Liverpool vs Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League

Liverpool

89': Roberto Firmino

FT
1 - 1

Aston Villa

27': Jacob Ramsey

Firmino scores late goal to keep Liverpool's Champions League hopes alive

Roberto Firmino goal Liverpool vs. Aston Villa [608x342]

Roberto Firmino scored a dramatic late equaliser to keep Liverpool's slim chances of a top-four Premier League finish alive with a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
20': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right. Ollie Watkins should be disappointed.
27': Goal! Liverpool 0, Aston Villa 1. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross.
45': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+9': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Aston Villa 1.
52': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
53': Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Lucas Digne.
53': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Leon Bailey.
63': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Curtis Jones.
65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Álex Moreno because of an injury.
66': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Luis Díaz.
72': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson.
72': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
77': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
80': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
81': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Fabinho.
87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Douglas Luiz.
89': Goal! Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 1. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.
90'+1': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,306

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	35	64	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

AVL		LIV
13	Fouls	16
5	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
4	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	2
33.7	Possession	66.3
6	SHOTS	10
3	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
178	Accurate Passes	430
267	Passes	510
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	9
11	Crosses	41
0.3	Cross %	0.2
65	Long Balls	53
15	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.2	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	4
15	Effective Tackles	11
29	Tackles	18
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
15	Interceptions	8
38	Effective Clearances	20
38	Clearances	20

Line-Ups

Liverpool (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alisson Becker (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
5	Ibrahima Konaté
26	Andrew Robertson
66	Trent Alexander-Arnold
3	Fabinho
14	Jordan Henderson
17	Curtis Jones
18	Cody Gakpo
23	Luis Díaz
11	Mohamed Salah

Substitutes:

Fabio Carvalho, Joël Matip, Harvey Elliott, Joe Gomez, Caoimhín Kelleher, James Milner, Roberto Firmino, Diogo Jota, Kostas Tsimikas.

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5	Tyrone Mings
4	Ezri Konsa
27	Lucas Digne
2	Matty Cash
7	John McGinn
6	Douglas Luiz
44	Boubacar Kamara
11	Ollie Watkins
41	Jacob Ramsey
31	Leon Bailey