'I am going to...': Chris Sutton makes Liverpool vs Aston Villa score prediction and backs success for Salah

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Liverpool host Aston Villa in a Premier League meeting on Saturday, and Chris Sutton has predicted the winner and a return to form for Mohamed Salah.Going into the weekend’s Premier League action, there are a lot of problems at Liverpool.The Reds lost 3-0 to Crystal Palace on Wednesday, slumping to a sixth defeat in their last seven matches across all competitions.Aston Villa beat Manchester City in their previous outing, and based on form, they do seem like the favourites.Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty ImagesChris Sutton’s Liverpool vs Aston Villa score predictionHowever, Chris Sutton is going against the grain and is actually backing a Liverpool win.Sutton made his prediction for BBC Sport and backed Arne Slot’s side to end their horror run.He said: “Looking at both teams over the past few weeks you would expect Villa to get something here.“So, with this game I am going to base my prediction on something that I thought about when I was a player – history.“Villa have taken only one point from their past seven visits to Anfield, and have won only one of their past 15 league games against Liverpool – although that was a 7-2 success in October 2020.“I had my bogey teams – most of them felt like that by the end to be honest.”The BBC pundit predicted Liverpool to win 3-1 and also made a bold claim about Mohamed Salah’s involvement in the clash.Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesMohamed Salah to end poor form for Liverpool vs Aston VillaSutton went on to say that he thinks the Egyptian will score a hat-trick in the clash.He said: “So, I am going with Liverpool to win, with Mohamed Salah getting a hat-trick.”Slot recently claimed he’s not worried about Salah missing chances this season.He has scored three in nine in the Premier League, which is not a terrible record but subpar by his usually lofty standards.But if Liverpool are to return to form and stop talk about Slot’s future, the 33-year-old will need to get back to his best.