Liverpool vs Aston Villa 7/5/20 - English Premier League Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, Liverpool will play at home against Aston Villa in the first match at Anfield since the Reds clinched the Premier League title. Liverpool is comfortably atop the EPL table at 28-2-2 on 86 points and holds an insurmountable 20-point lead over second-place Manchester City. However,  Liverpool lost to Manchester City in its most recent outing 4-0. Liverpool is expected to play fringe players such as James Milner, Divock Origi and Naby Keita against much less talented Aston Villa.

Liverpool has played erratically over its last five fixtures with two wins, one draw and two losses. During that stretch, Liverpool has scored nine goals while its back line and goalkeepers have allowed eight goals. Liverpool routed Crystal Palace 4-0 a week ago Wednesday but was embarrassed by Manchester City 4-0 on Thursday. Mohamed Salah is the leading goal scorer for Liverpool with 17, while Sadio Mane has scored 15. Trent Alexander-Arnold is the leader in assists with 12.

Aston Villa is 7-6-19 on 27 and sits in 18th place in the EPL table. Villa is one point shy of safety and three points shy of 16th place but has its work cut out for it with upcoming matches against Manchester United, Arsenal and Everton following its battle on Sunday at Anfield against Liverpool. Last Saturday Aston Villa lost 1-0 to Wolverhampton, which was disappointing to not earn at least one point in a match Villa played extremely well.

Over its most recent five matches in the English Premier League, Aston Villa has two draws and three losses. During that period of five fixtures, Aston Villa has scored just two goals while its back line and goalkeepers have allowed eight goals. Aston Villa has been held scoreless in three of its last five overall. The leading goal scorer and leader in assists for Aston Villa is Jack Grealish with seven goals and six assists.