Liverpool defeats Aston Villa 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRMINGHAM. Liverpool conquers Aston Villa 3-1.

Liverpool defeats Aston Villa 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRMINGHAM. Liverpool conquers Aston Villa 3-1. Liverpool got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Mohamed Salah (6′) and Virgil van Dijk (37′). Aston Villa tried to recover with a goal from O. Watkins (59′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a goal (81′) scored by Stefan Bajcetic Maquieira for Liverpool.

The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Monday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney with the help of Constantine Hatzidakis and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 12 Total 16
  • 6 On Target 9
  • 6 Off Target 7
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 89 Attack 96
  • 42 Dangerous attack 38
  • 86 Ball safe 85
  • 15 Free Kicks 10
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Aston Villa was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Liverpool that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Liverpool managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Aston Villa shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Liverpool shot 16 times, 9 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

6'
Mohamed Salah(goal)Jordan Henderson
20'
Joël Matip(var)
37'
Virgil van Dijk (goal)Mohamed Salah
O. Watkins(var)
46'
O. Watkins(goal)Douglas Luiz
59'
66'
67'
Harvey Elliott- sub ->Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 
79'
J. Gomez- sub ->Trent Alexander-Arnold
79'
Stefan Bajčetić- sub ->Jordan Henderson
81'
Stefan Bajčetić(goal)
85'
86'
86'
88'
Ben Doak- sub ->Darwin Núñez

Standings

After this match, Aston Villa will stay with 18 points to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Liverpool will have 25 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 28th of May with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Aston Villa (5 draws).

Liverpool will play away agasint Southampton on the 28th of May with a 15-6 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa
G
Robin Olsen 25.Sweden
7.2
D
Ashley Young 18.England
6.5
D
Lucas Digne 27.France
6.7
D
Tyrone Mings  5.England
6.4
D
E. Konsa 4.England
6.6
M
J. McGinn 7.Scotland
6.9
M
Emiliano Buendía 10.Argentina
7.0
86'
M
Boubacar Kamara 44.France
6.8
85'
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
7.1
F
O. Watkins 11.England
6.8
Goals59'
F
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
6.3
86'
Substitutes
G
Filip Marschall 42.England
D
Matty Cash 2.Poland
D
Calum Chambers 16.England
D
Jan Bednarek 20.Poland
M
Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium
6.4
86'
M
Kadan Young 72.England
M
Philippe Coutinho 23.Brazil
6.6
85'
F
Danny Ings 9.England
6.8
86'
F
Cameron Archer 35.England

Aston Villa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Robin Olsen (7.2), Ashley Young (6.5), Ezri Konsa (6.6), Tyrone Mings (6.4), Lucas Digne (6.7), John McGinn (6.9), Boubacar Kamara (6.7), Douglas Luiz (7.1), Emiliano Buendía (6.4), Leon Bailey (6.4) and Ollie Watkins (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Leander Dendoncker, Kadan Young, Danny Ings, Matty Cash, Calum Chambers, Philippe Coutinho (6.6), Jan Bednarek, Cameron Archer and Filip Marschall.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 3 changes: B. Kamara for Leander Dendoncker (85′), L. Bailey for Philippe Coutinho (86′) and E. Buendía for D. Ings (86′).

Best player: Robin Olsen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aston Villa was the goalkeeper: Robin Olsen. His rating is 7.15. He performed 6 saves.

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool
G
Alisson  1.Brazil
7.6
D
Joël Matip 32.Cameroon
7.8
D
Virgil van Dijk  4.Netherlands
7.6
Goals37'
D
A. Robertson 26.Scotland
7.8
D
7.5
79'
M
J. Henderson 14.England
7.1
79'
M
7.1
66'
M
Fabinho 3.Brazil
6.8
F
6.2
67'
F
Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt
8.3
Goals6'
F
Darwin Núñez  27.Uruguay
5.7
88'
Substitutes
G
Caoimhín Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland
D
7.8
79' Goals81'
D
D
N. Phillips 47.England
D
J. Gomez 2.England
6.4
79'
M
Fábio Carvalho 28.Portugal
M
Naby Keïta  8.Guinea
6.6
66'
M
Harvey Elliott 19.England
6.2
67'
F
Ben Doak 50.Scotland
88'

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson (7.6), Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.7), Joël Matip (7.8), Virgil van Dijk (7.6), Andrew Robertson (7.8), Jordan Henderson (6.9), Fabinho (6.8), Thiago Alcântara (7.3), Mohamed Salah (8.3), Darwin Núñez (5.4) and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (6.1).

They had on the bench: Fabio Carvalho, Naby Keïta (6.8), Harvey Elliott (6.2), Caoimhin Kelleher, Ben Doak, Stefan Bajčetić (7.4), Konstantinos Tsimikas, Nathaniel Phillips and Joe Gomez (6.6).

Substitutions

Liverpool made 5 changes: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain  for Harvey Elliott (67′), Thiago for Naby Keïta (67′), Trent Alexander-Arnold for Joe Gomez (79′), Jordan Henderson for Stefan Bajcetic Maquieira (79′) and Darwin Núñez for Ben Doak (88′).

Best player: Mohamed Salah​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Mohamed Salah.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 27 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​