English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 26, 2015
Aston Villa WDLLW 2
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Liverpool LLDDW 3
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AVL022
LIV123
Anfield · 44,228 att.

Match Report

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Daniel Sturridge nets Liverpool double to overcome Aston Villa

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
11
9
Saves
2
37.6
Possession
62.4
10
SHOTS
21
4
ON GOAL
12
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
274
Accurate Passes
505
342
Passes
570
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
7
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
32
0.6
Cross %
0.1
51
Long Balls
56
22
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
7
14
Effective Tackles
21
18
Tackles
28
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
6
32
Clearances
9

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

LIV · 3-4-1-2

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 37Martin SkrtelCD
  3. 17Mamadou SakhoCD-L
  4. 23Emre CanCD-R
  5. 21Lucas LeivaCM-L
  6. 7James MilnerCM-R
  7. 10Philippe CoutinhoAM
  8. 18Alberto MorenoLM
  9. 2Nathaniel ClyneRM
  10. 15Daniel SturridgeCF-L
  11. 28Danny IngsCF-R

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 16Joleon LescottCD-L
  3. 4Micah RichardsCD-R
  4. 23Jordan AmaviLB
  5. 21Alan HuttonRB
  6. 15Ashley WestwoodCM
  7. 8Idrissa GueyeLM
  8. 24Carlos SánchezRM
  9. 39Rudy GestedeF
  10. 40Jack GrealishLF
  11. 9Scott SinclairRF

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 0. James Milner (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
  2. 59' Goal! Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 0. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Milner with a through ball.
  3. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jordan Veretout replaces Carlos Sánchez.
  4. 66' Goal! Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 1. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Hutton with a cross.
  5. 67' Goal! Liverpool 3, Aston Villa 1. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
  6. 69' Substitution, Aston Villa. Adama Traoré replaces Jack Grealish.
  7. 71' Goal! Liverpool 3, Aston Villa 2. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Amavi with a cross.
  8. 90'+4' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Allen replaces Daniel Sturridge.

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