English Premier League

FT Sunday, July 5, 2020
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Liverpool WLDWL 2
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Anfield

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 12Joe GomezCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 8Naby KeitaLM
  8. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainRM
  9. 27Divock OrigiF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 76Neco WilliamsSUB
  2. 23Xherdan ShaqiriSUB
  3. 48Curtis JonesSUB
  4. 18Takumi MinaminoSUB
  5. 9Roberto FirminoSUB
  6. 14Jordan HendersonSUB
  7. 13Adrián SUB
  8. 5Georginio WijnaldumSUB
  9. 67Harvey ElliottSUB

AVL · 4-4-1-1

  1. 29Pepe ReinaG
  2. 40Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 30Kortney HauseCD-R
  4. 3Neil TaylorLB
  5. 15Ezri KonsaRB
  6. 7John McGinnCM-L
  7. 6Douglas LuizCM-R
  8. 17TrézéguetLM
  9. 21Anwar El GhaziRM
  10. 39Keinan DavisF
  11. 10Jack GrealishRCF

Substitutes

  1. 20Mbwana SamattaSUB
  2. 36Indiana VassilevSUB
  3. 14Conor HourihaneSUB
  4. 8Henri LansburySUB
  5. 24Frédéric GuilbertSUB
  6. 11Marvelous NakambaSUB
  7. 25Ørjan NylandSUB
  8. 27Ahmed ElmohamadySUB
  9. 23JotaSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Divock Origi.
  4. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Fabinho.
  5. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  6. 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.
  7. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Mbwana Samatta replaces Keinan Davis.
  8. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jota replaces Anwar El Ghazi.
  9. 85' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Naby Keita.
  10. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Indiana Vassilev replaces Trézéguet.
  11. 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.
  12. 90'+4' Substitution, Liverpool. Neco Williams replaces Andrew Robertson.

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