English Premier League

FT Saturday, November 9, 2024
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Liverpool WDWWW 2
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Anfield · 60,292 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Ruthless Liverpool go 5 points clear with win over Aston Villa

Liverpool opened a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League as breakaway goals by Darwin Núñez and Mohamed Salah sealed a 2-0 win at home to Aston Villa on Saturday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
2
37.6
Possession
62.4
12
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
288
Accurate Passes
546
351
Passes
619
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
7
Accurate Crosses
3
23
Crosses
8
0.3
Cross %
0.4
34
Long Balls
42
17
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
9
16
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
6
Interceptions
7
18
Effective Clearances
15
18
Clearances
15

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 62Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 17Curtis JonesAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 9Darwin NúñezF
  10. 7Luis DíazAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Diego CarlosCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 4Ezri KonsaRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 24Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 41Jacob RamseyAM-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 0. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a fast break.
  2. 25' Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold because of an injury.
  3. 34' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+2' Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Jacob Ramsey because of an injury.
  5. 45'+3' Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 65' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jaden Philogene replaces Leon Bailey.
  7. 65' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
  8. 65' Substitution, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Curtis Jones.
  9. 65' Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Darwin Núñez.
  10. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
  11. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara replaces Amadou Onana.
  12. 76' Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 84' Goal! Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  14. 87' Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Alexis Mac Allister.

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