Liverpool v Aston Villa

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Liverpool will return to their beloved Anfield ground for this Sunday afternoon's clash with Aston Villa on the back of an impressive 2-1 win away from home at Newcastle United no doubt looking to extend their unbeaten start to this new Premier League campaign.

Although last season's fifth place finish in the English top flight at the end of last season was disappointing by Liverpool's standards, The Reds have nevertheless put together an overall unbeaten run of 14 games in the Premier League which consists of nine wins and five draws which will give Jurgen Klopp's side plenty of confidence heading into this encounter.

Liverpool have hit the ground running this season as the merseyside club have picked up seven points from their opening three games of this new term by way of picking up a solid point in a 1-1 draw away from home at Chelsea, followed by back-to-back wins against Bournemouth and Newcastle United respectively.

Despite Liverpool's apparent decline since the departure of forward Sadio Mane, the fact remains that Liverpool are extremely tough to beat at Anfield and this is underlined by The Reds losing just once in their last 43 home games which is indeed some record in the Premier League.

Aston Villa achieved an excellent seventh place in the Premier League table at the end of the last campaign but the west midlands club will want to prove that this was no fluke this time around, especially after being handed a heavy 5-1 thrashing by Newcastle United at St James' Park on the opening day of this new season.

However, Villa have responded in positive fashion as Unai Emery's side have posted back-to-back wins in the top flight in the shape of victories over Everton and Burnley respectively, which the visitors will be hoping can stand them in good stead for this difficult looking trip to merseyside on Sunday afternoon.

The bigger picture shows Aston Villa have definitely turned a corner under former Arsenal manager, Emery, as the west midlands club have suffered just three defeats out of their last 18 matches overall in the Premier League including 12 wins in the process.

It should be noted, however, that only four of these 12 wins were achieved on their travels overall along with winning just once in their last six outings on the road which makes this upcoming tussle at Anfield a potentially tough encounter for the visitors.

Liverpool v Aston Villa Verdict

Liverpool are expected to be a tough unit to crack again at Anfield this Sunday and The Reds have held the upper hand over Aston Villa in recent times, losing just once in their last six meetings, so Jurgen Klopp's side look well placed for the three points in this one.

Therefore, our main bet will be Liverpool win @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Liverpool win & Both Teams To Score No @ 3.50

Correct score: Liverpool 2-0 @ 12.00