Premier LeagueAston Villa v Liverpool: 12 pre-match stats to know
The Reds head to Villa Park on Friday night (8pm BST kick-off) for their final away fixture of the season.
Opta have provided the following stat pack ahead of the game.
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 Manchester 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 won the reverse fixture at Anfield 2-0 in November and 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 loss at Arsenal back in April 2004.
They 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 Aston 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).
Mohamed Salah, who Arne Slot said last week is 'close to returning' from injury, has had a hand in 14 goals across his last 12 Premier League appearances against Villa (nine goals, five assists), scoring and assisting in this exact fixture last season.
Salah could make his final away appearance in the Premier League. With 83 goals and 47 assists (130 combined), only three players have been involved in more goals on the road in the competition's history: Wayne Rooney (139), Ryan Giggs (137) and Harry Kane (135).
Villa have won just one of their last 16 Premier League games against Liverpool (drawn three, lost 12) – a 7-2 home win in October 2020.
Unai Emery's men have lost four of their last eight home Premier League contests (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).
John McGinn has been involved in five goals in his last six appearances for Villa in all competitions (two goals, three assists), while his nine goals overall this term is his joint-best return in a single campaign for the Villans.