Villa head in to this contest following a 1-1 home draw with Ipswich Town last weekend.

Prior to that fixture, they overcame Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in the Emirates FA Cup, which followed a 2-0 defeat away at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Unai Emery's side, who have progressed to the last 16 of the Champions League, currently sit ninth in the Premier League standings with 38 points from their 25 fixtures.

In the league, forward Ollie Watkins has been the hosts' key man in front of goal, netting 11 times alongside his five assists.

January departure Jhon Duran had struck on seven occasions before his exit, while attacking playmaker Morgan Rogers has six goals and four assists to his name.

The injured Ross Barkley has also scored three goals with one assist and Youri Tielemans has recorded four assists and one goal.

Leon Bailey, Matty Cash and Ezri Konsa will undergo late fitness tests to see if they can return from injury.

But Boubacar Kamara has been ruled out following his early withdrawal against Ipswich, joining Barkley, Pau Torres and Amadou Onana on the sidelines.

In the reverse meeting in November, Liverpool earned a 2-0 victory at Anfield.

Darwin Nunez struck in the opening half to give the hosts the lead and Mohamed Salah's effort six minutes from time clinched all three points.

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Villa head coach Emery

"We have to try to impose our game plan, to dominate with our structure tactically and collectively, then trying to use our skilled players as well to get difference on the field against them in the duels and collectively.

"I appreciate a very high performance they [Liverpool] are getting this year, more than the last two years when I arrived here. For me as a coach, it's really a big challenge, great challenge to try to be motivated, how we can collectively set our game plan against them. It is the most difficult match we are going to play for the last weeks and months."

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