English Premier League

FT Friday, May 15, 2026
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Aston Villa LLLWD 4
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Villa Park · 43,033 att. · Peacock

Match Report

Watkins leads Villa past Liverpool to clinch UCL spot

Aston Villa enjoyed a perfect send off ahead of the Europa League final as a 4-2 win over Liverpool booked their place in next season's Champions League and left the Reds still sweating over their qualification.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
9
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
3
55.3
Possession
44.7
16
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
384
Accurate Passes
299
443
Passes
365
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
1
24
Crosses
11
0.4
Cross %
0.1
34
Long Balls
47
17
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
9
9
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
5
16
Effective Clearances
24
16
Clearances
24

Highlights

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Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 3Victor LindelöfRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 2Joe GomezRB
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 18Cody GakpoF
  10. 73Rio NgumohaAM-L
  11. 17Curtis JonesAM-R

Timeline

  1. 39' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 42' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 0. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne following a corner.
  3. 45'+3' Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Victor Lindelöf.
  5. 52' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 1. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a set piece situation.
  6. 57' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Liverpool 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  7. 62' Joe Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 66' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Joe Gomez.
  10. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Florian Wirtz replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
  11. 73' Goal! Aston Villa 3, Liverpool 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  12. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Cody Gakpo.
  13. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Emiliano Buendía because of an injury.
  14. 89' Goal! Aston Villa 4, Liverpool 1. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  15. 90' Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Youri Tielemans.
  16. 90' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces John McGinn.
  17. 90'+2' Goal! Aston Villa 4, Liverpool 2. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.

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