Aston Villa FC vs Liverpool FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2025-26

Aston Villa FC

4 – 2

Full Time

Liverpool FC

Fri 15 May 2026 · 19:00 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Morgan Rogers 42' 1–0

1–1 52' Virgil van Dijk

Ollie Watkins 57' 2–1

Ollie Watkins 73' 3–1

John McGinn 89' 4–1

4–2 90+2' Virgil van Dijk

Matty Cash 39' Y

Ollie Watkins 45' Y

Y 62' Joe Gomez

John McGinn 66' Y

Overview

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

Aston Villa FC 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Liverpool FC 10 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Chris Kavanagh
Assistant 1 Dan Cook
Assistant 2 Lee Betts

9 games this season 🟨 5.6/game ⚽ 16.0 goals/game 🟥 4 total

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

Aston Villa FC 15 games · Avg 3.7 goals Liverpool FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-15 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Liverpool FC 2025-11-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC 2025-02-19 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Liverpool FC 2024-11-09 Liverpool FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC 2024-05-13 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Liverpool FC	H	4–2	W
10 May	Burnley FC	A	2–2	D
07 May	Nottingham Forest FC	H	4–0	W
03 May	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–2	L
30 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–1	L
25 Apr	Fulham FC	A	0–1	L

Liverpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Aston Villa FC	A	2–4	L
09 May	Chelsea FC	H	1–1	D
03 May	Manchester United FC	A	2–3	L
25 Apr	Crystal Palace FC	H	3–1	W
19 Apr	Everton FC	A	2–1	W
14 Apr	Paris Saint-Germain FC	H	0–2	L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Aston Villa FC and Liverpool FC get this one started.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Aston Villa FC and Liverpool FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Aston Villa FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Liverpool FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Ibrahima Konate has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' The travelling Liverpool FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alexis Mac Allister, as he is very good at scoring at Villa Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
38' Aston Villa FC player sees a card in front of him.
39' A moment of madness from Matty Cash on 39 minutes earns him a card. Aston Villa FC will be frustrated.
42' Morgan Rogers doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ollie Watkins.
50' Lucas Digne needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
52' What composure from Virgil van Dijk! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 1-1.
53' Virgil van Dijk adds to his 1 season tally! Liverpool FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
57' Magnificent from Ollie Watkins! That is 138 goals in 351 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
62' The referee calls foul for Joe Gomez. He receives a card.
66' The referee calls foul for John McGinn. He receives a card.
71' It is a cagey affair so far. Aston Villa FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Liverpool FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
73' Ollie Watkins puts Aston Villa FC on the lead.
78' England international Curtis Jones has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
83' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
88' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
89' GOAL! John McGinn fires home to make it 4-2!
Game over. The scoreline of 4-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Aston Villa FC Form

2026-05-15 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Liverpool FC W 2026-05-10 Burnley FC 2–2 Aston Villa FC D 2026-05-07 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-05-03 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2026-04-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L 2026-04-25 Fulham FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L

Liverpool FC Form

2026-05-15 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Liverpool FC L 2026-05-09 Liverpool FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2026-05-03 Manchester United FC 3–2 Liverpool FC L 2026-04-25 Liverpool FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2026-04-19 Everton FC 1–2 Liverpool FC W 2026-04-14 Liverpool FC 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.94 Aston Villa FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.82 Liverpool FC xG

I would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Liverpool FC 76% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Aston Villa FC43% Draw24% Liverpool FC33%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Liverpool FC

57%

Aston Villa FC or Liverpool FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Aston Villa FC32% Draw39% Liverpool FC29%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.1%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 2

4.5%

2 – 0

4.5%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

0 – 2

0 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap	Aston Villa FC covers	Push	Liverpool FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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