Aston Villa

vs

Liverpool

Injuries & Suspensions

• Aston Villa: Alysson (Muscle Injury), H. Elliott (Loan agreement), B. Kamara (Knee Injury), A. Onana (Calf Injury), Alysson (Muscle Injury)
• Liverpool: S. Bajcetic (Hamstring Injury), C. Bradley (Knee Injury), H. Ekitike (Achilles Tendon Injury), W. Endo (Foot Injury), G. Leoni (Knee Injury), Alisson (Muscle Injury), F. Wirtz (Illness)

Form (Last 5)

• Home: D W L L D
• Away: W W W L D

H2H (Last 5)

• 2025-11-01 · Liverpool · 2-0 · Aston Villa
• 2025-02-19 · Aston Villa · 2-2 · Liverpool
• 2024-11-09 · Liverpool · 2-0 · Aston Villa
• 2024-05-13 · Aston Villa · 3-3 · Liverpool
• 2023-09-03 · Liverpool · 3-0 · Aston Villa

Match Preview

Liverpool edge Villa to win-superior goal difference and recent H2H wins, Villa missing key starters including goalkeeper Onana.

Key Notes

This is a high-stakes Premier League clash: both sides sit level on 59 points after 36 games, but Liverpool have the superior goal difference (+12 versus Villa’s +4). Both teams show identical season records of 17 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses, indicating a closely matched campaign on paper. Small margins will decide this fixture.

The recent head-to-head record favours Liverpool. They beat Aston Villa 2-0 at Anfield in November 2025 and have produced convincing home results in previous meetings (2-0 in November 2024 and 3-0 in September 2023). Villa’s home results have included draws and high-scoring affairs, but they have repeatedly been unable to stop Liverpool on Merseyside.

Injuries tilt the balance. Aston Villa are missing several regulars: Alysson (muscle), Boubacar Kamara (knee), Hélder Elliott (loan restriction), and crucially A. Onana (calf) is listed as missing. Losing Onana, who has been a key presence defensively and in goal distribution, is a significant blow to Villa’s defensive stability. Liverpool have absences too-S. Bajcetic, C. Bradley, H. Ekitike and W. Endo are missing-but Jurgen Klopp’s squad depth in central midfield and attack gives Liverpool alternatives capable of maintaining control.

Tactically, Villa will likely try to be compact and hit on transitions without Onana’s presence, whereas Liverpool can exploit gaps with their wide and vertical play. Given Liverpool’s recent dominance in this matchup, their superior goal difference in the table and Villa’s notable absences, Liverpool to win is the best-value selection. Expect Liverpool to control possession and create the clearer chances; a narrow to moderate-margin away victory is the most likely outcome.

Prediction

Liverpool win • Odds 2.34 • Confidence 7/10