Aston Villa head into their mouth-watering Premier League showdown against Liverpool winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Villa’s recent slump started with a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth in the top flight after Evanilson equalised in the 96th minute.

Unai Emery’s men have since been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Crystal Palace, and thrashed by Tottenham in the Premier League before losing 1-0 to Club Brugge in the Champions League.

Tyrone Mings bizarre handball in the penalty area left the Englishman red-faced and the rest of the footballing world flabbergasted on Wednesday night however, the Villans must pick themselves up off the canvas.

A trip to Anfield awaits this weekend, as Liverpool aim to continue their momentum at the top of the table after losing just once in the Premier League.

Paul Merson thinks Aston Villa can secure a draw at Liverpool, and that is a result every Villa supporter would snap your hand off for.

Aston Villa team news ahead of Liverpool

Emery doesn’t have many injury worries as he prepares his squad for the trip to Merseyside this weekend.

Matty Cash missed the defeat to Brugge in midweek after being forced off the pitch in the 60th minute against Tottenham, with Ezri Konsa starting at right-back instead.

It remains to be seen whether the Poland international is fit enough to start this weekend’s match, while he isn’t the only player nursing a knock.

Villa are also without Ross Barkley at the moment after he picked up a small injury before the Carabao Cup defeat to Crystal Palace last week. 

The midfielder will miss the clash against Liverpool but should return to action after the November international break.

Aside from that duo being out, unless Emery confirms further issues in Friday’s press conference, the Spaniard has a clean bill of health heading into the weekend.

Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Liverpool

Emery rested some of his players on Wednesday, as Lucas Digne, Pau Torres Jacob Ramsey and Amadou Onana were all dropped to the bench.

Villa will line up in their usual 4-2-3-1 formation, with the colossal presence of Emi Martinez between the sticks.

Pau should return to the defence alongside Diego Carlos, with Konsa continuing at right back in the absence of Cash and Digne starting on the left.

Onana lines up next to Youri Tielemans in midfield, who is ever present in the Villa starting lineup, as Morgan Rogers gets deployed in the number 10 role.

Bailey was dubbed ‘exciting’ for his form last term but has failed to reach those heights so far, paving the way for John McGinn to start on the right with Ramsey on the left and Ollie Watkins leading the line, as usual.

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Konsa, Pau, Carlos, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins.

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