Liverpool vs Athletic Club, 2025 Club Friendly

· Club Friendly
Liverpool
  • 2': Rio Ngumoha
  • 5': Darwin Núñez
  • 42': Álex Padilla (OG)
  • 58': Harvey Elliott
FT
4 - 1
Athletic Club
  • 76': Gorka Guruzeta

About

Liverpool are hosting Athletic Club at Anfield, Liverpool, England, starting on . The match is a part of the Club Friendly.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Goal! Liverpool 1, Athletic Club 0. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 4': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
  • 5': Goal! Liverpool 2, Athletic Club 0. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha with a headed pass.
  • 7': Corner,Athletic Club. Conceded by Luca Stephenson.
  • 9': Corner,Liverpool. Conceded by Nico Serrano.
  • 10': Offside, Liverpool. Andy Robertson is caught offside.
  • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Substitution, Athletic Club. Robert Navarro replaces Beñat Prados.
  • 15': Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Robert Navarro (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Serrano.
  • 17': Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
  • 18': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Alejandro Rego (Athletic Club).
  • 18': Alejandro Rego (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Nico Serrano (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross.
  • 26': Foul by Nico Serrano (Athletic Club).
  • 26': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 29': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
  • 29': Luca Stephenson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Corner,Liverpool. Conceded by Jon de Luis.
  • 34': Corner,Athletic Club. Conceded by Trey Nyoni.
  • 35': Corner,Athletic Club. Conceded by Luca Stephenson.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Jon de Luis (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Corner,Liverpool. Conceded by Andoni Gorosabel.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Ben Doak (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Álex Padilla (Athletic Club).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Ben Doak (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 42': Own Goal by Álex Padilla, Athletic Club. Liverpool 3, Athletic Club 0.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Rego (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Corner,Liverpool. Conceded by Íñigo Lekue.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ben Doak (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Liverpool 3, Athletic Club 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 3, Athletic Club 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Ármin Pécsi replaces Freddie Woodman.
  • 46': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 48': Offside, Liverpool. Ben Doak is caught offside.
  • 48': Foul by Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool).
  • 48': Nico Serrano (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Foul by Ben Doak (Liverpool).
  • 50': Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ármin Pécsi (Liverpool). Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a through ball.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Navarro.
  • 53': Offside, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez is caught offside.
  • 56': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 56': Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Substitution, Liverpool. Wellity Lucky replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 56': Substitution, Liverpool. Jayden Danns replaces Ben Doak.
  • 58': Goal! Liverpool 4, Athletic Club 0. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gorka Guruzeta with a headed pass.
  • 62': Corner,Athletic Club. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
  • 62': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
  • 62': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Navarro following a fast break.
  • 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Koné-Doherty replaces Rio Ngumoha.
  • 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Tommy Pilling replaces Trey Nyoni.
  • 69': Foul by Unai Gómez (Athletic Club).
  • 69': Luca Stephenson (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Koné-Doherty is caught offside.
  • 71': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
  • 73': Attempt missed. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nico Serrano.
  • 73': Substitution, Athletic Club. Johaneko Louis-Jean replaces Andoni Gorosabel.
  • 73': Substitution, Athletic Club. Adu Ares replaces Nico Serrano.
  • 73': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Vencedor replaces Alejandro Rego.
  • 76': Goal! Liverpool 4, Athletic Club 1. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  • 77': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
  • 77': Wellity Lucky (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Offside, Athletic Club. Adu Ares is caught offside.
  • 80': Substitution, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas replaces Darwin Núñez.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Lewis Koumas (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Álex Padilla (Athletic Club).
  • 84': Offside, Athletic Club. Johaneko Louis-Jean is caught offside.
  • 84': Substitution, Liverpool. Michael Laffey replaces Curtis Jones.
  • 85': Substitution, Athletic Club. Peio Canales replaces Alex Berenguer.
  • 85': Substitution, Athletic Club. Urko Izeta replaces Gorka Guruzeta.
  • 88': Foul by Unai Vencedor (Athletic Club).
  • 88': Michael Laffey (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Trent Koné-Doherty (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90': Foul by Tommy Pilling (Liverpool).
  • 90': Unai Vencedor (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Athletic Club 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 4, Athletic Club 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 1
31.7 Possession 68.3
13 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
242 Accurate Passes 593
295 Passes 656
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 1
16 Crosses 8
0.1 Cross % 0.1
46 Long Balls 40
21 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 8
21 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 7
26 Effective Clearances 17
26 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Club Friendly

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 59,774

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
28 Freddie Woodman (GK)
26 Andrew Robertson
42 Trey Nyoni
21 Kostas Tsimikas
91 Luca Stephenson
17 Curtis Jones
10 Alexis Mac Allister
19 Harvey Elliott
9 Darwin Núñez
73 Rio Ngumoha
50 Ben Gannon Doak
Liverpool Substitutes:
Michael Laffey, Ármin Pécsi, Wellity Lucky, Lewis Koumas, Jayden Danns, Tommy Pilling, Trent Kone-Doherty.

ATH Athletic Club (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
13 Álex Padilla (GK)
34 Jon De Luis
15 Iñigo Lekue
6 Mikel Vesga
20 Unai Gómez
2 Andoni Gorosabel
30 Alejandro Rego Yellow Card
24 Beñat Prados
7 Álex Berenguer
33 Nico Serrano
12 Gorka Guruzeta
Athletic Club Substitutes:
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Adama Boiro, Malcom Adu Ares, Aimar Duñabeitia, Mikel Jauregizar, Unai Vencedor, Dani Vivian, Unai Simón, Maroan Sannadi, Robert Navarro, Urko Izeta, Iñaki Williams, Mikel Santos, Peio Canales, Jesús Areso, Nico Williams, Yuri Berchiche, Johaneko Louis Jean, Oihan Sancet.

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