Overview
- Liverpool vs Aston Villa kicks off at 8pm on Saturday, 1 November at Anfield, with live coverage on TNT Sports 1.
- Liverpool's slump includes six losses in their last seven matches across competitions and a 3-0 EFL Cup home defeat to Crystal Palace after key players were rested.
- Aston Villa arrive on a strong run that features a 1-0 win over Manchester City and an away victory at Tottenham.
- Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai were rested in midweek and are expected to return, with Ryan Gravenberch back in full training.
- Despite recent results, betting markets list Liverpool as odds-on to win at Anfield, with Villa priced as underdogs and recent trends pointing to both teams scoring frequently in Liverpool games.