Match report

Aston Villa Stuns Liverpool 7-2 in Premier League Clash

Aston Villa
Aston Villa
7–2
FT
Liverpool
Liverpool
Oct 4, 2020

Aston Villa put on a remarkable display, stunning Premier League leaders Liverpool 7-2 at Villa Park. Ollie Watkins scored a hat-trick, while Jack Grealish and James McGinn also found the back of the net. Liverpool's Mohamed Salah scored twice but could not prevent the defeat.

Key Facts

  • • Ollie Watkins scored three goals (4', 22', 39')
  • • Jack Grealish scored two goals (66', 75')
  • • James McGinn scored (35')
  • • Ross Barkley scored (55')
  • • Mohamed Salah scored twice (33', 60')
  • • Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk received a yellow card (38')

Lineups

Aston Villa

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 26 E. Martínez (G)
  • 5 T. Mings (D)
  • 18 M. Targett (D)
  • 4 E. Konsa (D)
  • 20 R. Barkley (M)
  • 10 J. Grealish (M)
  • 17 Trézéguet (M)
  • 7 J. McGinn (M)
  • 2 M. Cash (D)
  • 6 Douglas Luiz (M)
  • 11 O. Watkins (F)

Substitutes

  • 19 M. Nakamba
  • 27 Ahmed El Mohamady
  • 15 B. Traoré
  • 39 K. Davis
  • 21 A. El Ghazi
  • 14 C. Hourihane
  • 12 J. Steer

Liverpool

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 13 Adrián (G)
  • 4 V. van Dijk (D)
  • 26 A. Robertson (D)
  • 12 J. Gomez (D)
  • 66 T. Alexander-Arnold (D)
  • 5 G. Wijnaldum (M)
  • 3 Fabinho (M)
  • 8 N. Keïta (M)
  • 9 Roberto Firmino (F)
  • 11 Mohamed Salah (F)
  • 20 Diogo Jota (F)

Substitutes

  • 18 T. Minamino
  • 17 C. Jones
  • 7 J. Milner
  • 27 D. Origi
  • 14 J. Henderson
  • 76 N. Williams
  • 62 C. Kelleher

Timeline

  1. Aston Villa
    4' Aston Villa Goal · Normal Goal
    O. Watkins · Assist: J. Grealish
  2. Aston Villa
    22' Aston Villa Goal · Normal Goal
    O. Watkins · Assist: J. Grealish
  3. Liverpool
    33' Liverpool Goal · Normal Goal
    Mohamed Salah
  4. Aston Villa
    35' Aston Villa Goal · Normal Goal
    J. McGinn
  5. Liverpool
    38' Liverpool Card · Yellow Card
    V. van Dijk

    Foul

  6. Aston Villa
    39' Aston Villa Goal · Normal Goal
    O. Watkins · Assist: Trézéguet
  7. Aston Villa
    40' Aston Villa Var · Goal cancelled
    O. Watkins
  8. Aston Villa
    46' Aston Villa Card · Yellow Card
    Douglas Luiz

    Foul

  9. Liverpool
    46' Liverpool subst · Substitution 1
    Off: N. Keita · On: T. Minamino
  10. Aston Villa
    55' Aston Villa Goal · Normal Goal
    R. Barkley · Assist: J. Grealish
  11. Liverpool
    60' Liverpool Goal · Normal Goal
    Mohamed Salah · Assist: Roberto Firmino
  12. Liverpool
    61' Liverpool subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Gomez · On: C. Jones
  13. Aston Villa
    66' Aston Villa Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Grealish · Assist: O. Watkins
  14. Liverpool
    68' Liverpool subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Roberto Firmino · On: J. Milner
  15. Aston Villa
    75' Aston Villa Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Grealish · Assist: J. McGinn
  16. Aston Villa
    80' Aston Villa subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Douglas Luiz · On: M. Nakamba
  17. Aston Villa
    80' Aston Villa subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Cash · On: Ahmed El Mohamady
  18. Aston Villa
    87' Aston Villa subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Trézéguet · On: Bertrand Traoré
  19. Aston Villa
    90' Aston Villa Card · Yellow Card
    M. Nakamba

    Foul

Match Stats

Stat Aston Villa Liverpool
Fouls 7 10
Pass Accuracy 68% 85%
Offsides 2 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 18 14
Corners 2 7
Total Passes 285 650
Yellow Cards 2 1
Blocked Shots 3 5
Shots on Target 11 8
Shots off Target 4 1
Possession 30% 70%
Accurate Passes 194 554
Shots Inside Box 13 10
Saves 6 4
Shots Outside Box 5 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Early goals by Ollie Watkins (4' and 22') set the tone for Aston Villa, giving them a quick lead that demoralized Liverpool.
  • ▸ The dismissal of a goal by Watkins at 46' did not deter Aston Villa, who continued to press and scored three more goals in the second half.