Liverpool v Aston Villa, 03 September 2023

Score3-0 to Liverpool
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance50,109

View Liverpool v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 57 Liverpool won: 33 Drawn: 11 Aston Villa won: 13 Liverpool scored: 100 Aston Villa scored: 58 . Liverpool had now scored 100 or more goals in the Premier League against five teams; also Newcastle United (115), Tottenham Hotspur (109), Arsenal (107) and West Ham United (102).

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Dominik Szoboszlai 3 G
Matty Cash own goal 22 OG
Mohamed Salah 55 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Curtis Jones
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah
Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Diego Carlos Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Moussa Diaby Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Diogo Jota for Luis Díaz 65
Harvey Elliott for Curtis Jones 65
Cody Gakpo for Darwin Núñez 65
Jarell Quansah for Trent Alexander-Arnold 71
Wataru Endo for Alexis Mac Allister 87

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Diego Carlos 19
Nicolò Zaniolo for Leon Bailey 65
Youri Tielemans for Douglas Luiz 72
Jhon Durán for Ollie Watkins 73

Cards:

Cards:

Boubacar Kamara 26 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Stefan Bajčetić
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Ben Doak
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Durán
Midfielder/Forward Omari Kellyman

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Liverpool had now scored 51 goals in their 26 games in the Premier League so far in 2023 (conceded 31). . Dominik Szoboszlai became the first Hungarian to score for the Reds in all competitions. [c/o Michael Reid] . Jürgen Klopp became the fourth manager to take charge of 300 games in the Premier League for one club; also Arsène Wenger (Arsenal), Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) and David Moyes (Everton).

Comments:

League position: 10th . Aston Villa had now won two of their last 35 games in the Premier League when they conceded the opening goal. . They had scored in the opening 20 minutes in their five previous games in all competitions so far in this season. . Moussa Diaby failed in his attempt to become the first player to score in Villa's first three away games of a top season since David Platt in League Division One in 1990-91.

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Dominik Szoboszlai 3 G
Matty Cash own goal 22 OG
Mohamed Salah 55 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Curtis Jones
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah
Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai

Substitutions:

Diogo Jota for Luis Díaz 65
Harvey Elliott for Curtis Jones 65
Cody Gakpo for Darwin Núñez 65
Jarell Quansah for Trent Alexander-Arnold 71
Wataru Endo for Alexis Mac Allister 87

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Stefan Bajčetić
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Ben Doak
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Liverpool had now scored 51 goals in their 26 games in the Premier League so far in 2023 (conceded 31). . Dominik Szoboszlai became the first Hungarian to score for the Reds in all competitions. [c/o Michael Reid] . Jürgen Klopp became the fourth manager to take charge of 300 games in the Premier League for one club; also Arsène Wenger (Arsenal), Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) and David Moyes (Everton).

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Diego Carlos Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Moussa Diaby Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Diego Carlos 19
Nicolò Zaniolo for Leon Bailey 65
Youri Tielemans for Douglas Luiz 72
Jhon Durán for Ollie Watkins 73

Cards:

Boubacar Kamara 26 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Clément Lenglet
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Durán
Midfielder/Forward Omari Kellyman

Comments:

League position: 10th . Aston Villa had now won two of their last 35 games in the Premier League when they conceded the opening goal. . They had scored in the opening 20 minutes in their five previous games in all competitions so far in this season. . Moussa Diaby failed in his attempt to become the first player to score in Villa's first three away games of a top season since David Platt in League Division One in 1990-91.