Liverpool vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah nets penalty to down Steven Gerrard on Anfield return
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
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,093
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | Arsenal | 30 | 67 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 29 | 60 | 5 |
| +11 | Manchester United | 29 | 51 | 6 |
| +5 | Aston Villa | 29 | 51 | 8 |
Statistics
 AVL |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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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