Martin Skrtel will have played every minute of every Barclays Premier League match this season if he completes our final day contest with Aston Villa on Sunday - something just one other outfield player in English football's top flight can boast.For more on this and all the other stats relating to the trip to Villa Park courtesy of club statto Ged Rea, keep reading...
Head-to-head:
At Villa Park: Liverpool 27 wins, Aston Villa 37 wins, 21 draws.
Overall record (league): Liverpool 81 wins, Aston Villa 52 wins, 38 draws.
Liverpool go into the final day of fixtures needing Tottenham to drop points in order to clinch 5th place. This will be achieved if the Reds win and Spurs fail to beat Birmingham at White Hart Lane. A Europa League spot will also be secured if Liverpool draw provided Tottenham lose.
The Reds look for their 4th league 'double' of the season having already beaten Bolton, Chelsea and Fulham home and away.
Earlier this season Liverpool won 3-0 at Anfield. David Ngog and Rya
n Babel scored within the opening 16 minutes. Maxi added the third early in the second half. Babel's goal was his last for the club.
The Reds recorded a 1-0 win on their last visit to Villa Park in December 2009 with a last-gasp stoppage time goal from Fernando Torres.
Since the inception of the Premier League, Liverpool have won 20 meetings, Villa nine and eight have been drawn.
At Villa Park the Reds have won eight and lost five.
Liverpool have won 68 points against Villa in the Premiership - more than against any other team. They have taken 66 points off Newcastle and 61 against Tottenham.
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 12 league visits to Villa Park. Their last defeat here came in February 1998 when, despite Michael Owen scoring an early penalty, they lost 2-1 with ex-Red Stan Collymore scoring twice.
The Reds are looking for their first league double over Villa in five seasons and their 4th in the Premier League era.
The clashes between the sides in the Premier League are three goals short of producing 100.
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