The Aston Villa vs Liverpool clash in gameweek 37 of the 2025/26 Premier League should be a thrilling encounter between two sides chasing fourth place in the table when they meet at Villa Park on Friday night.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool should be a pretty intense, competitive encounter between the two sides, looking to finish their season on a strong note.
The Villans are on a three-game winless run in the league and aim to overturn that, but they face a shaken Liverpool side aiming for a big away win, and that should make this a really entertaining clash to watch.
Match Details
Villa Park
Birmingham, England
Friday, 15 May
19:00 GMT
Struggling Aston Villa Look For Inspired Return To Form Against Inconsistent Liverpool
The Aston Villa vs Liverpool clash should be an action-packed encounter, as both teams are eager to secure a win to solidify their hold on fourth place in the Premier League table, where they’re currently tied on 59 points from 36 games.
Aston Villa might have progressed to the UEFA Europa League final in style recently, but they remain determined to improve their league form and get some winning momentum under their belt before the huge final against SC Freiburg.
Unai Emery will be urging his side to take the fight to Liverpool, playing some quick-passing attacking football and taking their chances clinically to outwit their opponents.
Liverpool, who are also winless in their last two games, are determined to keep a grip on that fourth place with a win at Villa Park.
To get that, however, Arne Slot will need his side to control the match much better than they did in their recent draw against Chelsea and also be way more ruthless in the final third.
Liverpool have won three of their last five matches against Aston Villa, last losing to them at Villa Park in a remarkable 7-2 defeat in 2020, and they’ll look to keep that good run going with a big win on Friday night.
Can Tammy Abraham Get Back In The Goals To Get A Big Win For Aston Villa?
Unai Emery is expected to rest quite a few of his important players in the Aston Villa vs Liverpool game, knowing the importance of the Europa League final right after their next league game.
That means striker Tammy Abraham, who joined Aston Villa in the January transfer window, is likely to get an opportunity to start in a major Premier League game for his side.
Abraham has only scored two goals in the 2025/26 Premier League since joining the Villans and he’ll be determined to add to that tally against Liverpool.
The English forward will look to be smart with his off-the-ball runs to outwit the defenders, but he’ll need to be efficient in finishing off the chances that come his way to be able to guide Aston Villa to a refreshing win before the Europa League final.
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Shaky Cody Gakpo Looks To Make His Mark For Liverpool At Villa Park
Cody Gakpo has struggled with consistency issues throughout the 2025/26 season for Liverpool.
After scoring at Old Trafford against Manchester United, he failed to impress in Liverpool’s recent draw against Chelsea. The Dutch forward has had 12 goal contributions (seven goals, five assists) for the Reds, but has failed to prove himself an able successor for Luis Diaz, who continues to soar at Bayern Munich!
Gakpo needs to end the 2025/26 season strongly to convince the Liverpool hierarchy that he deserves an important starting role for the club next season.
He’ll look to be a thorn for the Aston Villa defenders by being unpredictable with his movement down the wide areas. The Dutchman, however, needs to improve his decision-making and delivery to create big chances and finish them off more clinically to guide his side to an important away victory.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool Injuries
Aston Villa Injuries: Boubacar Kamara, Amadou Onana (doubt), Alysson Edward (doubt)
Liverpool Injuries: Giovanni Leoni, Stefan Bajcetic, Conor Bradley, Wataru Endo, Hugo Ekitike, Alisson (doubt)
Aston Villa vs Liverpool Predicted Lineups
Here are our Aston Villa vs Liverpool predicted lineups.
Aston Villa Predicted XI: Emiliano Martinez (GK), Lamare Bogarde, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Ian Maatsen, Douglas Luiz, Youri Tielemans, Leon Bailey, Ross Barkley, Morgan Rogers, Tammy Abraham
Liverpool Predicted XI: Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK), Curtis Jones, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Jeremie Frimpong, Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, Alexander Isak
Main Photo
Credit: IMAGO / NurPhoto
Recording Date: 01.11.2025
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