Saturday , 14 November 2026

Aston Villa FC vs Liverpool FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Aston Villa FC
7 – 2
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Sun 4 Oct 2020 · 18:15 UTC Villa Park HT 45+5' · FT 45+3'
Y 38' Virgil van Dijk
Douglas Luiz 46' Y
Marvelous Nakamba 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Liverpool FC — Premier League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Referee Richard West
  • Referee Martin Atkinson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

2
3
10
Aston Villa FC 15 games · Avg 3.7 goals Liverpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-04 Aston Villa FC 7–2 Liverpool FC 2020-07-05 Liverpool FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC 2019-11-02 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Liverpool FC H 7–2 W
28 Sep Fulham FC A 3–0 W
21 Sep Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
26 Jul West Ham United FC A 1–1 D
21 Jul Arsenal FC H 1–0 W
16 Jul Everton FC A 1–1 D
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Aston Villa FC A 2–7 L
28 Sep Arsenal FC H 3–1 W
20 Sep Chelsea FC A 2–0 W
12 Sep Leeds United FC H 4–3 W
26 Jul Newcastle United FC A 3–1 W
22 Jul Chelsea FC H 5–3 W

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC Liverpool FC
#10 Position #4
13 Points 18
10 Played 10
3 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 3 / 2
14 Scored 14
17 Conceded 10
-3 GD +4
1.30 PPG 1.80
30% Win % 50%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

Aston Villa FC are 10th (13 pts). Liverpool FC are 4th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/–
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Liverpool FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
Nicolas Jackson 6 G 1 A
Johan Manzambi 2 G 3 A
Alysson 2 G
Liverpool FC
Alexander Isak 7 G
Victor Munoz 2 G
Cody Gakpo 1 G 3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Villa Park!
  • 4' Ollie Watkins doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 9' Aston Villa FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 14' Aston Villa FC is showing some good football. However, Aston Villa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 22' Magnificent from Ollie Watkins! That is 138 goals in 354 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 27' Liverpool FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' Magnificent from Mohamed Salah! That is 213 goals in 423 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 35' Brilliant from the ! John McGinn makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 35.
  • 38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Virgil van Dijk.
  • 39' Brilliant from the ! Ollie Watkins makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 39.
  • 44' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Jack Grealish has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Takumi Minamino has so much to prove this time. He replaces Naby Keita on 46 minute.
  • 46' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Douglas Luiz on 46 minutes.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' What a strike from Ross Barkley! The score is 5-1.
  • 60' GOAL! Mohamed Salah fires home to make it 5-2!
  • 61' Fresh legs for Liverpool FC! Curtis Jones comes on to replace Joe Gomez.
  • 66' Jack Grealish is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 68' Liverpool FC make a change. Roberto Firmino trudges off to be replaced by James Milner on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Aston Villa FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 75' A goal from the England international Jack Grealish! He fires home on 75 to make it 7-2!
  • 80' The Aston Villa FC bench stirs into life. Matty Cash is withdrawn and Ahmed El Mohamady gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 87' Bertrand Traore is replacing Trezeguet for the Aston Villa FC side.
  • 90' Marvelous Nakamba has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Aston Villa FC and Liverpool FC share the spoils 7-2.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mohamed Salah 9
Ollie Watkins 8
Sadio Mane 5
Virgil van Dijk 4
Jack Grealish 2
Cody Gakpo 2
John McGinn 2
Youri Tielemans 2

Head to Head

2020-10-04 Aston Villa FC 7–2 Liverpool FC 2020-07-05 Liverpool FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC 2019-11-02 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Liverpool FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2020-10-04 Aston Villa FC 7–2 Liverpool FC W 2020-09-28 Fulham FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2020-09-21 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2020-07-26 West Ham United FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2020-07-21 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Arsenal FC W 2020-07-16 Everton FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D

Liverpool FC Form

2020-10-04 Aston Villa FC 7–2 Liverpool FC L 2020-09-28 Liverpool FC 3–1 Arsenal FC W 2020-09-20 Chelsea FC 0–2 Liverpool FC W 2020-09-12 Liverpool FC 4–3 Leeds United FC W 2020-07-26 Newcastle United FC 1–3 Liverpool FC W 2020-07-22 Liverpool FC 5–3 Chelsea FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.23 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC49% Draw23% Liverpool FC28%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Liverpool FC
51%
Aston Villa FC or Liverpool FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC37% Draw38% Liverpool FC25%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–2 not predicted
7 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
8.1%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.8%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 0
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 19% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.