Liverpool he scored perfect runs on his trip to HQ Aston Villa. The Reds score 3-1.
Aston Villa-Liverpool served on Boxing Day Premier League 2022/2203. The duel took place in Villa Park, on Tuesday (12/27/2022) in the morning WIB.
Liverpool had a two-goal first-half lead. The goals for the visitors were scored by Mohamed Salah in the fifth minute and Virgil van Dijk (37′).
Aston Villa reduced the delay thanks to a goal from Ollie Watkins in the 59th minute. Stefan Bajcetic’s goal nine minutes before the end of regular time secured Liverpool a 3-1 victory.
This result lifted Liverpool to sixth place Premier League standings with 25 points. Aston Villa are stuck in 12th place with 18 points.
Match progress
GOAL! Liverpool kicked off early and scored a goal when the match had only been going for five minutes. Mohamed Salah wrote his name on the board.
The King of Egypt managed to wrest the bait from Andrew Robertson in the penalty area. Liverpool leads 1-0.
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Mohamed Salah scored Liverpool’s first goal. (Photo: PA Images via Getty Images/Nick Potts – PA Images)
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Liverpool stormed Aston Villa’s goal again in the 20th minute thanks to Joel Matip’s header. However, the goal was not recognized because the defender of the Reds was offside first.
Guests had a golden opportunity from the feet of Darwin Nunez and Salah. The two attempts yielded no results.
Liverpool doubled their lead in the 37th minute. This time it’s up to Virgil van Dijk to snatch the goals from Aston Villa, taking advantage of the chaos in front of goal.
Aston Villa could not recover until the start of the first half. The first half ends with Liverpool winning 2-0.
Aston Villa put their foot down and burst through the Liverpool goal early in the second half through Ollie Watkins. The goal did not count as Watkins was caught offside first.
GOAL! Aston Villa reduced the score in the 59th minute. Ollie Watkins headed the ball in Douglas Luiz’s cross.
 Ollie Watkins bursts into the Liverpool goal. (Photo: Aston Villa FC via Getty Images/Neville Williams) |
GOAL! Liverpool again held the score away in the 81st minute. Substitute Stefan Bajcetic managed to score the Reds’ third goal with a close-range strike.
Bajcetic’s goal ended the Aston Villa-Liverpool duel. The match ended in a 3-1 victory for the guests.
Player training
Aston Villa: Robin Olsen; Ashley Young, Esri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne; John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara (Philippe Coutinho 86′), Douglas Luiz, Emiliano Buendia (Leander Dendoncker 86′); Leon Bailey (Danny Ings 86′), Ollie Watkins.
Liverpool: Alisson Becker; Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip, Trent Alexander-Arnold (Joe Gomez 79′); Thiago Alcantara (Naby Keita 67′), Fabinho, Jordan Henderson (Stefan Bajcetic 79′); Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Harvey Elliott 67′), Darwin Nunez (Ben Doak 88′), Mohamed Salah.
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