English Premier League

Liverpool vs Aston Villa, 2021-22 English Premier League

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Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
  • 1': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
  • 3': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
  • 6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 11': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matt Targett.
  • 13': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
  • 13': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 15': Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Thiago.
  • 19': Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Ashley Young (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  • 22': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
  • 22': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 23': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  • 24': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Matip with a headed pass.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
  • 26': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
  • 28': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 29': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah tries a through ball, but Andrew Robertson is caught offside.
  • 32': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
  • 32': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ollie Watkins.
  • 33': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
  • 33': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
  • 33': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 33': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
  • 37': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by John McGinn.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabinho.
  • 44': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Aston Villa 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Aston Villa 0.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Young.
  • 48': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  • 49': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 49': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 52': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by John McGinn.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabinho.
  • 57': Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Sanson replaces Marvelous Nakamba.
  • 58': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Ashley Young is caught offside.
  • 58': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
  • 60': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 60': Morgan Sanson (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 65': Penalty Liverpool. Mohamed Salah draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': Penalty conceded by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 67': Goal! Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ashley Young.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
  • 72': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matt Targett.
  • 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 81': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Thiago.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago.
  • 83': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 83': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Thiago.
  • 84': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  • 88': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Sadio Mané.
  • 89': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
  • 89': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Matt Targett (Aston Villa).
  • 90': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Liverpool).
  • 90'+3': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 11
4 Saves 0
37.7 Possession 62.3
4 SHOTS 20
0 ON GOAL 5
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
233 Accurate Passes 452
329 Passes 551
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 11
15 Crosses 28
0.1 Cross % 0.4
62 Long Balls 59
16 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 7
9 Effective Tackles 8
21 Tackles 17
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 10
23 Effective Clearances 19
23 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,093

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
2 Arsenal 0 0 0
3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk Yellow Card
32 Joël Matip
26 Andy Robertson
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
3 Fabinho
6 Thiago Alcantara
14 Jordan Henderson
15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
10 Sadio Mané
11 Mohamed Salah

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings
4 Ezri Konsa
3 Matt Targett
2 Matty Cash
19 Marvelous Nakamba Yellow Card
6 Douglas Luiz
7 John McGinn
11 Ollie Watkins Yellow Card
18 Ashley Young
41 Jacob Ramsey

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