Aston Villa v Liverpool, 04 October 2020

Score7-2 to Aston Villa
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park

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Kick-off: 7.15pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 51 Aston Villa won: 13 Drawn: 10 Liverpool won: 28 Aston Villa scored: 54 Liverpool scored: 88 This was the first time that Aston Villa had scored seven or more goals in a game against Liverpool. Their previous biggest win was 6-1 in League Division One on 16 January 1932 at Villa Park. This was the Reds' second defeat in their last 20 visits to Villa Park in the Premier League (won 13).

7 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

2 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 4 G
Ollie Watkins 22 G
John McGinn 35 G
Ollie Watkins 39 G
Ross Barkley 55 G
Jack Grealish 66 G
Jack Grealish 75 G

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 33 G
Mohamed Salah 60 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Adrián Goalkeeper
Joe Gomez Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Fabinho Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Naby Keïta Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Diogo Jota Midfielder/Forward
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ahmed Elmohamady for Matty Cash 80
Marvelous Nakamba for Douglas Luiz 80
Bertrand Traoré for Trézéguet 87

Substitutions:

Takumi Minamino for Naby Keïta 46
Curtis Jones for Joe Gomez 61
James Milner for Roberto Firmino 68

Cards:

Douglas Luiz 46 Y
Marvelous Nakamba 90 Y

Cards:

Virgil van Dijk 38 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Conor Hourihane
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Keinan Davis

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder/Forward Takumi Minamino
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 2nd This was the second time that Aston Villa had scored seven or more goals in a game in the Premier League; also 7-1 versus Wimbledon on 11 February 1995. This was now the first time that they had won their opening three games of a league season since 1962-63 in League Division One. With his first goals in the Premier League, Ollie Watkins' hat-trick was Villa's 11th in the competition; the first since Christian Benteke against Queens Park Rangers on 7 April 2015 and the second to be completed in the first-half (also Tommy Johnson against Wimbledon on 11 February 1995 after 38 minutes). They beat the reigning Premier League champions at Viila Park for the first time since a 3-2 victory against Arsenal on 13 December 1998.

Comments:

League position: 5th The last time Liverpool conceded seven or more goals in a game was on 15 April 1963 when they lost 7-2 at Tottenham Hotspur in League Division One. They became the first reigning champions to concede seven goals in a game in the top division since 12 September 1953 when Arsenal lost 7-1 at Sunderland in League Division One. The Reds conceded a hat-trick in the first-half of a game in the Premier League for the first time since Andy Cole for Newcastle United on 21 November 1993 (lost 0-3). This was the second time that they had conceded four or more goals in the first-half of a game in the Premier League; also in a 6-1 loss at Stoke City on 24 May 2015. Mohamed Salah had now scored 101 goals in his club career in England (Chelsea 2, Liverpool 99).

7 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 4 G
Ollie Watkins 22 G
John McGinn 35 G
Ollie Watkins 39 G
Ross Barkley 55 G
Jack Grealish 66 G
Jack Grealish 75 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Ahmed Elmohamady for Matty Cash 80
Marvelous Nakamba for Douglas Luiz 80
Bertrand Traoré for Trézéguet 87

Cards:

Douglas Luiz 46 Y
Marvelous Nakamba 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Conor Hourihane
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 2nd This was the second time that Aston Villa had scored seven or more goals in a game in the Premier League; also 7-1 versus Wimbledon on 11 February 1995. This was now the first time that they had won their opening three games of a league season since 1962-63 in League Division One. With his first goals in the Premier League, Ollie Watkins' hat-trick was Villa's 11th in the competition; the first since Christian Benteke against Queens Park Rangers on 7 April 2015 and the second to be completed in the first-half (also Tommy Johnson against Wimbledon on 11 February 1995 after 38 minutes). They beat the reigning Premier League champions at Viila Park for the first time since a 3-2 victory against Arsenal on 13 December 1998.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 33 G
Mohamed Salah 60 G

Starting lineup:

Adrián Goalkeeper
Joe Gomez Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Fabinho Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Naby Keïta Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Diogo Jota Midfielder/Forward
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Takumi Minamino for Naby Keïta 46
Curtis Jones for Joe Gomez 61
James Milner for Roberto Firmino 68

Cards:

Virgil van Dijk 38 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder/Forward Takumi Minamino
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 5th The last time Liverpool conceded seven or more goals in a game was on 15 April 1963 when they lost 7-2 at Tottenham Hotspur in League Division One. They became the first reigning champions to concede seven goals in a game in the top division since 12 September 1953 when Arsenal lost 7-1 at Sunderland in League Division One. The Reds conceded a hat-trick in the first-half of a game in the Premier League for the first time since Andy Cole for Newcastle United on 21 November 1993 (lost 0-3). This was the second time that they had conceded four or more goals in the first-half of a game in the Premier League; also in a 6-1 loss at Stoke City on 24 May 2015. Mohamed Salah had now scored 101 goals in his club career in England (Chelsea 2, Liverpool 99).