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Aston Villa
FT
4–2
HT 1–0
Liverpool
Premier League Fri 15 May, 20:00London Villa Park, Birmingham Chris Kavanagh 43,033 attendance

Timeline

  1. 39' Matty Cash Yellow Card
  2. 42' Morgan Rogers assist Lucas Digne
  3. 45'+3' Ollie Watkins Yellow Card
  4. 45' Ross Barkley for Victor Lindelöf
  5. 52' Virgil van Dijk assist Dominik Szoboszlai
  6. 57' Ollie Watkins assist Morgan Rogers
  7. 62' Joe Gomez Yellow Card
  8. 66' John McGinn Yellow Card
  9. 66' Federico Chiesa for Joe Gomez
  10. 66' Florian Wirtz for Ryan Gravenberch
  11. 73' Ollie Watkins
  12. 74' Mohamed Salah for Cody Gakpo
  13. 85' Ian Maatsen for Emiliano Buendía
  14. 89' John McGinn assist Ollie Watkins
  15. 90' Douglas Luiz for Youri Tielemans
  16. 90' Jadon Sancho for John McGinn
  17. 90'+2' Virgil van Dijk assist Dominik Szoboszlai

Match stats

44.7% Possession 55.3%
14 Shots 16
9 On target 5
12 Fouls 9
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Saves 5
299 Accurate passes 384

Lineups

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
23 Martínez
12 Digne 14 Torres 4 Konsa 2 Cash
8 Tielemans 3 Lindelöf
10 Buendía 27 Rogers 7 McGinn
11 Watkins
Liverpool 4-2-3-1
25 Mamardashvili
6 Kerkez 4 van Dijk 5 Konaté 2 Gomez
10 Mac Allister 38 Gravenberch
73 Ngumoha 8 Szoboszlai 17 Jones
18 Gakpo
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
  1. 23 Emiliano Martínez G
  2. 14 Pau Torres CD-L
  3. 4 Ezri Konsa CD-R
  4. 12 Lucas Digne LB
  5. 2 Matty Cash RB
  6. 27 Morgan Rogers AM
  7. 8 Youri Tielemans ▼ LM
  8. 3 Victor Lindelöf ▼ RM
  9. 11 Ollie Watkins F
  10. 10 Emiliano Buendía ▼ AM-L
  11. 7 John McGinn ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 19 Jadon Sancho ▲ SUB
  2. 22 Ian Maatsen ▲ SUB
  3. 21 Douglas Luiz ▲ SUB
  4. 6 Ross Barkley ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
  1. 16 Andrés García SUB
  2. 26 Lamare Bogarde SUB
  3. 18 Tammy Abraham SUB
  4. 40 Marco Bizot SUB
  5. 31 Leon Bailey SUB
Liverpool 4-2-3-1
  1. 25 Giorgi Mamardashvili G
  2. 4 Virgil van Dijk CD-L
  3. 5 Ibrahima Konaté CD-R
  4. 6 Milos Kerkez LB
  5. 2 Joe Gomez ▼ RB
  6. 8 Dominik Szoboszlai AM
  7. 10 Alexis Mac Allister LM
  8. 38 Ryan Gravenberch ▼ RM
  9. 18 Cody Gakpo ▼ F
  10. 73 Rio Ngumoha AM-L
  11. 17 Curtis Jones AM-R

