On Dec 26th, Aston Villa hosts Liverpool at Villa Park in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Aston Villa sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Brighton & Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister scored the first goal for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1st minute, then Danny Ings tied it up for Aston Villa in the 20th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 54th minute on a goal by Danny Ings. Aston Villa is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Liverpool is fresh off their 3-1 win against Southampton. Roberto Firmino struck first for Liverpool in the 6th minute on a feed from Andrew Robertson, but Che Adams got the equalizer for Southampton in the 9th minute. Liverpool should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Aston Villa and Liverpool last played eachother at the Villa Park on Friday Jan 8th. Liverpool was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Sadio Mané struck first for Liverpool in the 4th minute on a feed from Curtis Jones, but Louie Barry got the equalizer for Aston Villa in the 41st minute.
Mohamed Salah has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored five goals for Liverpool. Aston Villa’s top weapon lately has been Danny Ings, who has three goals in the last five matches
Aston Villa will be without Philippe Coutinho and Diego Carlos, while Liverpool will be without Luis Díaz, Naby Keïta, Arthur and Diogo Jota.