LIVERPOOL VS ASTON VILLAAnfield 9.55pm hk time
(Sry cant post today cuz i have a near 40degree fever and i just played soccer -.- So it'll be copy and paste today.)
Head to head: (League only)
At Anfield: Liverpool 51 wins, Villa 14 wins, 16 draws.
Overall: Liverpool 76 wins, Villa 51 wins, 35 draws.
Liverpool have the chance to end the last unbeaten record in English football.
In this fixture last season, in the Reds final home game of the campaign, Fernando Morientes scored his final goal for the club and Steven Gerrard twice in a 3-1 win. The victory gave Liverpool a league double over Villa. Gareth Barry had equalised for the visitors.
It was the Reds 10th successive win (eight league and two Cup) - their best run since 1990.
Morientes goal was the 300th scored by the Reds against Villa in all competitions.
Jamie Carragher scored his first goal for the club against Villa in a 3-0 win at Anfield in January 1997. His goals came just 10 days short of his 19th birthday.
Should Steven Gerrard score today he will be the first Liverpool player since Robbie Fowler in 1997 to score in three successive league games against Villa.
The Liverpool captain's last league goals came in this fixture last season.
Peter Crouch joined today's opponents from Portsmouth in March 2002 for £4 million.
Liverpool's biggest League win over Villa at Anfield was 6-1 in October 1953.
Robbie Fowler has scored more goals for Liverpool against Villa than he has done against any other team, 14.
Only four Liverpool players have scored League hat-tricks against Villa-Bobby Graham (1964), Ian Rush (1984), Robbie Fowler (1998) and Michael Owen (2000).
The Reds have not lost in the last nine games between the clubs since September 2001 and have been beaten by Villa only once in the last 15 in all competitions.
Liverpool's win over Villa here last season gave them 48 points won at Anfield in total. This was their highest tally ever in a 38 games campaign.
Steve Finnan could make his 150th appearance for Liverpool in all competitions.
Robbie Fowler is hoping to play his 350th game for the Reds today.
Xabi Alonso will play for Liverpool for the 100th time if selected.
Since the inception of the Premier League Liverpool have won 15 times, Villa eight with five games ending in a draw.
The last two 100 per cent home records in the Premiership disappeared two weeks ago when both Liverpool and Aston Villa were held to draws by Blackburn and Tottenham respectively.
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