Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Aston Villa nor Liverpool as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Aston Villa form and stats
Last season, Aston Villa's Carabao Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.3 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Aston Villa have to build on here at Villa Park in the Premier League. On the other hand, in the Carabao Cup, Aston Villa has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Aston Villa to get some points in this home game.
In their previous game, the manager D. Smith led his Aston Villa to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Sheffield United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Villa Park. Before that game, the home loss against Leicester City with the scoreline 1-4.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Aston Villa, as the Premier League home game vs Southampton is only four days away.
Aston Villa has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Aston Villa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Liverpool form and stats
Liverpool was sent out of Carabao Cup in the 3rd round last season.Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Liverpool so far, with 7-1-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Premier League statistics. In general it has been a productive period now for Liverpool as they haven't lost any of their last 34 games. Liverpool are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 16 in a row without losing.
Liverpool are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Premier League against Watford. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Salzburg.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Liverpool manager J. Klopp as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against West Ham United.
Liverpool have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 16 goals from 8 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Aston Villa won 3, Liverpool won 6 and 1 draw. 7 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Mané 9 goals |  Mohamed Salah 9 goals |   J. Grealish 4 goals |
Aston Villa missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Aston Villa | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Won | W | 10 | 20 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 50 | 13 | Scored | S | 24 | 60 | ||
| 36 | 12 | Conceded | C | 8 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 68% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 72% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 6 | ||
| 6.3 | 4.9 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 324 | 134 | Total Shots | T S | 187 | 410 | ||
| 119 | 39 | Shots on Target | S O | 65 | 154 | ||
| 39% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 49 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 29 | 39 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 32 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 12 | Burnley | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 21 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Everton | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 | Southampton | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -18 | 15 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | Watford | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -23 | 9 |
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