English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 31, 2008
Liverpool WDWWW 0
–
Aston Villa WWWLD 0
Villa Park · 41,647 att.

Team Stats

12
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
1
56.4
Possession
43.6
10
SHOTS
8
1
ON GOAL
2
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
395
Accurate Passes
296
501
Passes
387
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
21
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.1
70
Long Balls
47
37
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
1
23
Effective Tackles
15
29
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
28
Effective Clearances
25
40
Clearances
50

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

AVL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Brad FriedelG
  2. 5Martin LaursenCD-L
  3. 15Curtis DaviesCD-R
  4. 21Nicky ShoreyLB
  5. 2Luke YoungRB
  6. 19Stilian PetrovCM-L
  7. 6Gareth BarryCM-R
  8. 7Ashley YoungLM
  9. 20Nigel Reo-CokerRM
  10. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorCF-L
  11. 10John CarewCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Moustapha SalifouSUB
  2. 9Marlon HarewoodSUB
  3. 16Zat KnightSUB
  4. 26Craig GardnerSUB
  5. 8James MilnerSUB
  6. 22Brad GuzanSUB
  7. 18Wayne RoutledgeSUB

LIV · 4-4-1-1

  1. 25Pepe ReinaG
  2. 37Martin SkrtelCD-L
  3. 23Jamie CarragherCD-R
  4. 2Andrea DossenaLB
  5. 17Álvaro ArbeloaRB
  6. 20Javier MascheranoCM-L
  7. 14Xabi AlonsoCM-R
  8. 21Lucas LeivaLM
  9. 18Dirk KuytRM
  10. 9Fernando TorresF
  11. 7Robbie KeaneRCF

Substitutes

  1. 12Fabio AurelioSUB
  2. 31Nabil El ZharSUB
  3. 5Daniel AggerSUB
  4. 24David N'GogSUB
  5. 1Diego CavalieriSUB
  6. 19Ryan BabelSUB
  7. 15Yossi BenayounSUB

Timeline

  1. 31'
  2. 64'
  3. 71'
  4. 79'
  5. 79'

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