Liverpoolvs.Aston Villa

Arne Slot's side are leading the way both domestically and continentally at this juncture, thrashing Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 in Europe after surging to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 comeback win against Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend.

Meanwhile, Saturday's visitors lost their 100% UCL record in bizarre fashion against Club Brugge on Wednesday, where a 1-0 loss marked their third defeat on the bounce across all competitions.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 203

Liverpool wins: 102

Draws: 42

Aston Villa wins: 59

Having both competed at the top level of English football for many decades, Liverpool vs. Aston Villa has been a staple fixture in the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as being played regularly in the late 1800s.

There have now been 203 official matches between the Reds and the Lions, and the Merseyside giants have won just over 50% of them - prevailing in 102 meetings - while Villa have triumphed in 59 and another 42 clashes have ended level.

The most recent of those stalemates came at Villa Park at the end of the 2023-24 season, where Jurgen Klopp's last away game in charge of the Reds ended in a 3-3 spectacular, one in which some customary Jhon Duran heroics saw the Lions fight back from 3-1 down in the final 10 minutes.

As exceptional as Villa's fightback was on that day, that six-goal stalemate stretched their winless run against Liverpool to eight matches in all competitions, as Klopp oversaw a comfortable 3-0 triumph at Anfield during the early stages of the 2023-24 season.

In fact, Villa have to go all the way back to October 2020 for their most recent victory over the Reds, that unforgettable 7-2 obliteration during the behind-closed-doors era, where it was truly a real shame to have no fans present at Villa Park.

A couple of months later, a coronavirus-ravaged and embryonic Lions side memorably equalised against Liverpool in the FA Cup through Louie Barry, before the Reds eventually flexed their muscles and came away with a 4-1 victory.

Also boasting five wins from their last six Premier League home matches against Villa, Liverpool have gone over 10 years without losing a top-flight game to the Lions at Anfield, going down 1-0 in September 2014 courtesy of a Gabriel Agbonlahor effort.

Four Liverpool players have also reached double figures in goals against Villa - Robbie Fowler (14), Steven Gerrard (13), Roger Hunt (10) and Ian Rush (10) - while current wing wizard Mohamed Salah boasts seven of his own.

Last 20 meetings

May 13, 2024: Aston Villa 3-3 Liverpool (Premier League)

Sep 03, 2023: Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa (Premier League)

May 20, 2023: Liverpool 1-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Dec 26, 2022: Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool (Premier League)

May 10, 2022: Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool (Premier League)

Dec 11, 2021: Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Apr 10, 2021: Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Jan 08, 2021: Aston Villa 1-4 Liverpool (FA Cup Third Round)

Oct 04, 2020: Aston Villa 7-2 Liverpool (Premier League)

Jul 05, 2020: Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Dec 17, 2019: Aston Villa 5-0 Liverpool (EFL Cup Quarter-Finals)

Nov 02, 2019: Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool (Premier League)

Feb 14, 2016: Aston Villa 0-6 Liverpool (Premier League)

Sep 26, 2015: Liverpool 3-2 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Apr 19, 2015: Aston Villa 2-1 Liverpool (FA Cup Semi-Finals)

Jan 17, 2015: Aston Villa 0-2 Liverpool (Premier League)

Sep 13, 2014: Liverpool 0-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Jan 18, 2014: Liverpool 2-2 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Aug 24, 2013: Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool (Premier League)

Mar 31, 2013: Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool (Premier League)

Last 10 Premier League meetings

May 13, 2024: Aston Villa 3-3 Liverpool (Premier League)

Sep 03, 2023: Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa (Premier League)

May 20, 2023: Liverpool 1-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Dec 26, 2022: Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool (Premier League)

May 10, 2022: Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool (Premier League)

Dec 11, 2021: Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Apr 10, 2021: Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Oct 04, 2020: Aston Villa 7-2 Liverpool (Premier League)

Jul 05, 2020: Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa (Premier League)

Nov 02, 2019: Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool (Premier League)

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