Liverpool vs Aston Villa
Ref: Stuart Attwell, EnglandAnfield, Liverpool · 61,276 cap
Match recap
Liverpool beat Aston Villa 2–0 in their Premier League fixture. Salah and Gravenberch scored for Liverpool. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.19 for Liverpool versus 0.41 for Aston Villa. Liverpool sit 5th in the Premier League table while Aston Villa are 4th.
First Half
VAR
Goal cancelled
⚽
Salah
Second Half
van Dijk
Yellow Card
57'
Cash
Yellow Card
⚽
Gravenberch
Assist: Mac Allister
59'
⇄
McGinn
59'
⇄
Guessand
73'
Onana
Yellow Card
74'
⇄
Watkins
74'
⇄
Torres
75'
⇄
Digne
⇄
Ekitike
80'
Rogers
Yellow Card
Szoboszlai
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LiverpoolAston Villa
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.19VS0.41
Attack5 · 1 won
16
Shots
10
4
Shots on target
3
7
Shots in the box
4
9
Shots outside box
6
7
Shots off goal
6
1
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
53%
Possession
47%
467
Total passes
398
408
Accurate passes
336
87%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline1 · 2 won
13
Fouls
11
2
Yellow cards
3
8
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
5
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Liverpool
4-2-3-1
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
Liverpool
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4V. van DijkD
- 5I. KonatéD
- 8D. SzoboszlaiM
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 11Mohamed SalahM
- 12C. BradleyD
- 18C. GakpoM
- 22H. EkitikeF
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 38R. GravenberchM
Substitutes
- 2J. GomezD
- 3W. EndoM
- 6M. KerkezD
- 7F. WirtzM
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 28F. WoodmanG
- 41Á. PécsiG
- 42T. NyoniM
- 73R. NgumohaF
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2M. CashD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 7J. McGinnM
- 11O. WatkinsF
- 12L. DigneD
- 14Pau TorresD
- 23E. MartínezG
- 24A. OnanaM
- 27M. RogersM
- 29E. GuessandM
- 44B. KamaraM
Substitutes
- 3V. LindelöfD
- 5T. MingsD
- 6R. BarkleyM
- 17D. MalenF
- 19J. SanchoF
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 26L. BogardeD
- 40M. BizotG
- 62B. BroggioM
Liverpool
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gravenberch | M | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Mohamed Salah | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5/8 |
| Virgil van Dijk(C) | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Gakpo | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3/3 |
| Giorgi Mamardashvili | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexis Mac Allister | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Andrew Robertson | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Conor Bradley | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ibrahima Konaté | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Hugo Ekitiké | F | 77 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ármin Pécsi | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Gomez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Federico Chiesa | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Nyoni | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miloš Kerkez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wataru Endo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freddie Woodman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rio Ngumoha | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Wirtz | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
Aston Villa
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amadou Onana | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ezri Konsa | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Pau Torres | D | 74 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Morgan Rogers | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| John McGinn(C) | M | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ollie Watkins | F | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Lucas Digne | D | 75 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Boubacar Kamara | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Matty Cash | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Evann Guessand | M | 59 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Emiliano Martínez | G | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ben Broggio | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamare Bogarde | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Bizot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Lindelöf | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrone Mings | D | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jadon Sancho | F | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Donyell Malen | F | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ross Barkley | M | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ian Maatsen | D | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |