English Premier League

FT Wednesday, February 19, 2025
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Aston Villa DWLWD 2
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Match Report

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Liverpool held by Villa but go eight points clear

Premier League leaders Liverpool needed Trent Alexander-Arnold's second-half equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa on Wednesday that lifted them eight points clear at the top.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
8
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
1
47.7
Possession
52.3
17
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
340
Accurate Passes
379
407
Passes
449
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
20
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.2
43
Long Balls
26
25
Accurate Long Balls
11
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
13
16
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
3
24
Effective Clearances
20
24
Clearances
20

Highlights

01:35 Burley sees 'little cracks appearing' in Liverpool's title push Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 3Axel DisasiCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 16Andrés GarcíaRB
  6. 21Marco AsensioAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 9Marcus RashfordAM-L
  11. 27Morgan RogersAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Matty CashSUB
  2. 48Oliwier ZychSUB
  3. 41Jacob RamseySUB
  4. 22Ian MaatsenSUB
  5. 17Donyell MalenSUB
  6. 25Robin OlsenSUB
  7. 56Jamaldeen JimohSUB
  8. 26Lamare BogardeSUB

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 20Diogo JotaF
  10. 17Curtis JonesAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Darwin NúñezSUB
  2. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  3. 19Harvey ElliottSUB
  4. 21Kostas TsimikasSUB
  5. 84Conor BradleySUB
  6. 78Jarell QuansahSUB
  7. 14Federico ChiesaSUB
  8. 3Wataru EndoSUB
  9. 7Luis DíazSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Axel Disasi (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 29' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  3. 38' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 1. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  4. 45'+3' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Liverpool 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
  5. 61' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Liverpool 2. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a fast break.
  6. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Diogo Jota.
  7. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  8. 67' Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Andrés García.
  9. 67' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Marco Asensio.
  10. 67' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Marcus Rashford.
  11. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
  12. 80' Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  13. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces John McGinn.
  14. 89' Substitution, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah replaces Conor Bradley because of an injury.

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