Ever since Emery took over, there has been a positive change about the way Villa are playing. They won their last two league matches to sit 12th with 18 points.
Aston Villa will hope to continue their recent good run of form under new manager Unai Emery when they welcome Liverpool for a Premier League clash. Both clubs have not had the best of seasons so far in the league. However, Aston Villa have done well in recent games, which was also the case with Liverpool. However, that was before the World Cup break. It will be interesting to see if these two clubs can maintain that form once the league season resumes.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool | Key details |
Date | December 26 |
Venue | Villa Park |
Kickoff time in India | 11 pm |
Kickoff time in the United Kingdom | 5:30 pm |
Liverpool are currently placed sixth in the table with 22 points from 14 games. While it may not make for a good reading, sixth place sounds far better compared to where the Reds were at the start of the campaign. However, their EFL Cup defence ended in a mid-week defeat to Manchester City. On the other hand, Aston Villa endured a nightmare time which saw the sacking of Steven Gerrard from the hot seat. Ever since Emery took over, there has been a positive change about the way Villa are playing. They won their last two league matches to sit 12th with 18 points from 15 matches.
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These two clubs have played each other on numerous occasions over the years in the Premier League. At Villa Park, there has been many interesting tussles happening between them. As expected, Liverpool hold the upper hand in this fixture. A total of 27 matches have been played at Aston Villa’s home and the Reds have won 15 of those. The home side tasted success only on seven occasions, while the remaining five ended in draws. When these two clubs played here earlier this year, Liverpool won 2-1 in the league.
Key Details | Stats |
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Total matches | 27 |
Aston Villa won | 7 |
Liverpool won | 15 |
Draws | 5 |
Total Aston Villa goals | 27 |
Total Liverpool goals | 41 |
Biggest Aston Villa win | 7-2 (2020) |
Biggest Liverpool win | 6-0 (2016) |
Last 5 Matches (all competitions) | Results |
Aston Villa lose to Liverpool | 1-2 |
Liverpool beat Aston Villa | 1-0 |
Liverpool beat Aston Villa | 2-1 |
Aston Villa lose to Liverpool | 1-4 |
Aston Villa beat Liverpool | 7-2 |