MatchMo Salah on cusp of two milestones - 15 pre-Liverpool v Aston Villa stats to know

The Reds return to top-flight action by hosting Unai Emery's side on Saturday night (8pm GMT kick-off).

Here is a selection of the best pre-match facts and figures, courtesy of Opta and LFC statistician Ged Rea…

Liverpool have won six of their last seven Premier League home games against Villa (drew one), having been winless against them in four at Anfield before this run (drew two, lost two).

The Reds have lost just one of their last 15 top-flight meetings with Villa (won 11, drew three).

In overall history, they have won 95 league games against Villa, more than versus any other team.

The last 16 encounters between the sides in all competitions have produced 63 goals, an average of nearly four goals per game.

Liverpool have scored in all bar one of the last 22 league clashes at Anfield - that came in September 2014 when they lost 1-0.

Villa have won just one of their last 30 Premier League matches against reigning champions (drew five, lost 24), beating Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford in December 2009. They have lost their last 11 such matches, conceding 35 goals in the process.

Emery's team are currently on the longest winning run in the Premier League (four games). They are aiming to become only the second side in top-flight history to win none of their first five fixtures in a season and then win five in a row, after Preston North End in 1936-37.

Mohamed Salah is now just one goal short of scoring 250 for Liverpool.

Salah has 275 goals and assists combined in the Premier League for the Reds (187 goals, 88 assists), one behind the record for a single club, set by Wayne Rooney at Manchester United (183 goals, 93 assists).

In his last 11 appearances versus Villa in league and cup, Salah has scored nine goals, with eight of those coming in the Premier League.

The Reds have not lost back-to-back league games at Anfield since losing six in a row between January and March 2021.

Liverpool are unbeaten in Premier League fixtures at Anfield in the month of November since 2015 (a 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace), winning 14 of their 15 matches since then (drew one).

They need to score twice on Saturday to reach the total of 350 goals against a single opponent for the first time in their league history.

A draw or better would see Arne Slot reach 100 points in the Premier League as head coach of Liverpool. He would tie Kenny Dalglish's record of 100 points in fewer games than any other Reds boss - 48.

Since Emery's appointment in November 2022, only Manchester City (238), Arsenal (238) and Liverpool (232) have taken more Premier League points than Villa (198).