Aston Villa’s top-four finish is within touching distance on Friday night when they host a Liverpool side desperate to seal Champions League qualification, writes JOE CITRONE.
Unai Emery’s men have been patchy of late, with only one win in their last five, and a disappointing defeat to Tottenham last week did little to settle the nerves. But with Champions League football already assured for Villa, this is a chance to end the home campaign on a high in front of a packed Villa Park.
Liverpool arrive having lost to both Manchester United and PSG recently, and jeered by their own supporters in a dour draw to Chelsea, and Arne Slot is under pressure with question marks over his future. Crucially, Alisson remains a doubt, while Mohamed Salah – only fit enough for the bench – means they are without their two most influential performers from the off.
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Aston Villa v Liverpool
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
NOV 2025 PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
FEB 2025 PREMIER LEAGUE Aston Villa 2-2 Liverpool
NOV 2024 PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
MAY 2024 PREMIER LEAGUE Aston Villa 3-3 Liverpool
SEP 2023 PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
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MAY 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Burnley 2-2 Aston Villa
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MAY 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
APR 2026 EUROPA LEAGUE Nottingham Forest 1-0 Aston Villa
APR 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa
LIVERPOOL
MAY 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea
MAY 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester United 3-2 Liverpool
APR 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool 3-1 Crystal Palace
APR 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Everton 1-2 Liverpool
APR 2026 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Liverpool 0-2 Paris Saint-Germain
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Liverpool have won three of the last five head-to-heads, but Villa Park is a fortress and Emery’s men have nothing to fear from a Liverpool side missing their star man and short on confidence. I fancy Villa to edge this one.
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