UEFA Europa League

Liverpool vs Union St.-Gilloise, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Liverpool
  • 44': Ryan Gravenberch
  • 90'+2': Diogo Jota
FT
2 - 0
Union St.-Gilloise

    Gravenberch nets first Liverpool goal in Europa League win

    Ryan Gravenberch scored his first Liverpool goal to give his side a hard-fought 2-0 win over the visiting Union St.-Gilloise in their Europa League clash at Anfield on Thursday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Foul by Gustaf Nilsson (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 5': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 5': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
    • 8': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
    • 8': Lazare Amani (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
    • 10': Offside, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
    • 13': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 14': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 16': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Lazare Amani tries a through ball, but Charles Vanhoutte is caught offside.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Charles Vanhoutte (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross.
    • 25': Hand ball by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
    • 26': Attempt missed. Gustaf Nilsson (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Cameron Puertas with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 31': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
    • 31': Lazare Amani (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Mohammed Amoura (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Hand ball by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 36': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 36': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté with a through ball.
    • 36': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
    • 37': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Gustaf Nilsson.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 37': Foul by Charles Vanhoutte (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 37': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Casper Terho (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
    • 43': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Wataru Endo.
    • 43': Foul by Charles Vanhoutte (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 43': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
    • 44': Goal! Liverpool 1, Union Saint-Gilloise 0. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Amoura (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustaf Nilsson.
    • 45': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Kevin Mac Allister (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 45'+1': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Gustaf Nilsson (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 45'+2': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Alessio Castro-Montes (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 45'+2': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Union Saint-Gilloise 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Union Saint-Gilloise 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Wataru Endo.
    • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Mohamed Salah.
    • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Darwin Núñez.
    • 46': Offside, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister tries a through ball, but Luis Díaz is caught offside.
    • 47': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Gustaf Nilsson tries a through ball, but Mohammed Amoura is caught offside.
    • 49': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
    • 49': Gustaf Nilsson (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
    • 50': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 52': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
    • 54': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Foul by Gustaf Nilsson (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 55': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Gustaf Nilsson (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 57': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Christian Burgess.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarell Quansah.
    • 58': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alessio Castro-Montes.
    • 58': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
    • 58': Lazare Amani (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Alessio Castro-Montes tries a through ball, but Gustaf Nilsson is caught offside.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
    • 61': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 65': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
    • 65': Lazare Amani (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Alessio Castro-Montes (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 66': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
    • 66': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
    • 67': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Gustaf Nilsson.
    • 67': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Loïc Lapoussin replaces Casper Terho.
    • 68': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Koki Machida (Union Saint-Gilloise) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Puertas with a cross following a corner.
    • 70': Foul by Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
    • 70': Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
    • 72': Lazare Amani (Union Saint-Gilloise) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.
    • 73': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 75': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Mathias Rasmussen replaces Lazare Amani.
    • 75': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Noah Sadiki replaces Charles Vanhoutte.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Alessio Castro-Montes (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
    • 79': Offside, Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté tries a through ball, but Luis Díaz is caught offside.
    • 81': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.
    • 83': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 84': Offside, Union Saint-Gilloise. Noah Sadiki tries a through ball, but Mohammed Amoura is caught offside.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
    • 86': Substitution, Union Saint-Gilloise. Ross Sykes replaces Kevin Mac Allister.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
    • 90': Corner, Union Saint-Gilloise. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Liverpool 2, Union Saint-Gilloise 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Mohammed Amoura (Union Saint-Gilloise) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Cameron Puertas (Union Saint-Gilloise).
    • 90'+5': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Union Saint-Gilloise 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Union Saint-Gilloise 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 3
    11 Corner Kicks 7
    7 Saves 1
    26.7 Possession 73.3
    6 SHOTS 19
    2 ON GOAL 9
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    137 Accurate Passes 578
    225 Passes 658
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    19 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    45 Long Balls 54
    12 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 1
    8 Effective Tackles 13
    16 Tackles 19
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 9
    21 Effective Clearances 15
    21 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Anfield
    Location: Liverpool, England
    Attendance: 49,513

    Line-Ups

    LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alisson Becker (GK)
    78 Jarell Quansah
    5 Ibrahima Konaté
    21 Kostas Tsimikas
    66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    3 Wataru Endo
    38 Ryan Gravenberch
    19 Harvey Elliott
    9 Darwin Núñez
    20 Diogo Jota
    11 Mohamed Salah
    Liverpool Substitutes:
    Virgil van Dijk, Luis Díaz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Joël Matip, Fabian Mrozek, Curtis Jones, Ben Gannon Doak, Joe Gomez, Andrew Robertson, Luke Chambers, Vitezslav Jaros.

    USG Union St.-Gilloise (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    49 Anthony Moris (GK)
    16 Christian Burgess
    28 Koki Machida
    5 Kevin Mac Allister
    17 Casper Terho
    21 Alessio Castro-Montes
    24 Charles Vanhoutte
    23 Cameron Puertas
    8 Lazare Amani
    47 Mohamed Amoura
    29 Gustaf Nilsson
    Union St.-Gilloise Substitutes:
    Henok Teklab, Loic Lapoussin, Ross Sykes, Fedde Leysen, Joachim Imbrechts, Maxime Wenssens, Dennis Eckert, Noah Sadiki, Mathias Rasmussen, Kevin Rodríguez, Nathan Huygevelde.

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