Liverpool are aiming to avoid a fifth straight Premier League defeat and seventh loss from eight matches when they host Aston Villa on Saturday evening.
The Reds enter the weekend in disastrous form having succumbed to yet another dismal defeat midweek. Having lost at Brentford last weekend, Arne Slot’s much-changed team were beaten 3–0 by Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup fourth round—one of the club’s worst Anfield defeats of the modern era and their third loss to the Eagles this term.
The pressure is rising for Arne Slot, who finds himself under the microscope in every post-match interview, and the Dutchman will be desperate to avoid another embarrassment on Saturday against an in-form Villa team. Liverpool haven’t lost five straight league matches since 1953.
Villa will be certain to push them to their limits this weekend and journey to Anfield in polar opposite form to their hosts. Their shock defeat to Go Ahead Eagles in the Europa League was an outlier, with the Villans getting back on track with a hugely impressive 1–0 victory over Manchester City last Sunday to extend their winning run to four matches in the Premier League.
While Villa haven’t beaten Liverpool since the 7–2 thrashing in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, they have managed three draws in their last five matches in this fixture. They know they will leapfrog the Reds this weekend with victory and will be eager to pile more misery on the reigning Premier League champions.
Here is guide to the clash.
