourites to win this match despite Villa's renewed attacking firepower since the January transfer window. The Reds have a strong squad and are capable of scoring goals from all areas of the pitch.

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Aston Villa vs Liverpool Form

Aston Villa are currently in 9th place in the Premier League table, but they have struggled for consistency in recent weeks - failing to win in their last four since a 1-0 win at Everton in mid-January.

Liverpool, on the other hand, are flying high at the top of the table. They are unbeaten in their last 21 Premier League matches. Their most recent victory was a 2-1 win over Wolves at Anfield.

Aston Villa vs Liverpool Head-to-Head

Liverpool have dominated the head-to-head record between these two sides in recent years. They haven't lost against Aston Villa since a 7-2 drubbing during Covid in October 2020. Since then, they won six from eight head-to-heads in the Premier League, scoring 17 goals in the process.

Aston Villa vs Liverpool Probable Lineups

**Aston Villa (4-2-3-1):** Martínez; Digne, Mings, Disasi, García; Tielemans, McGinn; Rashford, Rogers, Malen; Watkins

**Liverpool (4-2-3-1):** Becker; Robertson, v. Dijk, Konaté, Alexander-Arnold; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Nunez, Jones, Salah; Díaz

Aston Villa vs Liverpool Team News

Aston Villa will be without a number of key players for this match.

Boubacar Kamara, Pau Torres, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Ross Barkley, Amadou Onana and Leon Bailey are all injured. However, Marcus Rashford impressed off the bench against Ipswich and may start at Jacob Ramsey's expense on the left flank.

Liverpool also have a few injury concerns. Cody Gakpo is a doubt after picking up a knock against Wolves, while Joe Gomez is also missing. Curtis Jones returns from suspension and may replace Dominik Szoboszlai in the number 10 role.

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  • Liverpool have scored at least two goals in 17 of their last 18 Premier League matches.
  • The Reds are undefeated in their last 21 Premier League matches.
  • Aston Villa have seen over 2.5 goals in their last nine home matches against Liverpool in all competitions.
  • Marcus Rashford racked up four shots in goal in his first 45 minutes of league action for Villa.
  • Mohamed Salah is averaging 3.8 shots per game across more than 2,200 minutes.