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
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 started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Robin Olsen
, Ashley Young , Ezri Konsa , Tyrone Mings , Lucas Digne , John McGinn , Boubacar Kamara , Douglas Luiz , Emiliano Buendía , Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins .The home team had on the bench: Leander Dendoncker, Kadan Young, Danny Ings, Matty Cash, Calum Chambers, Philippe Coutinho
, 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 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson
, Trent Alexander-Arnold , Joël Matip , Virgil van Dijk , Andrew Robertson , Jordan Henderson , Fabinho , Thiago Alcântara , Mohamed Salah , Darwin Núñez and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain .They had on the bench: Fabio Carvalho, Naby Keïta
, Harvey Elliott , Caoimhin Kelleher, Ben Doak, Stefan Bajčetić , Konstantinos Tsimikas, Nathaniel Phillips and Joe Gomez .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
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.
- Southampton – Brighton & Hove Albion – 1-3
- Leicester City – Newcastle United – 0-3
- Everton – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-2
- Crystal Palace – Fulham – 0-3
- Brentford – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-2
- Aston Villa – Liverpool – 1-3
- Arsenal – West Ham United – 3-1