Liverpool return to Anfield in the Premier League where they take on Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon. Jurgen Klopp will be looking to end his side's miserable run of six consecutive defeats at home by conjuring a master plan that will see them clinch a victory over Dean Smith's men as well.

The Reds will also have some sort of revenge mindset heading into the tie given that the reverse fixture ended in a humiliating 7-2 Liverpool defeat at Villa Park earlier in the season. Since December 16 last year, Liverpool have not won a single match at home and they will be hoping to bring that miserable and embarrassing run to an end on Saturday afternoon.

One of the major wins of the last summer transfer window was how English Premier League club Aston Villa were able to successfully hold on to their captain and star midfielder Jack Grealish. The England international midfield superstar was heavily linked with a move away from the club and even almost came close to joining Manchester United but the move collapsed after both United and Villa could not reach an agreement for the transfer to happen.

After the move broke down, Grealish was then convinced by Aston Villa manager Dean Smith to sign a new contract and the midfielder then agreed to a bumper fresh five-year deal which he signed after the summer transfer window closed.

Premier League club Aston Villa are currently in the market and are scouting for possible players they can sign to replace club captain Jack Grealish as they are already preparing for life after the attacking midfielder. Grealish continues to be linked with a move to Manchester United even after his move to Old Trafford never materialized with both teams not agreeing on a transfer fee.

Villa manager Dean Smith is resigned to losing his best player at the end of the current season and both he and his staff members have been on the hunt for a top replacement for the attacking midfield superstar. According to Football Insider, Smith has handed the responsibility of the talent hunt to the club's scouting and recruitment team and specifically gave a clear direction of the kind of players they should be looking at.

Aston Villa have banned their players and staff from fantasy football after the injury to club skipper Jack Grealish was leaked via the platform ahead of the Leicester City game at the weekend.

An account on Twitter had tweeted that several Aston Villa players and staff transferred Jack Grealish out of their respective squads to suggest that the player won't be available for the home clash with Leicester City. In the end, the Twitter account was proved right as Jack Grealish was a major absentee from the Aston Villa squad for the Leicester City game at Villa Park on Sunday. Without Grealish, Aston Villa were beaten 2-1 at home by the Foxes.

Aston Villa’s third round FA Cup meeting with Liverpool is a major doubt after the club reported a significant increase in the number of players who have tested positive for coronavirus. The training ground has witnessed this outbreak in the last few days.

Villa were meant to take on Liverpool at Villa Park this weekend. This ground was able to witness a historic 7-2 victory for Aston Villa earlier in the campaign. This was one of the biggest upsets of the campaign with Jack Grealish scoring a brace and Ollie Watkins coming up with a hat-trick to beat the defending champions by a significant score.

Turkish news outlet Sampiy 10 has recently reported that Premier League club Aston Villa are interested in securing services of Turkish club Galatasaray defender Christian Luyindama. The highly sought-after defensive player has started league games on just eleven occasions for the Turkish outfit this season and fresh reports have emerged that they are currently waiting for a bid for him.

The DR Congo International has also made two further appearances coming off the bench, but as things stand, it appears that he may well be on the move and with Aston Villa interested in signing him, that may well be one of his most likely destinations.

Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen is awaiting his fate on the knee injury picked up during the Premier League clash with Aston Villalast week Monday. Andreas Christensen suffered the knee injury during a collision with Aston Villa skipper Jack Grealishin the second half.

Andreas Christensen stayed on the pitch in the aftermath of the collision with the Aston Villa talisman and his absence in the Blues defence was exploited by the visitors as they scored the equaliserthat secured a share of the spoils.

As a result of that incident, Andreas Christensen came in for a lot of criticisms from fans and proper football men including Chelsea legend and Aston Villa assistant manager John Terry.Andreas Christensen has now been vindicated after he was sent for scanas a result of the knee injury mentioned above.

In what appears to be one of the unlikeliest of news, Juventus are planning to pounce on Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz and lure him to Turin in the January transfer window, per reports in Italy Luiz has been a very important player for Aston Villa this season and was instrumental in the huge 7-2 and 3-0 wins against current Champions Liverpool and Arsenal respectively. The jaw-dropping victory over Liverpool was at Villa Park, while the Arse AL win was recorded at the Emirates.

It now looks as though the midfielder has admirers and potential suitors after Juventus approached Premier League club Aston Villa about the possibility of signing the Brazilian. According to Tuttosport, the Bianconeri are well aware that the Villans will demand a fee reported to be in the region of £30 million but will bid for him anyway next month.

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith has become the latest to criticise VAR technology after his team suffered a 2-1 defeat against West Ham. The home team took the lead after just two minutes through Angelo Ogbonna, but Villa’s star midfielder Jack Grealish was able to level things in the 25th minute with an equaliser.

Jarrod Bowen, though, put West Ham back in the lead in the 46th minute The Midlands outfit were not handed out a penalty in stoppage time.A late incident in the penalty box was called into question for VAR analysis and the referee deemed the same to be the offside.

Aston Villa midfielder Ross Barkley could still return to Chelsea to play an important role for the team according to Blues boss Frank Lampard. The Chelsea manager gave Ross Barkley the go ahead to join Villa on loan from Chelsea for this season after it became obvious that he won't get enough minutes at Stamford Bridge this season.

Since his loan spell at Aston Villa started, Ross Barkley has impressed a great deal. His finest hour in a Villa shirt came in the shocking 7-2 win over Premier League champions Liverpool. Barkley scored one of the goals for Aston Villa at home to the Reds in what was a week four league outing.