Villa have won just one of their last 30 Premier League matches against reigning champions (drew five, lost 24), beating Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford in December 2009. They have lost their last 11 such matches, conceding 35 goals in the process.
Emery’s team are currently on the longest winning run in the Premier League (four games). They are aiming to become only the second side in top-flight history to win none of their first five fixtures in a season and then win five in a row, after Preston North End in 1936-37.
Mohamed Salah is now just one goal short of scoring 250 for Liverpool.
Salah has 275 goals and assists combined in the Premier League for the Reds (187 goals, 88 assists), one behind the record for a single club, set by Wayne Rooney at Manchester United (183 goals, 93 assists).
In his last 11 appearances versus Villa in league and cup, Salah has scored nine goals, with eight of those coming in the Premier League.
The Reds have not lost back-to-back league games at Anfield since losing six in a row between January and March 2021.
