Liverpool vs Aston Villa, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueFirmino scores late goal to keep Liverpool's Champions League hopes alive
Roberto Firmino scored a dramatic late equaliser to keep Liverpool's slim chances of a top-four Premier League finish alive with a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 2': Offside, Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté tries a through ball, but Luis Díaz is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 3': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 4': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Curtis Jones.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 10': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 10': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 13': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 15': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 17': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 18': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 18': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 19': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Penalty Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 20': Penalty conceded by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 20': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right. Ollie Watkins should be disappointed.
- 23': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 23': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a headed pass.
- 27': Goal! Liverpool 0, Aston Villa 1. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross.
- 30': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Leon Bailey.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 33': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 33': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 37': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
- 37': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 39': Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a through ball.
- 40': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
- 45': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 45': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 45'+6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 45'+8': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+8': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 45'+9': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 45'+9': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 46': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 46': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 51': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabinho.
- 52': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 52': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 52': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Lucas Digne.
- 53': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Leon Bailey.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 54': Offside, Liverpool. Luis Díaz tries a through ball, but Virgil van Dijk is caught offside.
- 55': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 56': VAR Decision: No Goal Liverpool 0-1 Aston Villa.
- 58': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Fabinho.
- 60': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 60': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 61': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Álex Moreno.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Curtis Jones.
- 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Álex Moreno because of an injury.
- 66': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 66': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Ashley Young (Aston Villa).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Luis Díaz.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
- 73': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 74': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 77': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 77': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 80': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 80': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Tyrone Mings is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Fabinho.
- 82': Offside, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 85': Offside, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
- 85': Hand ball by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 89': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 89': Goal! Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 1. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.
- 90': Foul by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
- 90': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a headed pass.
- 90'+2': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by John McGinn.
- 90'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 90'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emiliano Buendía.
- 90'+4': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 90'+4': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 90'+6': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+10': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+10': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 1.
Statistics
 AVL |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 33.7 | Possession | 66.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 178 | Accurate Passes | 430 |
| 267 | Passes | 510 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 11 | Crosses | 41 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 29 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 38 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,306
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,306
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 32 | +44 | 73 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 32 | +49 | 71 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 32 | +41 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 33 | +19 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté  |
| 26 | Andy Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 23 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 27 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
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