Liverpool FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2021-22

Liverpool FC

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Aston Villa FC

Sat 11 Dec 2021 · 15:00 UTC Anfield HT 45' · FT 45'

Virgil van Dijk 13' Y

Y 19' Marvelous Nakamba

Y 24' Ollie Watkins

Overview

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

Liverpool FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lee Mason
Referee Stuart Attwell
Referee Harry Lennard
Referee Simon Beck
Referee Graham Scott
Referee Simon Long

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Liverpool FC 15 games · Avg 3.7 goals Aston Villa FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 2021-04-10 Liverpool FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2021-01-08 Aston Villa FC 1–4 Liverpool FC 2020-10-04 Aston Villa FC 7–2 Liverpool FC 2020-07-05 Liverpool FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Dec	Aston Villa FC	H	1–0	W
07 Dec	AC Milan	A	2–1	W
04 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
01 Dec	Everton FC	A	4–1	W
27 Nov	Southampton FC	H	4–0	W
24 Nov	FC Porto	H	2–0	W

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Dec	Liverpool FC	A	0–1	L
05 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	2–1	W
01 Dec	Manchester City FC	H	1–2	L
27 Nov	Crystal Palace FC	A	2–1	W
20 Nov	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–0	W
05 Nov	Southampton FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Liverpool FC		Aston Villa FC
#12	Position	#11
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Liverpool FC are 12th (0 pts). Aston Villa FC are 11th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Liverpool FC welcome Aston Villa FC for this crunch clash at Anfield.
5' Liverpool FC have won 805 goals from 409 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
13' Virgil van Dijk was booked on 13.
18' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
19' Marvelous Nakamba picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
24' The referee has no hesitation. Ollie Watkins is booked for Aston Villa FC — Yellow card on 24.
29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
34' John McGinn needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
39' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
44' Liverpool FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Aston Villa FC backline.
49' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aston Villa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
54' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
57' A change in the Aston Villa FC ranks — Marvelous Nakamba exits the field as Morgan Sanson enters on 57.
58' Diogo Jota gets the nod from Liverpool FC. He replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and will look to change the dynamic.
63' Aston Villa FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
67' What composure from Mohamed Salah! The Egypt international strokes it home. 1-0.
69' The crowd applauds Ashley Young as he leaves the pitch. Emiliano Buendia steps in for Aston Villa FC.
74' Aston Villa FC ring the changes. Jacob Ramsey has done his job and it is now time for Danny Ings to step up.
79' 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.
83' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Thiago Alcantara is replaced by James Milner.
84' Another change for Liverpool FC made on 84 minute. Thiago Alcantara leaves to be changed by James Milner.
88' Fresh legs for Liverpool FC! Takumi Minamino comes on to replace Sadio Mane.
It finishes all square. Liverpool FC and Aston Villa FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Alisson Becker
14
Jordan Henderson
15
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ↓ Diogo Jota 58'
10
Sadio Mane ↓ Takumi Minamino 88'
11
Mohamed Salah
32
Joel Matip
66
Trent Alexander-Arnold
26
Andrew Robertson
4
Virgil van Dijk
3
Fabinho
6
Thiago Alcantara ↓ James Milner 84'

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Marvelous Nakamba ↓ Morgan Sanson 57'
1
Emiliano Martinez
5
Tyrone Mings
3
Matt Targett
18
Ashley Young ↓ Emiliano Buendia 69'
2
Matty Cash
11
Ollie Watkins
4
Ezri Konsa
7
John McGinn
6
Douglas Luiz
41
Jacob Ramsey ↓ Danny Ings 74'

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

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

Liverpool FC Form

2021-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC W 2021-12-07 AC Milan 1–2 Liverpool FC W 2021-12-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Liverpool FC W 2021-12-01 Everton FC 1–4 Liverpool FC W 2021-11-27 Liverpool FC 4–0 Southampton FC W 2021-11-24 Liverpool FC 2–0 FC Porto W

Aston Villa FC Form

2021-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L 2021-12-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W 2021-12-01 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-11-27 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W 2021-11-20 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-11-05 Southampton FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.93 Liverpool FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.46 Aston Villa FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Liverpool FC50% Draw34% Aston Villa FC16%

Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes24% 0% No76%

Avg goals/match: 1.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	72%	28%
± 1.5	41%	59%
± 2.5	17%	83%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Aston Villa FC

50%

Liverpool FC or Aston Villa FC

66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Liverpool FC26% Draw64% Aston Villa FC10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

27.7%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 0

10.1%

0 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

3.1%

1 – 2

2.4%

0 – 2

2.3%

3 – 1

1.7%

2 – 2

1.3%

4 – 0

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap	Liverpool FC covers	Push	Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	12%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	27%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	12%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet

63% ✓

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

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