Aston Villa welcome Liverpool to the Midlands for their penultimate Premier League game of the season knowing a result would secure their spot in the Champions League next term.
The Reds are preparing to wave farwell to Mohamed Salah, who is set to depart as a free agent alongisde Andy Robertson this summer.
Still, this game is business as usual for both sides, despite the hosts having a Europa League final to look forward to later this month.
Catch up with all the team news, as well as match commentary, right here on 101GreatGoals.
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Aston Villa team news
Aston Villa starting XI: Martinez, Cash, Lindelof, Konsa, McGinn, Tielemans, Buendia, Watkins, Digne, Pau, Rogers
Aston Villa substitutes: Bizot, Barkley, Garcia, Abraham, Sancho, Luiz, Maatsen, Bogarde, Bailey
Liverpool team news
Liverpool starting XI: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Jones, Gakpo, Gravenberch, Ngumoha
Liverpool substitutes: Woodman, Wirtz, Salah, Chiesa, Robertson, Nyoni, McConnell, Ndiaye, Wright
Where to watch Aston Villa v Liverpool: TV and online streams
Aston Villa v Liverpool kicks off at 8:00pm. It will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. It will be available to stream via Sky Go.
Stats for Aston Villa v Liverpool
- Villa have won just one of their last 16 Premier League games against Liverpool, a 7-2 home victory in October 2020.
- Liverpool have scored at least twice in 10 of their last 11 Premier League away games against Villa – including the last eight in a row. Only City (11 at Fulham) and Manchester United (nine at West Bromwich Albion) have had longer runs of scoring at least two goals away at an opponent in the competition.
- The Reds, who won the reverse fixture at Anfield 2-0 in November, last did the league double over Villa in 2021-22, while they last did so without conceding in 1995-96.
- Liverpool have won 10 of their last 11 Premier League games on a Friday since a 4-2 defeat at Arsenal in April 2004.
- But Liverpool have not won their final away league match in any of the last three seasons (drawn two, lost one), with these games seeing 19 goals scored in total (4-4 v Southampton, 3-3 v Villa, 2-3 v Brighton & Hove Albion).
- Each of the last two Premier League meetings between the clubs at Villa Park have ended level (3-3 in 2023-24 and 2-2 in 2024-25).
- Salah has had a hand in 14 goals across his last 12 Premier League games against Villa (nine goals, five assists), scoring and assisting in this fixture at Villa Park last season.
- Salah could make his final away appearance in the Premier League. With 83 goals and 47 assists (130 combined), just three players have been involved in more goals on the road in the league’s history: Wayne Rooney (139), Ryan Giggs (137) and Harry Kane (135).
- Villa have lost four of their last eight home Premier League matches (won three, drawn one), having won eight on the bounce beforehand.
- Ollie Watkins has been involved in 12 goals in his last 13 appearances in all competitions (nine goals, three assists).
- Watkins only has more Premier League goal involvements against Brighton (11) and Newcastle United (nine) than he does against Liverpool (eight – six goals, two assists).
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