LIVERPOOL. Liverpool found a way to snatch a draw against Aston Villa with a late goal from R. Firmino scored in the (89′) after Aston Villa got a lead with a goal from J. Ramsey (28′). Liverpool was surely superior in terms of ball possession (66%)​

O. Watkins missed a decisive penalty (21′). That would have allowed Aston Villa to win the match.​

O. Watkins didn’t score 1 penalty (21′) for ​Aston Villa.

The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Brooks with the help of Matthew Wilkes and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Michael Oliver. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.7 degrees Celsius or 67.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Liverpool

1 - 1

Aston Villa

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 11 Total 6
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 1
  • 116 Attack 50
  • 92 Dangerous attack 29
  • 61 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 9 Corners 3
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 16 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 66% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was more pushing with 92 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Liverpool to win the match​.

Liverpool shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Liverpool received 3 yellow cards (Ibrahima Konaté, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Fabinho). On the opposite side, Aston Villa received 5 yellow cards (T. Mings, L. Digne, Emiliano Martínez, A. Young and E. Konsa).

Match Timeline

Ibrahima Konaté- Yellow
21'
21'
Ollie Watkins- missed penaltyO. Watkins
28'
Jacob Ramsey(goal)Douglas Luiz
45'
Tyrone Mings- Yellow
54'
Lucas Digne- Yellow
53'
Álex Moreno- sub ->L. Digne
53'
Cody Gakpo(var)
55'
Diogo Jota - sub ->C. Jones
63'
66'
Emiliano Buendía- sub ->Álex Moreno
Trent Alexander-Arnold - Yellow
67'
Konstantinos Tsimikas- sub ->Andrew Robertson
72'
72'
72'
78'
Emiliano Martínez- Yellow
80'
Harvey Elliott- sub ->Fabinho
82'
87'
Jhon Durán- sub ->O. Watkins
87'
89'
90'
90'
Ezri Konsa- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After this match, Liverpool will have 66 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa will have 58 points like Brighton & Hove Albion to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away with Southampton on the 28th of May with a 15-6 head to head in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Aston Villa will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 28th of May with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Aston Villa (5 draws).

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool
G
Alisson 1.Brazil
7.1
D
Virgil van Dijk 4.Netherlands
7.1
D
Andrew Robertson 26.Scotland
6.7
72'
D
Trent Alexander-Arnold 66.England
6.9
67'
D
Ibrahima Konaté 5.France
6.6
21'
M
Jordan Henderson 14.England
6.6
72'
M
Fabinho 3.Brazil
7.0
82' 80'
M
Curtis Jones 17.England
6.8
63'
F
Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt
6.2
F
Cody Gakpo 18.Netherlands
6.7
F
Luis Díaz 23.Colombia
6.9
72'
Substitutes
G
Caoimhín Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland
D
Joel Matip 32.Cameroon
D
Konstantinos Tsimikas 21.Greece
6.8
72'
D
Joe Gomez 2.England
M
James Milner 7.England
6.6
72'
M
Harvey Elliott 19.England
6.4
82'
M
Fábio Carvalho 28.Portugal
F
Diogo Jota 20.Portugal
6.6
63'
F
Roberto Firmino 9.Brazil
7.4
72' 89'

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

The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson (7.1), Trent Alexander-Arnold (6.9), Ibrahima Konaté (6.6), Virgil van Dijk (7.1), Andrew Robertson (6.7), Curtis Jones (6.8), Fabinho (7.0), Jordan Henderson (6.6), Mohamed Salah (6.2), Cody Gakpo (6.7) and Luis Díaz (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: James Milner (6.6), Caoimhin Kelleher, Diogo Jota (6.6), Joël Matip, Harvey Elliott (6.4), Konstantinos Tsimikas (6.8), Fabio Carvalho, Roberto Firmino (7.4) and Joe Gomez.

Liverpool could not rely on the presence of Roberto Firmino (injured).

Substitutions

Liverpool made 5 changes: C. Jones for Diogo Jota (63′), Jordan Henderson for James Milner (72′), Luis Díaz  for Roberto Firmino (72′), Andrew Robertson for Konstantinos Tsimikas (72′) and Fabinho for Harvey Elliott (82′).

Best player: Roberto Firmino​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Roberto Firmino.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 3 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 72′.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa
G
Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina
6.7
78'
D
Lucas Digne 27.France
6.7
53' 54'
D
Tyrone Mings 5.England
7.2
45'
D
Ezri Konsa 4.England
7.4
90'
D
Matty Cash 2.Poland
6.8
M
John McGinn 7.Scotland
7.1
M
Boubacar Kamara 44.France
6.7
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
8.1
87'
M
Jacob Ramsey 41.England
7.2
28'
M
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
7.0
53'
F
Ollie Watkins 11.England
6.6
87'
Substitutes
G
Robin Olsen 25.Sweden
G
Viljami Sinisalo 38.Finland
D
Álex Moreno 15.Spain
6.8
53'
D
Ashley Young 18.England
6.6
53' 90'
M
Emiliano Buendía 10.Argentina
6.4
66'
M
Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium
87'
F
Bertrand Traoré 9.Burkina Faso
F
Jhon Durán 22.Colombia
87'

Aston Villa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez (6.7), Matty Cash (6.8), Ezri Konsa (7.4), Tyrone Mings (7.2), Lucas Digne (6.7), Boubacar Kamara (6.7), Douglas Luiz (8.1), Leon Bailey (7.0), John McGinn (7.1), Jacob Ramsey (7.2) and Ollie Watkins (6.6).

They had on the bench: Bertrand Traoré, Robin Olsen, Álex Moreno (6.8), Viljami Sinisalo, Emiliano Buendía (6.4), Jhon Durán, Leander Dendoncker and Ashley Young (6.6).

Aston Villa could not rely on the presence of A. Young (injured) and E. Buendía (injured).

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 5 changes: L. Digne for Álex Moreno (53′), L. Bailey for Ashley Young (53′), Álex Moreno for Emiliano Buendía (66′), Douglas Luiz for Leander Dendoncker (87′) and O. Watkins for Jhon Durán (87′).

Best player: Douglas Luiz​

The most impressive player for Aston Villa was Douglas Luiz.

His rating is (8.1) with 42 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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