Aston Villa v Liverpool, 10 May 2022

Score2-1 to Liverpool
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance41,919

View Aston Villa v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 54 Aston Villa won: 13 Drawn: 10 Liverpool won: 31 Aston Villa scored: 56 Liverpool scored: 93 Liverpool avoided losing on consecutive visits to Villa Park in the Premier League for the first time since February 1998.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Steven Gerrard

2 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Douglas Luiz 3 G

Goals:

Joël Matip 6 G
Sadio Mané 65 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Danny Ings
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Fabinho Defender/Midfielder
Curtis Jones Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
Kostas Tsimikas Defender/Midfielder
Naby Keïta Midfielder
Luis Díaz Midfielder/Forward
Diogo Jota Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Carney Chukwuemeka for Marvelous Nakamba 62
Emi Buendía for Philippe Coutinho 70
Bertrand Traoré for Ollie Watkins 81

Substitutions:

Jordan Henderson for Fabinho 30
Thiago Alcántara for Curtis Jones 62
Mohamed Salah for Luis Díaz 72

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Ben Chrisene
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder/Forward Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Thiago Alcántara
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 11th Aston Villa had now lost five of their last eight games in the Premier League (won two). Villa had now failed to keep a clean sheet in nine of their last 11 home games in the Premier League. Douglas Luiz had now scored five goals in his 100 appearances in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 2nd Liverpool had now won all 19 games so far in this Premier League season against a team starting the day in the bottom half of the table by an aggregate score of 54 goals to five. The Reds had now scored 43 goals in their away league games in a season for the second time in their history (48 in the Premier League in 2013-14). They had now conceded 12 goals in the second-half of their 36 games so far in this Premier League season; the fewest in the division.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Steven Gerrard

Goals:

Douglas Luiz 3 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Danny Ings
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Carney Chukwuemeka for Marvelous Nakamba 62
Emi Buendía for Philippe Coutinho 70
Bertrand Traoré for Ollie Watkins 81

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Ben Chrisene
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder/Forward Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré

Comments:

League position: 11th Aston Villa had now lost five of their last eight games in the Premier League (won two). Villa had now failed to keep a clean sheet in nine of their last 11 home games in the Premier League. Douglas Luiz had now scored five goals in his 100 appearances in the Premier League.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Joël Matip 6 G
Sadio Mané 65 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Fabinho Defender/Midfielder
Curtis Jones Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
Kostas Tsimikas Defender/Midfielder
Naby Keïta Midfielder
Luis Díaz Midfielder/Forward
Diogo Jota Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jordan Henderson for Fabinho 30
Thiago Alcántara for Curtis Jones 62
Mohamed Salah for Luis Díaz 72

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Thiago Alcántara
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 2nd Liverpool had now won all 19 games so far in this Premier League season against a team starting the day in the bottom half of the table by an aggregate score of 54 goals to five. The Reds had now scored 43 goals in their away league games in a season for the second time in their history (48 in the Premier League in 2013-14). They had now conceded 12 goals in the second-half of their 36 games so far in this Premier League season; the fewest in the division.