Liverpool v Aston Villa, 01 November 2025

Score2-0 to Liverpool
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance60,407

View Liverpool v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 61 Liverpool won: 35 Drawn: 13 Aston Villa won: 13 Liverpool scored: 109 Aston Villa scored: 63 . Liverpool had now won 12 of the last 16 meetings in the Premier League (lost one).

2 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 45+1 G
Ryan Gravenberch 58 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Conor Bradley
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah
Forward Hugo Ekitike

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Evann Guessand Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Florian Wirtz for Hugo Ekitike 77

Substitutions:

Ross Barkley for John McGinn 59
Donyell Malen for Evann Guessand 59
Tyrone Mings for Pau Torres 74
Jadon Sancho for Ollie Watkins 74
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 75

Cards:

Virgil van Dijk 54 Y
Dominik Szoboszlai 87 Y

Cards:

Matty Cash 57 Y
Amadou Onana 73 Y
Morgan Rogers 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Armin Pécsi
Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Miloš Kerkez
Midfielder Florian Wirtz
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Ben Broggio
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Liverpool avoided losing five consecutive games in the top division while as reigning champions for the first time since February 1948. . The Reds avoided losing five consecutive league games for the first time since September 1953 in League Division One (five). . Mohamed Salah had now become the third player to score 250 goals in all competitions for the club; after Roger Hunt (285) and Ian Rush (346). . Hugo Ekitiké scored in the 43rd minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

League position: 11th . Aston Villa failed in their attempt to become the second team to win none of their opening five games of a season in the top division then immediately win the next five: previously Preston North End in 1936-37. . Villa had now lost 11 of their last 20 away games in the Premier League (won six). . They had now failed to score in six of their last 11 games in the Premier League. . Tyrone Mings had to leave the pitch in the second minute of added time in the second half due to an injury. As Aston Villa had already used their five substitutions, they ended the game with only ten players.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 45+1 G
Ryan Gravenberch 58 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Conor Bradley
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah
Forward Hugo Ekitike

Substitutions:

Florian Wirtz for Hugo Ekitike 77

Cards:

Virgil van Dijk 54 Y
Dominik Szoboszlai 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Armin Pécsi
Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Miloš Kerkez
Midfielder Florian Wirtz
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Liverpool avoided losing five consecutive games in the top division while as reigning champions for the first time since February 1948. . The Reds avoided losing five consecutive league games for the first time since September 1953 in League Division One (five). . Mohamed Salah had now become the third player to score 250 goals in all competitions for the club; after Roger Hunt (285) and Ian Rush (346). . Hugo Ekitiké scored in the 43rd minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Evann Guessand Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Ross Barkley for John McGinn 59
Donyell Malen for Evann Guessand 59
Tyrone Mings for Pau Torres 74
Jadon Sancho for Ollie Watkins 74
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 75

Cards:

Matty Cash 57 Y
Amadou Onana 73 Y
Morgan Rogers 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Ben Broggio
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Comments:

League position: 11th . Aston Villa failed in their attempt to become the second team to win none of their opening five games of a season in the top division then immediately win the next five: previously Preston North End in 1936-37. . Villa had now lost 11 of their last 20 away games in the Premier League (won six). . They had now failed to score in six of their last 11 games in the Premier League. . Tyrone Mings had to leave the pitch in the second minute of added time in the second half due to an injury. As Aston Villa had already used their five substitutions, they ended the game with only ten players.