
Liverpool vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah nets penalty to down Steven Gerrard on Anfield return
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A-League
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Sanson replaces Marvelous Nakamba.
- 58': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 67': Goal! Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ashley Young.
- 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 83': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Thiago.
- 88': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Sadio Mané.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 0.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,093
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,093
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+4 | Liverpool | 3 | 9 | 0 |
+6 | Chelsea | 3 | 7 | 0 |
+5 | Arsenal | 3 | 6 | 1 |
+4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Statistics
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LIV![]() |
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6 | Fouls | 13 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
4 | Saves | 0 |
37.7 | Possession | 62.3 |
4 | SHOTS | 20 |
0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
233 | Accurate Passes | 452 |
329 | Passes | 551 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
15 | Crosses | 28 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
62 | Long Balls | 59 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
21 | Tackles | 17 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
7 | Interceptions | 10 |
23 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
23 | Clearances | 19 |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk ![]() |
32 | Joël Matip |
26 | Andrew Robertson |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
3 | Fabinho |
6 | Thiago Alcantara |
14 | Jordan Henderson |
15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
10 | Sadio Mané |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
Aston Villa (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
5 | Tyrone Mings |
4 | Ezri Konsa |
3 | Matt Targett |
2 | Matty Cash |
19 | Marvelous Nakamba ![]() |
6 | Douglas Luiz |
7 | John McGinn |
11 | Ollie Watkins ![]() |
18 | Ashley Young |
41 | Jacob Ramsey |
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