English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 17, 2015
Liverpool WWDWW 2
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Aston Villa LDDWL 0
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LIV112
AVL000
Villa Park · 39,758 att.

Match Report

Fabio Borini on target as Liverpool see off struggling Aston Villa

Fabio Borini scored his first Liverpool goal in almost two years as they comfortably despatched Aston Villa 2-0 in the Premier League.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
9
4
Saves
3
51.5
Possession
48.5
12
SHOTS
15
5
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
370
Accurate Passes
330
465
Passes
421
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
10
10
Crosses
29
0.5
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
81
23
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
15
21
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
42
Effective Clearances
15
42
Clearances
15

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 2Nathan BakerCD-L
  3. 5Jores OkoreCD-R
  4. 23Aly CissokhoLB
  5. 21Alan HuttonRB
  6. 15Ashley WestwoodCM
  7. 16Fabian DelphLM
  8. 24Carlos SánchezRM
  9. 20Christian BentekeF
  10. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorLF
  11. 8Tom CleverleyRF

Substitutes

  1. 31Shay GivenSUB
  2. 10Andreas WeimannSUB
  3. 34Matthew LowtonSUB
  4. 7Leandro BacunaSUB
  5. 28Charles N'ZogbiaSUB
  6. 18Kieran RichardsonSUB
  7. 25Carles GilSUB

LIV · 3-4-3

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 37Martin SkrtelCD
  3. 17Mamadou SakhoCD-L
  4. 23Emre CanCD-R
  5. 21Lucas LeivaCM-L
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM-R
  7. 18Alberto MorenoLM
  8. 50Lazar MarkovicRM
  9. 29Fabio BoriniF
  10. 10Philippe CoutinhoCF-L
  11. 31Raheem SterlingCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 52Danny WardSUB
  2. 9Rickie LambertSUB
  3. 3José EnriqueSUB
  4. 49Jordan WilliamsSUB
  5. 33Jordon IbeSUB
  6. 20Adam LallanaSUB
  7. 19Javier ManquilloSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Liverpool 1. Fabio Borini (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
  2. 52' Jores Okore (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 59' Substitution, Aston Villa. Andreas Weimann replaces Tom Cleverley.
  4. 59' Substitution, Aston Villa. Carles Gil replaces Ashley Westwood.
  5. 71' Substitution, Liverpool. Rickie Lambert replaces Fabio Borini.
  6. 71' Substitution, Liverpool. José Enrique replaces Alberto Moreno.
  7. 79' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Liverpool 2. Rickie Lambert (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  8. 81' Rickie Lambert (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  9. 85' Substitution, Liverpool. Jordon Ibe replaces Raheem Sterling.

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