StatsMohamed Salah out to equal Roger Hunt's Aston Villa goal record

If he scores at Villa Park, Salah will become only the second player in the club's history to net in four consecutive league matches versus Villa after Hunt, who did so between 1963 and 1965.

For more pre-match facts and figures from LFC statistician Ged Rea, read on…

The Reds are one shy of recording 100 victories over Villa in all competitions.

Liverpool have won more league points (313, converting to three points for a win) and scored more league goals (332) against Villa than any other club.

The Reds have won more Premier League games at Villa Park (14) than any other away stadium.

Liverpool have lost only five of the last 34 Premier League meetings home and away.

Current Villa boss Steven Gerrard was the last Reds player to score a hat-trick against the Birmingham club (in 2009) and was also the last Liverpool player to be sent off versus them (in 2001).

Sadio Mane has scored eight times in nine career appearances against Villa, with four of those goals coming in five matches for Liverpool.

The No.10 holds the record for the fastest-ever Premier League hat-trick after he notched three times in just two minutes and 56 seconds for Southampton versus Villa in May 2015.

James Milner played 126 times for Villa in league and cup (2005-06 and from 2008 to 2010), scoring 22 goals. His first Liverpool goal came against Villa in a 3-2 win at Anfield in September 2015.

Since Gerrard arrived in mid-November, Villa have played 23 league games – winning 10, losing 10 and drawing three.