English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Liverpool, 2019-20 English Premier League

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  • 21': Trézéguet
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  • 87': Andrew Robertson
  • 90'+4': Sadio Mané

Liverpool earn late win over Aston Villa thanks to Sadio Mane header

Liverpool avoided a first Premier League defeat of the season Saturday with a come-from-behind, 2-1 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 4': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
  • 4': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Anwar El Ghazi.
  • 8': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 14': Offside, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz tries a through ball, but Trézéguet is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 18': Adam Lallana (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Wesley (Aston Villa).
  • 20': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 20': Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 20': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 0. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a set piece situation.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 22': VAR Decision: Goal Aston Villa - Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool (Trézéguet).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 28': Offside, Liverpool. Sadio Mané tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
  • 28': VAR Decision: No Goal Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool.
  • 30': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 30': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Wesley (Aston Villa).
  • 33': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Björn Engels.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi with a cross following a fast break.
  • 36': Björn Engels (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 37': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 37': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  • 38': VAR Decision: No Penalty Liverpool.
  • 40': Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
  • 42': Foul by Adam Lallana (Liverpool).
  • 42': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sadio Mané following a fast break.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Trézéguet is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Wesley (Aston Villa).
  • 45'+4': Hand ball by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 0.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a cross.
  • 47': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Björn Engels.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana with a headed pass.
  • 51': Offside, Aston Villa. Wesley tries a through ball, but Trézéguet is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
  • 55': Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
  • 58': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matt Targett.
  • 58': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
  • 58': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high.
  • 65': Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  • 65': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Mohamed Salah.
  • 66': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Björn Engels (Aston Villa).
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 67': Foul by Wesley (Aston Villa).
  • 67': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tom Heaton.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ahmed El Mohamady replaces Frederic Guilbert because of an injury.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane replaces Douglas Luiz.
  • 73': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
  • 73': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Adam Lallana (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 74': Adam Lallana (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
  • 76': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Adam Lallana (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Divock Origi.
  • 81': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
  • 81': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
  • 81': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 84': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keita replaces Adam Lallana.
  • 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Wesley.
  • 87': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 1. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a cross.
  • 89': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 89': Naby Keita (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ahmed El Mohamady.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marvelous Nakamba.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 2. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Divock Origi (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
10 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 4
73.7 Possession 26.3
25 SHOTS 4
6 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
533 Accurate Passes 132
634 Passes 226
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
9 Accurate Crosses 2
39 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
59 Long Balls 72
30 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
9 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 13
17 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 13
21 Effective Clearances 47
21 Clearances 47

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,878

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 36 +42 79
2 Manchester City 36 +43 77
3 Manchester United 36 +15 65
4 Aston Villa 37 +6 62
Full Table

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Tom Heaton (GK)
40 Tyrone Mings
22 Björn Engels
18 Matt Targett
24 Frédéric Guilbert
11 Marvelous Nakamba
6 Douglas Luiz
7 John McGinn
9 Wesley
17 Trézéguet
21 Anwar El Ghazi Yellow Card

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk Yellow Card
6 Dejan Lovren
26 Andrew Robertson
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
20 Adam Lallana
5 Georginio Wijnaldum
14 Jordan Henderson
9 Roberto Firmino
10 Sadio Mané Yellow Card
11 Mohamed Salah

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