At A Glance
Aston Villa roll into Anfield looking for a fifth consecutive win when they take on Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.
A pair of victories against Hibernian in the Europa Conference League and triumphs against Everton and Burnley have seen Villa score 15 goals and concede only once.
The goals have been shared around the team, with full-back Matty Cash bagging three in his last two games.
Liverpool rarely taste defeat on home turf and have lost only once in their last 43 Premier League games at Anfield.
The Reds have taken seven points from a possible nine to kick off the campaign, coming from behind to beat Newcastle United 2-1 last time out.
Darwin Núñez scored twice on that occasion to turn things around on Tyneside.
Standout Stats
Villa are winless in their last five league visits to Anfield (D1, L4), although only Manchester United and Chelsea have won more Premier League away games against Liverpool than Villa have.
The first competitive managerial meeting between Jurgen Klopp and Unai Emery was a 3-1 win for Emery's Sevilla against Klopp's Liverpool in the 2015/16 Europa League final in Basel.
Liverpool are unbeaten in 14 league matches (W9, D5), the longest current such run in the Premier League.
In 2023, only Manchester City have picked up more Premier League points than Aston Villa's 49.
The Reds have lost only one of their last 43 Premier League home fixtures (W32, D10), a 2-1 defeat versus Leeds United last October.
Villa have won seven of their 14 Premier League away matches under Unai Emery (D3, L4).
This will be Jurgen Klopp's 300th Premier League game - he is the 17th manager to reach that landmark.
Moussa Diaby can become the first player to score in each of Villa's opening three away matches of a top-flight season since David Platt in 1990/91.
Mohamed Salah has scored six goals in his last six starts against Aston Villa in all competitions.
Diaby can become the sixth player to score in each of his first three Premier League away appearances, after Peter Beardsley, Jurgen Klinsmann, Francesco Baiano, Alen Boksic and Erling Haaland.
Last season Liverpool won only one of the six Premier League games that Virgil van Dijk did not play in (D3, L2).
Only Jamie Vardy and Harry Kane have scored more top-flight goals against Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool than Ollie Watkins' total of five.
The Last Meeting
Aston Villa were denied all three points against Liverpool back in May when Roberto Firmino scored in the final minutes of his Anfield farewell.
The visitors had produced a strong performance on Merseyside and looked to be heading towards a win thanks to Jacob Ramsey’s 27th minute opener.
However, to the delight of the home crowd, Firmino levelled the scores after 89 minutes.
Team News
Emi Martínez be assessed ahead of the game after missing the last two matches.
Jacob Ramsey, Alex Moreno, Tyrone Mings and Emi Buendia have been joined on the sidelines by Bertrand Traore.
Liverpool will be without captain Virgil van Dijk as he serves a suspension after being sent-off last weekend.
Fellow defender Imbrahima Konate and Thiage have been ruled out, while Curtis Jones could return to their squad.
The Bosses
“We have to be very, very competitive. We have to face them trying to be close to them, individually, collectively and tactically. It’s going to very difficult. It’s a very big challenge on Sunday because it’s not only about the result but about how we are, how we can face them.”
Unai Emery
“I think everybody agrees when you look at Villa, [the] players they brought in, it makes massive sense. [They have] speed on the wings, Watkins up front, McGinn super-smart, physical as well but then really looking for these balls in behind and these kind of things. It's a massive game, no doubt about it. Yeah, we have to play a top game to get something out of it and we need Anfield as well, so that's what we have to make sure. I know that it always depends on the way we play a little bit at least and we have to do our own part, but I know the people are ready to do their part, especially after last weekend.”
Jurgen Klopp