Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Liverpool FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Liverpool FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Sun 3 Sep 2023 · 13:00 UTC Anfield 50,109 HT 45' · FT 45'
Dominik Szoboszlai 3' 1–0
Matty Cash og 22' 2–0
Mohamed Salah 55' 3–0
Y 26' Boubacar Kamara

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Assistant 1 Adrian Holmes
  • Assistant 2 Simon Long

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

10
3
2
Liverpool FC 15 games · Avg 3.7 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-03 Liverpool FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC 2023-05-20 Liverpool FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2022-12-26 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Liverpool FC 2022-05-10 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Liverpool FC 2021-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Aston Villa FC H 3–0 W
27 Aug Newcastle United FC A 2–1 W
19 Aug AFC Bournemouth H 3–1 W
13 Aug Chelsea FC A 1–1 D
28 May Southampton FC A 4–4 D
20 May Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Liverpool FC A 0–3 L
27 Aug Burnley FC A 3–1 W
20 Aug Everton FC H 4–0 W
12 Aug Newcastle United FC A 1–5 L
28 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–1 W
20 May Liverpool FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Liverpool FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Aston Villa FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/3
■ 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' The ball is rolling at Anfield. Liverpool FC are looking to make home advantage count against Aston Villa FC.
  • 3' Dominik Szoboszlai has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 3 minutes.
  • 8' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Trent Alexander-Arnold suffering a number of foals already.
  • 13' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Unai Emery will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 18' Curtis Jones has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 19' Leon Bailey is replacing Diego Carlos for the Aston Villa FC side.
  • 22' Goal! Darwin Nunez scores his 91 goal in 21 matches.
  • 26' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Boubacar Kamara.
  • 31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 36' It looks like no one’s ball. Liverpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Liverpool FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
  • 51' Aston Villa FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' The Egypt Mohamed Salah breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 3-0!
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Liverpool FC and Aston Villa FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 64' Another change for Liverpool FC made on 64 minute. Curtis Jones leaves to be changed by Harvey Elliott.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Liverpool FC! Harvey Elliott comes on to replace Curtis Jones.
  • 70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold by Jarell Quansah on 71 minute.
  • 72' Youri Tielemans has so much to prove this time. He replaces Douglas Luiz on 72 minute.
  • 73' Aston Villa FC make a change. Ollie Watkins trudges off to be replaced by Jhon Duran on 73 minutes.
  • 78' The 33-year-old Diego Carlos has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 83' Matty Cash needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Wataru Endo. He replaces Alexis Mac Allister on 87 minute.
  • Another three points for Liverpool FC.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

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

2023-09-03 Liverpool FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC 2023-05-20 Liverpool FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2022-12-26 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Liverpool FC 2022-05-10 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Liverpool FC 2021-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC

Liverpool FC Form

2023-09-03 Liverpool FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC W 2023-08-27 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Liverpool FC W 2023-08-19 Liverpool FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2023-08-13 Chelsea FC 1–1 Liverpool FC D 2023-05-28 Southampton FC 4–4 Liverpool FC D 2023-05-20 Liverpool FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D

Aston Villa FC Form

2023-09-03 Liverpool FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC L 2023-08-27 Burnley FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC W 2023-08-20 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Everton FC W 2023-08-12 Newcastle United FC 5–1 Aston Villa FC L 2023-05-28 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-05-20 Liverpool FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.25 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Liverpool FC to win 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC69% Draw20% Aston Villa FC11%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
31%
Liverpool FC or Aston Villa FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC52% Draw40% Aston Villa FC8%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.1%
1 – 0
12.4%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
8.5%
0 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
2.9%
2 – 2
2.7%
5 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 22% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 23% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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