Liverpool vs Aston Villa (Anfield) Kick-off: Saturday 5.30pm - Sky Sports 1 Odds (subject to change): Liverpool 1/4 Draw 5/1 Aston Villa 10/1 Referee: Lee Mason Managers: Brendan Rodgers (Liverpool), Paul Lambert (Aston Villa) Head-to-head league record: Liverpool wins 84, draws 40, Aston Villa wins 54 Key match stats (supplied by Opta) Steven Gerrard has scored 12 Premier League goals against Aston Villa; four more than versus any other side. The Villans are unbeaten in three Premier League trips to Anfield, winning once and drawing twice. Indeed, Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has never tasted defeat at Anfield as a Premier League manager, drawing once with Norwich and winning once and drawing once with Villa. Rickie Lambert has scored three goals in four Premier League meetings with Aston Villa. Reds new boy Mario Balotelli has scored four times in two clashes with the Villans, scoring his only Premier League hat-trick against them in December 2010. Andreas Weimann has either scored (two) or assisted (one) all of Aston Villa’s league goals this season. Aston Villa are the only team in the Premier League with more points (7) than shots on target (5). Liverpool’s starting eleven in their 3-0 win at Tottenham last time out was the youngest seen in the Premier League this campaign (24 years, 211 days). It was their youngest starting XI since January 2003. The Reds have taken three more points than any other Premier League side in 2014 (54). Brendan Rodgers’ side have been forced into a league-high four last man tackles. Aston Villa are going to win 3 - 1. ;-)
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:40:44 +0000