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Key moments
A brace for the captain! Goal!, Goal!, Goal for Liverpool! Dominik Szoboszlai sends in a great cross, Virgil van Dijk receives it and connects with a header from near the penalty spot that beats Emiliano Martinez at the right post.
Goal!, Goal!, Goal for Aston Villa. A humiliating defeat for Liverpool. John McGinn finished with his left foot from outside the box.
There are 5 minutes left in the match. Florian Wirtz sends a pass into the box, but it's blocked and he can't connect with any teammates. The referee and one of his assistants signal for a corner. Liverpool will take it.
Substitution. Cody Gakpo is replaced by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool). Florian Wirtz tries to dribble past an opponent, but the ball is cleared. The ball goes out of play. Corner for the visitors. Aston Villa defended quite poorly.
Ollie Watkins finished with his right foot from very close range to the right side of the goal after a corner. Goal!, Goal!, Goal for Aston Villa.
Arne Slot has decided to make a change. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) replaces Ryan Gravenberch. Dominik Szoboszlai takes the free kick from outside the box. He sends in a good cross, but the goalkeeper comes out and catches the ball.
¡¡LOS CRACKS TAMBIÉN PUEDEN FALLAR!! Resbalón FATAL de Dominik Szoboszlai, que se la dejó servida a Morgan Rogers para asistir a Ollie Watkins, quien marcó de primera el 2-1 del Aston Villa ante Liverpool.
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Shot saved in the center of the goal. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left-footed shot from the center of the box. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a through ball. Chris Kavanagh shows a yellow card to Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
Morgan Rogers plays a great pass to Ollie Watkins inside the box. He doesn't waste it and scores into the bottom left corner. Goal!, Goal!, Goal for Aston Villa.
The villains were saved! Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) reacts well to collect a rebound, but sends the ball over the crossbar. The ball has gone out of play and there will be a good kick for Aston Villa.
A substitution for Aston Villa: Ross Barkley comes on for Victor Lindelöf. Liverpool made no substitutions.
We're back, friends! Welcome to the second half of this exciting match in Birmingham.
Halftime:
Friends, we're going to halftime. Liverpool did everything they could to score, but it wasn't enough. Aston Villa capitalized on a great individual effort to take the lead before the end of the first half.
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3 MORE MINUTES WILL BE PLAYED AT VILLA PARK.
Morgan Rogers finished with his right foot from the left side of the box into the right side of the goal. Assist by Lucas Digne following a corner. Goal for Aston Villa.
Matty Cash (Aston Villa) has been shown a yellow card for dangerous play. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) gets the ball into the box, but a defender reacts quickly and clears it. There are 5 minutes left in the first half.
Alexis Mac Allister misses a shot. His close-range header from the left side goes well over the bar. The assist came from Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner. The visitors have done enough to deserve to open the scoring.
Curtis Jones's lob attempt fails to connect with any teammates in the box, going over the bar. The ball goes out of play and Aston Villa will take a good kick. In the last 10 minutes, Liverpool have had three clear scoring opportunities.
The assistant referee raises his flag and the referee blows his whistle. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) puts the ball in the back of the net, but his goal is disallowed for offside. So close for the visitors! Emery took the opportunity to give his players instructions.
The game started:
Friends, Welcome to this exciting match. Aston Villa, with their sights set on the UEFA Europa League final, host Liverpool. Both teams have already qualified for next season's UEFA Champions League.
- Substitutes Aston Villa: Bizot, Barkley, Garcia, Abraham, Sancho, Luiz, Maatsen, Bogarde, Bailey.
- Substitutes Liverpool: Woodman, Wirtz, Salah, Chiesa, Robertson, Nyoni, McConnell, Ndiaye, Wright.
For Liverpool, there's just the one change with Joe Gomez coming in for Jeremie Frimpong. Mohamed Salah and Florian Wirtz are back on the bench but there's no Alexander Isak again. Unai Emery makes three changes from Aston Villa's draw at Burnley and despite having a Europa League final to look forward to on Wednesday, it's a fairly strong Villa side.
Slot said: "We have dropped far too many points in away games. But I have every reason to believe I am the Liverpool manager next season. He added that he has been part of organising Liverpool's pre-season plans.
"We know where we go on tour. Plans have been made and talks have been ongoing between the club and new players, and I am involved in that."
Liverpool, meanwhile, come into this match with a slightly better record in their last six games (three wins, one draw, and two losses), averaging 1.67 goals scored and 1.33 conceded. The Reds have kept their attacking machine running, registering 13.83 shots per game (4.5 on target) and enjoying 54.33% possession. However, Jürgen Klopp's side's weakness lies on the road: they are on an alarming run of failing to win in 83% of their last six away matches, a weakness that Villa will look to exploit to the fullest.
Aston Villa's recent form has been inconsistent, with two wins, one draw, and three losses in their last six matches. However, their attacking prowess remains solid, averaging 1.83 goals for and 1.5 against, supported by an average of 12.67 shots per game (5 on target) and 54% possession. The Villans' true strength lies at home: in their last three home games, they have two wins and one loss, averaging 3 goals per game while conceding 1.67, highlighting both their attacking prowess and their defensive vulnerabilities.
Liverpool:
Mohamed Salah, who left the match against Crystal Palace with an injury and missed the last two games, will return to the squad, although he is expected to start on the bench. Alexander Isak is also likely to return to the starting eleven after coming on as a substitute against Chelsea. Uncertainty remains regarding Florian Wirtz, Ibrahima Konaté, and goalkeeper Alisson, who will be assessed shortly before kickoff to determine their fitness. Hugo Ekitike and defenders Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni are all ruled out due to long-term injuries.
Aston Villa:
Amadou Onana has once again been ruled out of the squad due to his calf injury, joining Boubacar Kamara and Alysson on the injury list. With almost the entire squad available, Unai Emery's real challenge will be managing his players' minutes and conserving their energy, keeping an eye on the upcoming European final.
Aston Villa averages 1.56 goals per game, with a notable tendency towards high-scoring matches at home: 75% of their home games have seen over 1.5 goals, and 60.71% have exceeded 2.5 goals. Liverpool, on the other hand, maintains an overall average of 1.88 goals per game, and their away matches tend to be very open; in fact, 75.86% of their away games have seen over 1.5 goals, and 68.97% of them have finished with more than 2.5 goals.
In the head-to-head record, Liverpool clearly dominates with 30 wins to Aston Villa's 8, with 13 draws. These matches are usually exciting, averaging 2.90 goals per game. Looking at the current season,
The value of the bet becomes clearer when you consider that Liverpool's away win rate barely exceeds 38.89%. Despite the Reds' 11-game unbeaten run against Villa, their inconsistency raises concerns, compounded by the almost certain absence of Mo Salah due to a hamstring injury.
Aston Villa have earned points in over 72% of their home games this season, but Friday's betting odds for that outcome are only 58.82%. While the market seems to assume Villa will be saving themselves for the Europa League final, a good result here would give them a significant morale boost ahead of their match against Freiburg.
Liverpool are unbeaten against Aston Villa since that infamous 7-2 drubbing at the start of the 2020-21 season. The last two meetings between the sides at Villa Park have finished all square, with ten goals scored.
- Aston Villa wins: 59
- Liverpool wins: 104
- Draws: 43
XI:
- Aston Villa XI: Dibu Martínez; Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Lindelöf, Digne; Tielemans, McGinn, Rogers, Buendía; Watkins.
- Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili; Gomez, Konaté, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Jones; Ngumoha, Szoboszlai, Gakpo.
Liverpool suffered another humiliating defeat in the Premier League. It has been a disgraceful season. Aston Villa won 4-2.