Aston Villa v Liverpool, 26 December 2022

Score3-1 to Liverpool
RefereePaul Tierney
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance42,085

View Aston Villa v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 55 Aston Villa won: 13 Drawn: 10 Liverpool won: 32 Aston Villa scored: 57 Liverpool scored: 96 . Aston Villa became the fourth club that Liverpool had met in 200 games in all competitions (also Everton, Arsenal and Manchester United). [c/o Michael Reid]

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 59 G

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 5 G
Virgil van Dijk 37 G
Stefan Bajčetić 81 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Fabinho Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder
Thiago Alcántara Midfielder
Darwin Núñez Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Philippe Coutinho for Boubacar Kamara 86
Leander Dendoncker for Leon Bailey 86
Danny Ings for Emi Buendía 86

Substitutions:

Harvey Elliott for Thiago Alcántara 67
Naby Keïta for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 67
Stefan Bajčetić for Jordan Henderson 79
Joe Gomez for Trent Alexander-Arnold 79
Ben Doak for Darwin Núñez 88

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Marschall
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Midfielder/Forward Kadan Young
Forward Cameron Archer
Forward Danny Ings

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Nat Phillips
Defender/Midfielder Stefan Bajčetić
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Midfielder/Forward Ben Doak

Comments:

League position: 12th . Unai Emery failed in his attempt to become the first-ever manager to win his first three league games in charge of Aston Villa. . Villa failed in their attempt to win three consecutive home games within a Premier League season for the first time since October 2007. . Aged 37 years and 170 days, Ashley Young became the oldest outfield player to start a game for Villa in the Premier League; previously Robert Pires versus Blackburn Rovers in February 2011, aged 37 years and 120 days. .

Comments:

League position: 6th . Liverpool had now won three consecutive games for the first time in this Premier League season. . Aged 18 years and 65 days, Stefan Bajcetic became the third youngest goalscorer for the Reds in the Premier League after Michael Owen (17 years and 143 days) and Raheem Sterling (17 years and 317 days). . Aged 17 years and 45 days, Ben Doak became the youngest-ever Scottish player to appear in the Premier League. .

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 59 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Philippe Coutinho for Boubacar Kamara 86
Leander Dendoncker for Leon Bailey 86
Danny Ings for Emi Buendía 86

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Filip Marschall
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Midfielder/Forward Kadan Young
Forward Cameron Archer
Forward Danny Ings

Comments:

League position: 12th . Unai Emery failed in his attempt to become the first-ever manager to win his first three league games in charge of Aston Villa. . Villa failed in their attempt to win three consecutive home games within a Premier League season for the first time since October 2007. . Aged 37 years and 170 days, Ashley Young became the oldest outfield player to start a game for Villa in the Premier League; previously Robert Pires versus Blackburn Rovers in February 2011, aged 37 years and 120 days. .

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 5 G
Virgil van Dijk 37 G
Stefan Bajčetić 81 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Fabinho Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder
Thiago Alcántara Midfielder
Darwin Núñez Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Harvey Elliott for Thiago Alcántara 67
Naby Keïta for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 67
Stefan Bajčetić for Jordan Henderson 79
Joe Gomez for Trent Alexander-Arnold 79
Ben Doak for Darwin Núñez 88

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Nat Phillips
Defender/Midfielder Stefan Bajčetić
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Midfielder/Forward Ben Doak

Comments:

League position: 6th . Liverpool had now won three consecutive games for the first time in this Premier League season. . Aged 18 years and 65 days, Stefan Bajcetic became the third youngest goalscorer for the Reds in the Premier League after Michael Owen (17 years and 143 days) and Raheem Sterling (17 years and 317 days). . Aged 17 years and 45 days, Ben Doak became the youngest-ever Scottish player to appear in the Premier League. .