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LIVERPOOL. Liverpool was finally too strong for Aston Villa with the goal of Dominik Szoboszlai (3′), Matty Cash (22′ own) and Mohamed Salah (55′). Liverpool was definitely better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper who was helped by Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Tony Harrington. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.44 degrees Celsius or 68.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 17 Total 9
- 4 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 105 Attack 66
- 42 Dangerous attack 26
- 97 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 7
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Liverpool had a superior ball possession 64% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.
Liverpool shot 17 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Liverpool didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa received 1 yellow card (Boubacar Kamara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Liverpool will have 10 points like Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Arsenal to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa will stay with 6 points like Brentford, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will host Everton on the 21st of October with a 21-3 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (17 draws).
Aston Villa will host West Ham United on the 22nd of October with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of West Ham United (10 draws).
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool
71'
3'
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson , Trent Alexander-Arnold , Joël Matip , Joe Gomez , Andrew Robertson , Dominik Szoboszlai , Alexis Mac Allister , Curtis Jones , Mohamed Salah , Darwin Núñez and Luis Díaz .
The home team had on the bench: Wataru Endo, Cody Gakpo , Harvey Elliott , Diogo Jota , Konstantinos Tsimikas, Stefan Bajčetić, Ben Doak, Caoimhin Kelleher and Jarell Quansah .
Liverpool could not rely on the presence of Harvey Elliott (injured), Jarell Quansah (injured) and Wataru Endo (injured).
Substitutions
Liverpool made 5 changes: Curtis Jones for Harvey Elliott (65′), Darwin Núñez for Cody Gakpo (65′), Luis Díaz for Diogo Jota (65′), Trent Alexander-Arnold for Jarell Quansah (71′) and Alexis Mac Allister for Wataru Endo (87′).
Best player: Mohamed Salah
The player that probably impressed the most for Liverpool was Mohamed Salah.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11.
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa
26'
Aston Villa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Robin Olsen, Emiliano Martínez , Ezri Konsa , Diego Carlos , Pau Torres , Lucas Digne , Matty Cash , Boubacar Kamara , Douglas Luiz , John McGinn and Moussa Diaby , Ollie Watkins .
These were the players on the bench: Leon Bailey , Youri Tielemans , Calum Chambers, Clément Lenglet, Nicolò Zaniolo , Jhon Durán , Leander Dendoncker and Omari Kellyman.
Aston Villa could not rely on the presence of Leon Bailey (injured).
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 4 changes: Diego Carlos for Leon Bailey (19′), Ollie Watkins for Jhon Durán (73′), Douglas Luiz for Youri Tielemans (72′) and Leon Bailey for Nicolò Zaniolo (65′).
Best player: Douglas Luiz
The player that probably impressed the most for Aston Villa was Douglas Luiz.
His rating is with 42 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Liverpool – Aston Villa – 3-0
- Crystal Palace – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 3-2
- Arsenal – Manchester United – 3-1
