Liverpool vs Aston Villa, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueSzoboszlai, Salah score as Liverpool beat Aston Villa 3-0
Dominik Szoboszlai scored his first goal for Liverpool and Mohamed Salah netted his seventh in seven games against Aston Villa as the hosts eased to a 3-0.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Liverpool. Andy Robertson tries a through ball, but Luis Díaz is caught offside.
- 3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 3': Goal! Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Dominik Szoboszlai is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 10': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 16': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Diego Carlos because of an injury.
- 20': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 22': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 22': Own Goal by Matty Cash, Aston Villa. Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 0.
- 25': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 26': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 26': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Attempt missed. Joël Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a through ball following a set piece situation.
- 31': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Curtis Jones.
- 33': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Moussa Diaby following a fast break.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 38': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 39': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 39': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 39': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Offside, Liverpool. Joe Gomez tries a through ball, but Andy Robertson is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 43': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 43': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 43': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 0.
- 46': Offside, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 47': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 47': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 47': Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 48': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
- 49': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from very close range misses to the left.
- 51': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 52': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 52': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 55': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Goal! Liverpool 3, Aston Villa 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez following a corner.
- 57': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
- 57': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 62': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross.
- 62': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joël Matip.
- 63': Attempt saved. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 64': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 64': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Curtis Jones.
- 65': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 65': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Luis Díaz.
- 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Leon Bailey.
- 67': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 68': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 68': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joe Gomez.
- 70': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Substitution, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold because of an injury.
- 72': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joël Matip following a corner.
- 72': Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 74': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 74': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 76': Foul by Joël Matip (Liverpool).
- 76': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 77': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 80': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
- 80': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Foul by Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
- 81': Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 86': Offside, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah tries a through ball, but Andy Robertson is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
- 88': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 88': Attempt missed. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Offside, Liverpool. Wataru Endo tries a through ball, but Joël Matip is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
- 90'+1': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Offside, Liverpool. Andy Robertson tries a through ball, but Diogo Jota is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Aston Villa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 3, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 36.3 | Possession | 63.7 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 316 | Accurate Passes | 635 |
| 388 | Passes | 694 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 10 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 16 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 50,109
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 50,109
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 9 | Darwin Núñez |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Diego Carlos |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara  |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
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