Liverpool v Aston Villa, 10 April 2021

Score2-1 to Liverpool
RefereePaul Tierney
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield

View Liverpool v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 52 Liverpool won: 29 Drawn: 10 Aston Villa won: 13 Liverpool scored: 90 Aston Villa scored: 55 Aston Villa failed in their attempt to complete a league double over Liverpool for the first time since 1992-93 (the first season of the Premier League).

2 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 57 G
Trent Alexander-Arnold 90 G

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 43 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Ozan Kabak
Defender Nat Phillips
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Trézéguet Midfielder
Marvelous Nakamba Midfielder/Forward
Bertrand Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Thiago Alcántara for Georginio Wijnaldum 70
Sadio Mané for Roberto Firmino 75
Xherdan Shaqiri for Ozan Kabak 89

Substitutions:

Ross Barkley for Marvelous Nakamba 66
Anwar El Ghazi for Bertrand Traoré 68
Jacob Ramsey for Trézéguet 82

Cards:

James Milner 65 Y
Andy Robertson 74 Y

Cards:

Ezri Konsa 25 Y
Douglas Luiz 49 Y
Matt Targett 73 Y
Ollie Watkins 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Defender Ben Davies
Defender Rhys Williams
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Thiago Alcántara
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Björn Engels
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 5th This was Liverpool's first home win in the Premier League since the visit of Tottenham Hotspur on 16 December 2020; longer than any other team currently in the division. The Reds avoided remaining without a win in nine consecutive home league games for the first time since 1951-52 in League Division One. They became the fourth team to take 2,000 points from their games in the Premier League after Manchester United (2,294), Arsenal (2,053) and Chelsea (2,051). Roberto Firmino scored after 45 minutes but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

League position: 10th Aston Villa had now lost three of their last six games in the Premier League (won one). Villa had now scored one goal in each of seven of their last 12 games in the Premier League and none in four of the other five. They became the first team to score eight or more goals against the reigning champions in a top division season since Leeds United against Derby County in 1972-73 in League Division One.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 57 G
Trent Alexander-Arnold 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Ozan Kabak
Defender Nat Phillips
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Substitutions:

Thiago Alcántara for Georginio Wijnaldum 70
Sadio Mané for Roberto Firmino 75
Xherdan Shaqiri for Ozan Kabak 89

Cards:

James Milner 65 Y
Andy Robertson 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Defender Ben Davies
Defender Rhys Williams
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Thiago Alcántara
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri

Comments:

League position: 5th This was Liverpool's first home win in the Premier League since the visit of Tottenham Hotspur on 16 December 2020; longer than any other team currently in the division. The Reds avoided remaining without a win in nine consecutive home league games for the first time since 1951-52 in League Division One. They became the fourth team to take 2,000 points from their games in the Premier League after Manchester United (2,294), Arsenal (2,053) and Chelsea (2,051). Roberto Firmino scored after 45 minutes but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 43 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Trézéguet Midfielder
Marvelous Nakamba Midfielder/Forward
Bertrand Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Ross Barkley for Marvelous Nakamba 66
Anwar El Ghazi for Bertrand Traoré 68
Jacob Ramsey for Trézéguet 82

Cards:

Ezri Konsa 25 Y
Douglas Luiz 49 Y
Matt Targett 73 Y
Ollie Watkins 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Björn Engels
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 10th Aston Villa had now lost three of their last six games in the Premier League (won one). Villa had now scored one goal in each of seven of their last 12 games in the Premier League and none in four of the other five. They became the first team to score eight or more goals against the reigning champions in a top division season since Leeds United against Derby County in 1972-73 in League Division One.