Liverpool vs Aston Villa: Premier League betting tips, odds and predictions

Liverpool will be desperately looking to stop the rot and avoid a fifth Premier League defeat in a row when they host Aston Villa on Saturday night.

Wednesday's measly Carabao Cup exit to Crystal Palace was the Reds' sixth defeat in seven games in all competitions and the champions have plummeted down to seventh in the table after losing to Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Manchester United and Brentford in the league.

In a complete reverse of Arne Slot's strugglers, Villa are on the rise having put a poor start to the campaign behind them to win their last four league games, with Unai Emery's men now level on points with Liverpool following a 1-0 win over Manchester City last Sunday.

Ladbrokes shares its latest odds, predictions and betting tips ahead of the Saturday night clash.

One thing you seem to be able to guarantee with Liverpool at the moment is that there will be goals - no matter which team scores them. The three-goal barrier has been breached in all four of their successive defeats, as well as in two of the three games in the Champions League and Carabao Cup during this difficult run.

Villa have shored up defensively but are not impenetrable, while their attacking players are starting to click going forward. It all feels set up for another entertaining game with plenty of goals at Anfield.

Cody Gakpo is a player who has managed to earn some credit despite a poor period overall for the Merseysiders. Having initially looked set to lose his place after a host of new signings arrived, the Dutchman has outlined his importance to the team with two goals in Liverpool's last three league games.

Arne Slot will likely start his countryman at Anfield as a result and he appears the most likely of anyone in the Reds frontline to test opposing goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.

The next man we're backing to be heavily involved in his side's attacking play is Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins - and if you're feeling brave you can back him and Gakpo to score rather than just have a shot on target to increase the value of your bet.

The England striker has underwhelmed by his standards this season with only one goal to his name but is beginning to look sharper and sharper every week after a positive display in the win over Manchester City.

It seems like only a matter of time before the goals start to flow and, having netted six times in previous games against Liverpool, Anfield could be the perfect place to start.

Despite all the form pointing to a Villa win, we think the Midlands side's poor record at Anfield makes betting on the match result too difficult to call, so we're going to go to the cards market for our fourth selection.

The player we're picking is Liverpool's Milos Kerkez, who has struggled to find his feet at his new club since making the move from Bournemouth over the summer.

Kerkez is in for a testing afternoon against Villa captain John McGinn, who is no stranger to using his body to win a foul, and we think the Hungarian is a strong choice to add to his three yellow cards already this season.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.