Aston Villa host Liverpool at Villa Park on 30 December 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 18 of the Premier League. They last met on 15 May 2026, when Aston Villa won 4-2.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool match facts
- Kick-off
- Wed 30 Dec 2026, 20:15
- Stadium
- Villa Park, Birmingham
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Matchweek 18
Aston Villa vs Liverpool lineups
Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool head to head
- 7
- Aston Villa wins
- 5
- Draws
- 17
- Liverpool wins
40–57 on goals in 29 meetings since 6 December 2010
Recent Aston Villa vs Liverpool results
- Aston Villa4–2LiverpoolVilla Park
- Liverpool2–0Aston VillaAnfield
- Aston Villa2–2LiverpoolVilla Park
- Liverpool2–0Aston VillaAnfield
- Aston Villa3–3LiverpoolVilla Park
All in the Premier League
Aston Villa vs Liverpool history
Aston Villa have won one of the last five, with two drawn. Liverpool last won at Villa Park on 26 December 2022, by 3-1. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Liverpool hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, eleven meetings. The widest margin was 6-0 to Liverpool on 14 February 2016.
Villa Park
Aston Villa play at Villa Park in Birmingham. The ground holds 42,824. Liverpool have won there five times in ten visits, most recently in December 2022. Aston Villa have won three of those, with two drawn. The pitch is grass.
Last meeting: Aston Villa 4-2 Liverpool, May 2026
- 23Damián MartínezG
- 2Matthew CashD
- 4Ezri KonsaD
- 14Pau TorresD
- 12Lucas DigneD
- 3Victor LindelöfM
- 8Youri TielemansM
- 7John McGinnM
- 27Morgan RogersM
- 10Emiliano BuendíaM
- 11Oliver WatkinsF
Bench
- 40Marco BizotG
- 6Ross BarkleyM
- 31Leon BaileyF
- 21Douglas LuizM
- 22Ian MaatsenD
- 26Lamare BogardeM
- 18Tammy AbrahamF
- 19Jadon SanchoF
- 16Andrés GarcíaD
Coach: Unai Emery
- 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
- 2Joseph GomezD
- 5Ibrahima KonatéD
- 4Virgil van DijkD
- 6Miloš KerkezD
- 38Ryan GravenberchM
- 10Alexis Mac AllisterM
- 17Curtis JonesM
- 8Dominik SzoboszlaiM
- 73Rio NgumohaM
- 18Cody GakpoF
Bench
- 28Frederick WoodmanG
- 11Mohamed SalahF
- 14Federico ChiesaF
- 79Will WrightF
- 26Andrew RobertsonD
- 7Florian WirtzM
- 53James McConnellM
- 42Treymaurice NyoniM
- 75T. Ndiaye
Coach: Arne Slot
Aston Villa lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Liverpool in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 15 May 2026 in the Premier League. Aston Villa won 4-2. Morgan Rogers, Virgil van Dijk and Oliver Watkins and 1 other scored.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool lineups — common questions
- When is Aston Villa vs Liverpool?
- Aston Villa vs Liverpool kicks off at 20:15 UK time on 30 December 2026 at Villa Park in Birmingham. The match is Matchweek 18 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
- What was the score in the last Aston Villa vs Liverpool match?
- In the meeting before this one, Aston Villa won 4-2 on 15 May 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Liverpool won 2-0 on 1 November 2025 in the Premier League. Aston Villa have won 7 of the 29 meetings between the clubs and Liverpool have won 17.
Liverpool vs Aston Villa at Anfield
Updated 23 September 2026