Liverpool vs Aston Villa Predictions

• Liverpool have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last 10 matches
• Aston Villa have won four Premier League games in a row
• Liverpool have lost six of their last seven games in all competitions

Emery can add to Slot’s headaches

Whether it is a blip or Liverpool are really in trouble should be revealed after a potentially enthralling 90 minutes at Anfield on Saturday when Aston Villa’s Unai Emery will attempt to add to Arne Slot’s headaches.

The Reds are probably only one central defensive signing away from being the complete package, but they cannot make that move until January and there are some tricky tests to come between now and then.

This is certainly one of them as a well-rested Villa side with confidence and momentum come to Anfield with a chance of leapfrogging the hosts and getting back into the top five.

Villa midfielders would walk into Reds’ side

And, on the evidence of their last match, the 1-0 win over Manchester City last Sunday, they should be a lot shorter in the betting. Villa were put under early pressure by the in-form Citizens, but worked out a way of City’s press and caused plenty of problems at the top end of the pitch.

Slot has been telling anyone who will listen how to beat Liverpool this season, but Emery probably has enough ideas on the matter of his own to come up with a cunning gameplan for Anfield.

In Morgan Rodgers and John McGinn, he has two midfielders that would walk into Liverpool’s side at the moment and some of his defenders could show the likes of Ibrahima Konate and Milos Kerkez a thing or two.

Home record props up hosts’ price

Liverpool’s home record has been formidable over a long period of time and that is probably propping up their odds-on price here. But they have lost to Manchester United and Crystal Palace there in consecutive matches and it may not take much for the home crowd to ‘turn’.

Back Villa to win in the Draw no Bet market for this Saturday night showpiece. They are unbeaten in their last three Premier League away games and looking to make it five league wins in a row.

Liverpool have not kept a clean sheet in 10 games now and that came against a Burnley side that were playing for a 0-0 at home. They are suffering from Alisson’s absence and Konate’s major dip in form and could be on the end of a 2-1 defeat here.