"Aston Villa and Liverpool face off tonight knowing the winner will guarantee themselves a place in next season's Champions League. The two clubs start the penultimate weekend tied on 59 points, four ahead of sixth-placed Bournemouth. A win from their final two games would be enough but even if Villa draw a blank and are caught by the Cherries, they can still qualify by winning the Europa League final against Freiburg."
""[Away form is] one of the reasons we are here, [we've] dropped too many points," Slot told his pre-match press conference. "Dropping points in away games happens mainly after Europe in games where Liverpool are usually able to win. Villa away is always difficult but we've dropped points in away games where we usually don't. That is one of the reasons we have not qualified yet for the Champions League.""
""Villa have won just one of their last 16 Premier League games against Liverpool, a 7-2 home victory in October 2020. Liverpool have scored at least twice in 10 of their last 11 Premier League away games against Villa - including the last eight in a row. Only City (11 at Fulham) and Manchester United (nine at West Bromwich Albion) have had longer runs of scoring at least two goals away at an opponent in the competition.""
Aston Villa and Liverpool play with Champions League qualification at stake, since the winner will guarantee a place next season. Both clubs are tied on 59 points with Bournemouth in sixth on 55. A win in their remaining matches could be enough, but Villa can still qualify even if they are caught by Bournemouth by winning the Europa League final against Freiburg. Liverpool’s season has been disappointing after last season’s title success, and they have lost eight times away from home. Arne Slot links Liverpool’s current position to dropped points in away games, especially after European matches. Recent head-to-head trends show Liverpool scoring at least twice in most recent away meetings at Villa, including an eight-match scoring streak.
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