Barclays Premier League
Venue: Anfield Date: Monday, 6 December Kick-off: 2000 GMT
Head-to-head
• Aston Villa's only win in their last 17 league matches against Liverpool was 3-1 at Anfield last season.
• Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has lost his last two league matches against Villa - both while in charge of Fulham.
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• They are vying for a fourth successive home win in the league.
• The Reds have lost all five league matches this season in which they conceded the opening goal. It is 16 months since they last won after conceding the opening goal - a 3-2 victory at Bolton.
• Liverpool and Villa had dropped more points (12) from winning positions than any other club in the division prior to the weekend.
• Goalkeeper Pepe Reina has kept 99 clean sheets in 197 league matches and is poised to reach the century landmark faster than any other Liverpool goalkeeper. The current record holder is Ray Clemence, who needed 217 league matches to reach 100 clean sheets.
Aston Villa
• They have only won one of their last nine league matches (W1, D4, L4).
• Gerard Houllier's side have the division's worst record against teams in the top half of the table, drawing three games and losing the other five.
• If selected, Jonathan Hogg will be playing on his 22nd birthday.
• Brad Friedel made 31 appearances for Liverpool between 1998 and 2000, while Stephen Warnock made 67 appearances for the club
LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS
Liverpool (L1-2 v Tottenham, a): Reina; Johnson, Carragher (Kyrgiakos 86), Skrtel, Konchesky, Kuyt, Meireles, Lucas, Maxi, Torres, Ngog (Aurelio 74). Subs not used: Jones, Jovanovic, Babel, Poulsen, Shelvey.
Aston Villa (L2-4 v Arsenal, h): Friedel; L Young, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, A Young, Clark, Bannan (Herd 86), Downing, Pires (Delfouneso 46), Carew (Ireland 66). Subs not used: Guzan, Beye, Hogg, Lichaj. Watch Liverpool vs Aston Villa Live Stream English Premier League December 6, 2010 visit link here
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