On Saturday, Liverpool will face Aston Villa at Anfield in an emotional farewell to a host of players, including James Milner, Roberto Firmino, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita. Jurgen Klopp’s team need to win in order to stand a chance of Champions League qualification, and they will be relying on Man United to drop points in the race for a top-four finish. Liverpool have scored more league goals in their history (337) against Aston Villa than they have against any other team, and have amassed more league points (319) and recorded more league wins (93) against Saturday’s opponents than against anyone else in their history.
Firmino will make his final Anfield appearance in a Liverpool shirt, having scored 53 goals in 172 games in front of the Kop. Milner will also play his final game at Anfield as a Liverpool player, with 321 appearances for the club under Klopp. Liverpool are seeking a fourth league double in the last five seasons that the teams have met, and a crowd of 52,874 will see the Reds set a new club record for their highest attendance aggregate at Anfield in a single league campaign. Fabinho could play his 150th league game for Liverpool, while Mo Salah could become the first player to reach 50 appearances for the Reds this season. If Salah scores in this game, he will become the first Liverpool player since Roger Hunt in 1965-66 to score 20 league goals for a third successive season.
Stefan Bajcetic became Liverpool’s fourth youngest ever league scorer when scoring at Villa Park in December, aged 18 years and 65 days. Ben Doak also made his league debut for Liverpool at Villa earlier this season, becoming the youngest Scottish player in Premier League history. Curtis Jones’ first league goal for Liverpool came against Villa in the 2-0 Anfield win in July 2020.
The Reds’ last four Anfield outings have seen them win by a one-goal margin; 3-2; 4-3, 1-0, 1-0. Since Leeds’ 2-1 win in October, they are unbeaten in the last 11 at home in the Premier League, having won 13 of their 18 home league games this season. Villa have won three of their last 10 league visits to Anfield, and have kept one clean sheet in their last 19 league visits. Ollie Watkins needs one goal to become the first Villa player since Christian Benteke a decade ago to reach 15 goals in a Premier League season. Unai Emery has faced Liverpool eight times in his managerial career, winning once – the 2016 Europa League final with Sevilla.
Liverpool and Aston Villa will face off at Anfield on Saturday as the Kop bids an emotional farewell to a host of players. Jurgen Klopp’s team need to win if they are to stand a chance of Champions League qualification, and will be relying on Man United to drop points in the race for a top-four finish. Liverpool have scored more league goals (337) against Aston Villa than they have against any other team, and have amassed more league points (319) and recorded more league wins (93) against Saturday’s opponents than against anyone else in their history. Roberto Firmino and James Milner will make their final Anfield appearances in a Liverpool shirt, while Mo Salah could become the first player to reach 50 appearances for the Reds this season. The Reds have won 13 of their 18 home league games this season, and are looking to keep a fourth successive clean sheet for the first time since April 2022. Villa have won three of their last 10 league visits to Anfield, and Ollie Watkins needs one goal to become the first Villa player since Christian Benteke a decade ago to reach 15 goals in a Premier League season. Unai Emery has faced Liverpool eight times in his managerial career, winning once – the 2016 Europa League final with Sevilla.