StatsHow Virgil van Dijk could break a Jamie Carragher record in Aston Villa v Liverpool

The captain has played 4,761 minutes across all competitions so far this season – the most by any outfield Reds player since Carragher (4,789) in 2007-08.

Therefore, Van Dijk will overtake that mark if he features for at least a little under half an hour in his side’s final away game of the season at Villa Park (8pm BST kick-off on Friday).

Here are 10 more pre-match facts and figures from LFC statistician Ged Rea…

In the Premier League era, Liverpool have won 35 meetings and Villa 13, with 13 draws. At Villa Park, the Reds have won 16, drawn seven and lost seven.

Liverpool have won more times at Villa Park than they have at any other away ground in the Premier League. They have lost only two of their last 24 league visits and won eight of the last 11.

Victory on Friday would be the Reds’ 36th league win at Villa – a figure that would mean they have won more times at Villa Park than any other away stadium (they have also won 35 times at Everton).

The Reds have won more league games (96) and amassed more league points against the Midlanders (331), converting to three points for a win, than they have against any other club.

Liverpool have lost only five of the last 42 league meetings home and away.

The last 17 encounters in all competitions have produced 65 goals, an average of almost four per game.

Liverpool need one goal to reach the landmark of 50 in the Premier League at Villa Park.

Liverpool and Villa have met in the penultimate game of a league campaign on seven previous occasions, with the Reds both winning and losing twice. They have yet to win one of two such fixtures at Villa Park, the latter of those being a 3-3 draw in 2024.

The clubs have met once before on May 15. Liverpool won 2-1 at Anfield in 2005, with Djibril Cisse scoring twice.

The Reds require two goals from their remaining two fixtures to reach 100 goals in all competitions for the eighth season in the last nine.