English Premier League

FT Sunday, October 4, 2020
Liverpool WWWWL 2
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Aston Villa WWWWL 7
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LIV112
AVL437
Villa Park

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 18Matt TargettLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 20Ross BarkleyAM
  7. 7John McGinnLM
  8. 6Douglas LuizRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 10Jack GrealishAM-L
  11. 17TrézéguetAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Jed SteerSUB
  2. 14Conor HourihaneSUB
  3. 19Marvelous NakambaSUB
  4. 21Anwar El GhaziSUB
  5. 39Keinan DavisSUB
  6. 27Ahmed ElmohamadySUB
  7. 15Bertrand TraoréSUB

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 13Adrián G
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 12Joe GomezCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 8Naby KeitaRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 20Diogo JotaLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  2. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  3. 17Curtis JonesSUB
  4. 76Neco WilliamsSUB
  5. 18Takumi MinaminoSUB
  6. 14Jordan HendersonSUB
  7. 7James MilnerSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 38' Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 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.
  7. 40' VAR Decision: Goal Aston Villa - Aston Villa 4-1 Liverpool (Ollie Watkins).
  8. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Naby Keita.
  9. 46' Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Joseph Gomez.
  13. 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.
  14. 68' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Roberto Firmino.
  15. 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.
  16. 80' Substitution, Aston Villa. Marvelous Nakamba replaces Douglas Luiz.
  17. 80' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ahmed El Mohamady replaces Matthew Cash.
  18. 87' Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Trézéguet.
  19. 90'+2' Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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