Anfield proves the very worst of false dawns as Villa's two League wins in a six game unbeaten run come to a crashing end as Paul Lambert leads Villa to their worst defeat in history in any competition as they ship eight without reply to leave Lambert's remaining reputation in tatters and a New Year managerial change presumably imminent.

Paul Lambert leads Villa to the worst ever defeat in the club's history, eclipsing the 1-8 defeat to Blackburn in an FA Cup tie on 16 February 1889.

As a result Villa’s five game unbeaten League run (two wins, three draws) comes to a crashing end

Villa have now lost 8 of 18 Premier League matches under Lambert.conceding 3 or more goals on 5 occasions.

Brad Guzan concedes his 60th goal in a Villa shirt on his 47th appearance (45 Starts) to make it W20 D7 L17, 63 Goals Conceded, 14 Clean Sheets, 1.54 Goals per League Game and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.