Aston Villa are seeking to return to winning ways after their 3-0 defeat at reigning champions Manchester City, having triumphed in their two matches before that.
Leaders Liverpool, who are unbeaten in 27 Premier League matches, are aiming to maintain or increase their six-point gap in front of Manchester City.
Team news
Dean Smith is "very hopeful" that captain Jack Grealish (calf) will recover in time to face Liverpool on Saturday.
The Villa boss confirms Keinan Davis is expected to be out for up to one month after sustaining a hamstring injury against Wolverhampton Wanderers in midweek. Jota, meanwhile, will be back in training on Monday after recovering from a hernia operation.
Liverpool will monitor the fitness of Naby Keita after the midfielder was forced off injured in the midweek EFL Cup win over Arsenal.
Joel Matip remains sidelined with a knee injury that has ruled him out of the last three matches.
Did you know?
Aston Villa have won only four of their 38 Premier League matches against sides starting the day top of the table (D8 L26), with their last such victory coming against Chelsea in March 2014.
Liverpool have won 13 Premier League away matches versus Villa, more than against any other side, and have also won their last 13 fixtures against promoted sides, the fourth-longest such run in the competition.
James Milner has been involved in four goals in his last four Premier League matches against former side Villa, with two goals and two assists. He has found the net in both such outings for Liverpool.
Since losing to Sam Allardyce’s Crystal Palace in April 2017, Jurgen Klopp is unbeaten in his last 24 Premier League meetings with English managers (W20 D4), winning the last 14 in a row.
Match officials
Referee: Jonathan Moss. Assistants: Daniel Cook, Eddie Smart. Fourth official: Darren England. VAR: Martin Atkinson. Assistant VAR: Peter Kirkup.
