Mohamed Salah set up Liverpool’s opening goal for Darwin Nunez against Aston Villa and put the result beyond doubt with a brilliant individual effort late in the game at Anfield. The 2-0 win gives Liverpool a five-point lead at the top of the Premier ...

Liverpool look to weather midweek Champions League wear and tear and extend its stay atop the Premier League table with a visit from sixth-place side and fellow UCL competitor Aston Villa on Saturday.

Aston Villa were going pretty well for a while back there too, until letting in a last-gasp equaliser at home to Bournemouth, since when they’ve lost three on the bounce, albeit in three different competitions.