Came on

  1. 14 Federico Chiesa ▲ SUB
  2. 7 Florian Wirtz ▲ SUB
  3. 11 Mohamed Salah ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (6)
  1. 75 Talla Ndiaye SUB
  2. 53 James McConnell SUB
  3. 28 Freddie Woodman SUB
  4. 42 Trey Nyoni SUB
  5. 26 Andy Robertson SUB
  6. 79 Will Wright SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Aston Villa 4, Liverpool 2.
  2. 90'+9' Second Half ends, Aston Villa 4, Liverpool 2.
  3. 90'+7' Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
  4. 90'+7' Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  5. 90'+5' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  6. 90'+5' Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  7. 90'+4' Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
  8. 90'+4' Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  9. 90'+3' Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  10. 90'+2' Goal! Aston Villa 4, Liverpool 2. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
  11. 90'+1' Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
  12. 90'+1' Attempt blocked. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Milos Kerkez.
101 earlier entries
  1. 90' Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  2. 90' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces John McGinn.
  3. 90' Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Youri Tielemans.
  4. 89' Goal! Aston Villa 4, Liverpool 1. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  5. 86' Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
  6. 86' Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  7. 85' Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
  8. 85' Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  9. 85' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Emiliano Buendía because of an injury.
  11. 84' Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
  12. 83' Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
  13. 83' Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
  14. 83' Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
  15. 82' Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
  16. 78' Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
  17. 76' Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
  18. 76' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  19. 75' Foul by Federico Chiesa (Liverpool).
  20. 75' Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  21. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Cody Gakpo.
  22. 73' Goal! Aston Villa 3, Liverpool 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  23. 73' Attempt saved. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool).
  24. 73' Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool).
  25. 70' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  26. 70' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Matty Cash.
  27. 69' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Federico Chiesa.
  28. 68' Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
  29. 67' Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  30. 67' Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
  31. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Florian Wirtz replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
  32. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Joe Gomez.
  33. 66' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  34. 66' Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  35. 66' Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  36. 65' Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  37. 65' Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
  38. 65' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  39. 65' Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
  40. 64' Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  41. 62' Joe Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  42. 62' Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
  43. 62' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  44. 59' Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  45. 59' Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  46. 59' Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a through ball.
  47. 57' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Liverpool 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  48. 56' Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  49. 56' Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
  50. 55' Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
  51. 52' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 1. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a set piece situation.
  52. 52' Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  53. 52' Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
  54. 50' Attempt missed. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  55. 50' Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha with a cross.
  56. 45' Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 0.
  57. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Victor Lindelöf.
  58. 45'+4' First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 0.
  59. 45'+3' Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  60. 45'+3' Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
  61. 45'+2' Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
  62. 45'+2' Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  63. 45'+1' Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  64. 45'+1' Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
  65. 45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  66. 45' Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  67. 45' Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
  68. 42' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 0. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne following a corner.
  69. 42' Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
  70. 39' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  71. 38' Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  72. 38' Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
  73. 37' Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by John McGinn.
  74. 35' Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  75. 35' Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
  76. 33' Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
  77. 32' Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.
  78. 31' Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
  79. 31' Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Curtis Jones.
  80. 27' Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
  81. 27' Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Rio Ngumoha.
  82. 25' Attempt missed. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  83. 21' Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  84. 21' Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
  85. 20' Attempt missed. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  86. 18' Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  87. 18' Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Aston Villa).
  88. 15' Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  89. 15' Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  90. 13' Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  91. 12' Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
  92. 12' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  93. 11' Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
  94. 10' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  95. 8' Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  96. 8' Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
  97. 5' Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  98. 5' Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
  99. 2' Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  100. First Half begins.
  101. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Aston Villa D W L L L

  • L at Fulham 1-0 Premier League
  • L at Nottingham Forest 1-0 UEFA Europa League
  • L Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Premier League
  • W Nottingham Forest 4-0 UEFA Europa League
  • D at Burnley 2-2 Premier League

Liverpool D L W W L

  • L Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 UEFA Champions League
  • W at Everton 2-1 Premier League
  • W Crystal Palace 3-1 Premier League
  • L at Manchester United 3-2 Premier League
  • D Chelsea 1-1 Premier League

Head to head

LIV leads series 3-0-2

  • 1 Nov 2025 Liverpool 2–0 Aston Villa 2025-26 English Premier League
  • 19 Feb 2025 Aston Villa 2–2 Liverpool 2024-25 English Premier League
  • 9 Nov 2024 Liverpool 2–0 Aston Villa 2024-25 English Premier League
  • 13 May 2024 Aston Villa 3–3 Liverpool 2023-24 English Premier League
  • 3 Sep 2023 Liverpool 3–0 Aston Villa 2023-24 English Premier League

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