English Premier League

Liverpool vs Aston Villa, 2019-20 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Liverpool
  • 71': Sadio Mané
  • 89': Curtis Jones
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2 - 0
Aston Villa

    A quiet return to Anfield as champions Liverpool beat Aston Villa 2-0

    Liverpool's first game back at Anfield was a quiet affair as they saw off the challenge of Aston Villa 2-0.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Divock Origi (Liverpool).
    • 1': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joseph Gomez.
    • 3': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
    • 6': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool).
    • 6': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Divock Origi (Liverpool).
    • 16': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
    • 16': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool).
    • 19': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kortney Hause.
    • 20': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
    • 20': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 22': Foul by Keinan Davis (Aston Villa).
    • 22': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Offside, Aston Villa. Neil Taylor tries a through ball, but Anwar El Ghazi is caught offside.
    • 28': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Trézéguet.
    • 30': Offside, Aston Villa. Kortney Hause tries a through ball, but Trézéguet is caught offside.
    • 31': Divock Origi (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Foul by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa).
    • 32': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
    • 32': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trézéguet.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
    • 36': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 36': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 36': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Naby Keita.
    • 38': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool).
    • 38': Offside, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings tries a through ball, but Ezri Konsa Ngoyo is caught offside.
    • 39': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
    • 43': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Trézéguet.
    • 45': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
    • 45'+3': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Divock Origi (Liverpool).
    • 45'+3': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool).
    • 45'+3': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Aston Villa 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Aston Villa 0.
    • 51': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Jack Grealish is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 52': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alisson.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Foul by Naby Keita (Liverpool).
    • 53': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 54': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool).
    • 55': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Offside, Aston Villa. Pepe Reina tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
    • 57': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
    • 57': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
    • 60': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah tries a through ball, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught offside.
    • 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Divock Origi.
    • 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Fabinho.
    • 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
    • 62': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
    • 64': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
    • 65': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kortney Hause.
    • 65': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
    • 65': Pepe Reina (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
    • 70': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Goal! Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Naby Keita.
    • 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Mbwana Samatta replaces Keinan Davis.
    • 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jota replaces Anwar El Ghazi.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
    • 76': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pepe Reina.
    • 77': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
    • 77': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Naby Keita (Liverpool).
    • 81': Mbwana Samatta (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Jota (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mbwana Samatta.
    • 82': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jordan Henderson.
    • 84': Foul by Mbwana Samatta (Aston Villa).
    • 84': Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Naby Keita.
    • 85': Substitution, Aston Villa. Indiana Vassilev replaces Trézéguet.
    • 85': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
    • 85': Indiana Vassilev (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
    • 88': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
    • 89': Goal! Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 0. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a headed pass.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neil Taylor.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alisson.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Indiana Vassilev (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neil Taylor.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Liverpool. Neco Williams replaces Andrew Robertson.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 18
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 3
    28.8 Possession 71.2
    9 SHOTS 6
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    175 Accurate Passes 566
    263 Passes 672
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    18 Crosses 25
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    72 Long Balls 72
    25 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    5 Effective Tackles 4
    8 Tackles 7
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    17 Interceptions 5
    26 Effective Clearances 18
    26 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Anfield
    Location: Liverpool, England

    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
    12 Joe Gomez
    26 Andy Robertson Yellow Card
    66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    3 Fabinho
    8 Naby Keïta
    15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
    27 Divock Origi
    10 Sadio Mané
    11 Mohamed Salah
    Liverpool Substitutes:
    Neco Williams, Xherdan Shaqiri, Curtis Jones, Takumi Minamino, Roberto Firmino, Jordan Henderson, Adrián , Georginio Wijnaldum, Harvey Elliott.

    AVL Aston Villa (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    29 Pepe Reina (GK)
    40 Tyrone Mings
    30 Kortney Hause
    3 Neil Taylor
    15 Ezri Konsa
    7 John McGinn Yellow Card
    6 Douglas Luiz
    17 Trézéguet
    21 Anwar El Ghazi
    39 Keinan Davis
    10 Jack Grealish
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Mbwana Samatta, Indiana Vassilev, Conor Hourihane, Henri Lansbury, Frédéric Guilbert, Marvelous Nakamba, Ørjan Nyland, Ahmed Elmohamady, Jota.

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