English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 20, 2023
Aston Villa DWLLW 1
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Liverpool WWWWW 1
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Anfield · 53,306 att.

Match Report

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Firmino 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LIV leads series 5-0

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 14Jordan HendersonLM
  8. 17Curtis JonesRM
  9. 18Cody GakpoF
  10. 23Luis DíazLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 28Fábio CarvalhoSUB
  2. 32Joël MatipSUB
  3. 19Harvey ElliottSUB
  4. 2Joe GomezSUB
  5. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  6. 7James MilnerSUB
  7. 9Roberto FirminoSUB
  8. 20Diogo JotaSUB
  9. 21Kostas TsimikasSUB

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 27Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 7John McGinnAM
  7. 6Douglas LuizLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 41Jacob RamseyAM-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Robin OlsenSUB
  2. 38Viljami SinisaloSUB
  3. 15Álex MorenoSUB
  4. 22Jhon DuránSUB
  5. 10Emiliano BuendíaSUB
  6. 9Bertrand TraoréSUB
  7. 32Leander DendonckerSUB
  8. 18Ashley YoungSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 45' Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 52' Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 53' Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Lucas Digne.
  7. 53' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Leon Bailey.
  8. 63' Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Curtis Jones.
  9. 65' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Álex Moreno because of an injury.
  10. 66' Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 72' Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Luis Díaz.
  12. 72' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson.
  13. 72' Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
  14. 77' Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 80' Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Fabinho.
  17. 87' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
  18. 87' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Douglas Luiz.
  19. 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.
  20. 90'+1' Ashley Young (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  21. 90'+6' Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

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