Aston Villa vs Liverpool live on November 2: Team news, form, head to head, key stats, broadcast info

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After being undefeated in five of their last six outings, Aston Villa will aim to dent the hopes of league-leaders Liverpool who are yet to lose a game this season.

What is the position of Aston Villa and Liverpool?

Aston Villa is ranked 15th with 11 points. Liverpool sits atop the Premier League table with 28 points.

What is the form of Aston Villa as compared to Liverpool?

Aston Villa in the last 10 matches: 5W 2D 3L

Liverpool in the last 10 matches: 8W 1D 1L.

Team news: Who is injured or suspended for Aston Villa vs Liverpool?

Aston Villa is expected to be without Keinan Davis who picked up a hamstring injury in the mid-week's meeting with Wolves. Jota is also sidelined as he continues to recover from a hernia operation.

Skipper Jack Grealish is also facing a late fitness test in order to be ready for Saturday's game after sustaining a calf injury at the Etihad last weekend. There is more good news with summer signing Jonathan Kodjia also returning to fitness.

On the other hand, Liverpool is expected to be without centerback Joel Matip and Xherdan Shaqiri. Naby Keita also failed to make the traveling squad after picking up a muscle injury against Arsenal.

Key stats

Aston Villa has won just four of its last 29 Premier League games against Liverpool (D8 L17). Interestingly, three of those wins have come at Anfield.
Liverpool has been defeated in just one of its previous 18 away league games against Aston Villa (W12 D5).
Liverpool unbeaten in their last 27 Premier League games, their second longest unbeaten run in top-flight history.

Predicted lineups for Aston Villa vs Liverpool

Aston Villa: Heaton; Guilbert, Engels, Mings, Targett; McGinn, Nakamba, Hourihane; Ghazi, Wesley, Grealish.

Liverpool: Alisson; Trent, Lovren, van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum; Mane, Firmino, Salah.

What are the managers saying ahead of Aston Villa vs Liverpool?

Dean Smith, Aston Villa: "It's incredible and I'm thankful for the support we get. They have bought into what doing and I've said before there is a togetherness.

"But there will be no time when we need them more than on Saturday – to crank up the atmosphere and be that 12th man.

"We've all see what Liverpool can do to teams at their place. It gives you a lift it gives you that extra adrenaline and hopefully our fans can do that for us as well.

"If they can go and create an atmosphere like they have against West Brom in the play-offs and then Everton this season, which is the best I've known at Villa Park, then it can become like Liverpool at Anfield, where the crowd have become their 12th man. Our crowd can become our 12th man."

Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool: "I don't know yet," Klopp said of Fabinho's potential inclusion against Villa on Saturday. "I will have to see. I know he is [one booking away]. No challenges at all!

"It is not possible against Villa to play without tackles. We know that. We have to deal with this information, either him or me with the line-ups."