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 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Liverpool FC 5 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Chris Kavanagh
Assistant 1 Dan Cook
Assistant 2 Lee Betts

5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 12.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

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
#16	Position	#6
4	Points	9
5	Played	5
1 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 0
4	Scored	7
9	Conceded	4
-5	GD	+3
0.80	PPG	1.80
20%	Win %	40%

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

60% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

Aston Villa FC are 16th (4 pts). Liverpool FC are 6th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Liverpool FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

3/1

61-75

–/1

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC

Alexander Isak	4 G
Cody Gakpo	1 G	3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai	1 G
Victor Munoz	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Villa Park as Aston Villa FC face off against Liverpool FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Aston Villa FC have won 505 goals from 361 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' The travelling Liverpool FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Aston Villa FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' 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.
25' Liverpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pau Torres made 415 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Aston Villa FC and Liverpool FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
38' Matty Cash catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 38.
39' Matty Cash is having his name booked by the referee on 39.
42' A goal from the England international Morgan Rogers! He fires home on 42 to make it 1-0!
45' Ollie Watkins was booked on 45.
50' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
52' GOAL! Virgil van Dijk fires home to make it 1-1!
53' Virgil van Dijk puts Liverpool FC on the lead.
57' Ollie Watkins adds to his 1 season tally! Aston Villa FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
62' It’s gonna be a card for Joe Gomez.
66' It’s a booking for Aston Villa FC player. John McGinn gets a card.
71' Both keepers have barely been tested. Aston Villa FC and Liverpool FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
73' Aston Villa FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ollie Watkins on 73.
78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
83' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Aston Villa FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
88' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
89' John McGinn adds to his 2 season tally! Aston Villa FC lead 4-2 — and this changes everything.
Full Time. Aston Villa FC beats Liverpool FC

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

1.61 Aston Villa FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 Liverpool FC xG

I would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Liverpool FC 76% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Aston Villa FC38% Draw24% Liverpool FC38%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Liverpool FC

62%

Aston Villa FC or Liverpool FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Aston Villa FC26% Draw41% Liverpool FC33%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

5.2%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 0

4.6%

1 – 0

4.5%

2 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap	Aston Villa FC covers	Push	Liverpool FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	19%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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