Liverpool v Aston Villa

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Liverpool sit two points clear at the top of the Premier League table ahead of Manchester City and The Reds will be keen to extend their recent winning momentum to four games when they play host to Aston Villa at Anfield in Saturday's late evening game.

The merseyside hosts have been dealt just the single defeat so far in this season's campaign overall in all competitions which came in the form of a surprise 1-0 loss at home to Nottingham Forest but nevertheless, Arne Slot's side have picked up no fewer than 14 wins within the 16 matches played in total.

Liverpool remain the only team in the Champions League to possess a 100% winning record after upcoming opponents, Aston Villa, slipped to a 1-0 defeat away at Club Brugge in midweek, while results in the Premier League have also been impressive.

The Reds have collected eight wins within their opening 10 league matches in total and it's worth noting that five of these eight victories have also produced clean sheets for Liverpool as well, as the hosts have seemingly tightened up under Slot's guidance.

The bigger picture shows Liverpool have lost just twice in their previous 36 home games in the Premier League at Anfield, while three of their five home games so far this season have resulted in only one team scoring.

Aston Villa's previously impressive 100% winning record in the Champions League was brought to a halt by Belgian hosts Club Brugge in their midweek Matchday 4 clash in bizarre circumstances.

A mix-up between keeper Martinez and defender Mings following a goal-kick resulted in Mings handling the ball and resulting in a penalty for Club Brugge with Vanaken gratefully converting from the spot to give them a 1-0 lead which the Belgian hosts managed to hold onto.

Villa manager, Unai Emery, will have been furious with the way that midweek clash ended and having also been previously handed a heavy 4-1 loss away from home at Tottenham in last weekend's Premier League action, the west midlands side will be desperate to make amends at Anfield on Saturday night.

This may be easier said than done however, as Aston Villa have managed to collect just four wins within their previous 10 outings on the road in the English top flight whilst also being dealt four defeats in the process as well.

The west midlands visitors may also find it difficult to breach an ever improving and miserly Liverpool defence at Anfield as well, so it'll be interesting to see if Villa have a plan B in place this time around after failing in north London.

Liverpool v Aston Villa Verdict

Liverpool claimed all three points in the previous fixture as The Reds ran out comfortable 3-0 winners and another win to nil for the hosts may be on the cards again in this fixture.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 2.20

Other side bets worth considering:

Liverpool win & BTTS No @ 2.75

Correct Score: Liverpool 3-0 @ 12.00