Aston Villa vs Liverpool 2021-22 English Premier League
Liverpool beat Aston Villa to draw level with Manchester City in Premier League
Liverpool drew level in first place with Manchester City on 86 points in the Premier League after beating Aston Villa 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 0. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
- 6': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 1. Joel Matip (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 30': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Fabinho because of an injury.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 1.
- 62': Substitution, Aston Villa. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Marvelous Nakamba.
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Curtis Jones.
- 65': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 2. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 70': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Philippe Coutinho.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Luis Díaz.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 2.
Game Information
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,919
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+46 | Arsenal | 28 | 64 | 4 |
+39 | Liverpool | 28 | 64 | 2 |
+35 | Manchester City | 28 | 63 | 3 |
+18 | Aston Villa | 29 | 56 | 7 |
Statistics
LIV | AVL | |
---|---|---|
12 | Fouls | 10 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 3 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
60.8 | Possession | 39.2 |
17 | SHOTS | 9 |
6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
441 | Accurate Passes | 259 |
530 | Passes | 343 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
17 | Crosses | 11 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
64 | Long Balls | 65 |
42 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
15 | Tackles | 12 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
8 | Interceptions | 12 |
13 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
13 | Clearances | 15 |
Aston Villa (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
5 | Tyrone Mings |
4 | Ezri Konsa |
27 | Lucas Digne |
2 | Matty Cash |
20 | Danny Ings |
19 | Marvelous Nakamba |
23 | Philippe Coutinho |
7 | John McGinn |
6 | Douglas Luiz |
11 | Ollie Watkins |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
32 | Joël Matip |
21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
3 | Fabinho |
17 | Curtis Jones |
8 | Naby Keita |
10 | Sadio Mané |
20 | Diogo Jota |
23 | Luis Díaz |
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