Aston Villa vs Liverpool, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier League
- 4': Ollie Watkins
- 22': Ollie Watkins
- 35': John McGinn
- 39': Ollie Watkins
- 55': Ross Barkley
- 66': Jack Grealish
- 75': Jack Grealish
FT
7 - 2
7 - 2
Liverpool suffer shock humiliation at Aston Villa with 7-2 defeat
Premier League champions Liverpool fell to a shocking 7-2 defeat against Aston Villa on Sunday, their first defeat of the campaign.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 4': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 8': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Naby Keita (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabinho.
- 11': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matt Targett.
- 14': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 15': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Naby Keita (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 19': Offside, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 21': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 21': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
- 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
- 22': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Liverpool 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 25': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 28': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 28': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 29': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 31': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 32': Foul by Matt Targett (Aston Villa).
- 32': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 34': Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
- 34': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Adrián.
- 35': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Liverpool 1. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 38': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 38': Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Goal! Aston Villa 4, Liverpool 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trézéguet following a set piece situation.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 40': VAR Decision: Goal Aston Villa - Aston Villa 4-1 Liverpool (Ollie Watkins).
- 44': Foul by Naby Keita (Liverpool).
- 44': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 45'+3': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 45'+3': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 4, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 4, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Naby Keita.
- 46': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 46': Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
- 49': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 50': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
- 51': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 55': Goal! Aston Villa 5, Liverpool 1. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 57': Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
- 57': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Goal! Aston Villa 5, Liverpool 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Joseph Gomez.
- 61': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 61': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
- 66': Goal! Aston Villa 6, Liverpool 2. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 68': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 69': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
- 72': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trézéguet with a through ball.
- 72': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 75': Goal! Aston Villa 7, Liverpool 2. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 79': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 80': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marvelous Nakamba replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 80': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ahmed El Mohamady replaces Matthew Cash.
- 81': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 81': Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 83': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Milner.
- 84': Offside, Liverpool. Virgil van Dijk tries a through ball, but Takumi Minamino is caught offside.
- 84': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Trézéguet with a cross.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 85': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ahmed El Mohamady.
- 87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Trézéguet.
- 89': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 89': Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Milner.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
- 90'+1': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 7, Liverpool 2.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 7, Liverpool 2.
Statistics
 LIV |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 69.8 | Possession | 30.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 554 | Accurate Passes | 194 |
| 650 | Passes | 285 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 20 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 31 |
| 14 | Clearances | 31 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | +38 | 73 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +37 | 70 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 33 | +13 | 58 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 34 | +13 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 18 | Matt Targett |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 20 | Ross Barkley |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz  |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 17 | Trézéguet |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Adrián (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 12 | Joe Gomez |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 8 | Naby Keïta |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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