Aston Villa vs Liverpool, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 3
3 - 3
Aston Villa snatch draw with Liverpool on late Jhon Durán goals
Substitute Jhon Durán scored two late goals as Aston Villa fought back to salvage a 3-3 home draw with Liverpool on Monday and take a significant step towards a place in the Champions League next season.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Own Goal by Emiliano Martínez, Aston Villa. Aston Villa 0, Liverpool 1.
- 3': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 3': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 5': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister following a corner.
- 11': Offside, Liverpool. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
- 12': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 1. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 17': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 19': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 19': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a through ball.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 21': Offside, Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby is caught offside.
- 22': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 23': Attempt saved. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 23': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 2. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 27': Foul by Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
- 27': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 33': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 34': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 34': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 34': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
- 36': Attempt missed. Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Leon Bailey following a set piece situation.
- 36': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 38': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 38': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 38': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 41': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 42': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 43': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by John McGinn with a through ball.
- 44': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 45': Offside, Liverpool. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+6': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught offside.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 2.
- 47': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
- 48': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 3. Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 50': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 50': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 50': Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Offside, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey is caught offside.
- 52': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 52': VAR Decision: No Goal Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool.
- 54': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 54': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
- 55': Offside, Liverpool. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
- 55': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 55': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Offside, Liverpool. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
- 61': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 63': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
- 63': Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 64': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 66': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 66': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ollie Watkins following a fast break.
- 68': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 68': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 68': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 69': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 69': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 69': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 69': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt missed. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 74': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.
- 75': Attempt missed. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 75': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
- 75': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 75': Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Harvey Elliott.
- 76': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Luis Díaz.
- 76': Substitution, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Wataru Endo.
- 76': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
- 76': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
- 77': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
- 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Nicolò Zaniolo because of an injury.
- 80': Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 82': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a through ball.
- 85': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Liverpool 3. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Calum Chambers.
- 86': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 87': Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 88': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Liverpool 3. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 90'+4': Alisson Becker (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 90'+8': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
- 90'+8': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Liverpool 3.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Liverpool 3.
Statistics
 LIV |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 58.8 | Possession | 41.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 510 | Accurate Passes | 337 |
| 577 | Passes | 395 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 21 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 17 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,241
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,241
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | +4 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Diego Carlos |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 7 | John McGinn  |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 78 | Jarell Quansah |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Wataru Endo |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 19 | Harvey Elliott |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Premier League News
Nottingham Forest set to appoint Ange Postecoglou - sources
Nottingham Forest have appointed Ange Postecoglou as their new manager, sources have confirmed to ESPN.
Reds in green: Liverpool's new 2025-26 third kit is a beauty
Liverpool have officially released their new third kit for the 2025-26 season, and it's a thing of beauty from the reigning Premier League champions.
Burley: Marinakis sacking Nuno not a surprise
Craig Burley and Kasey Keller react to Nottingham Forest's decision to sack Nuno Espírito Santo.
Transfer rumors, news: PSG eye new deal for Barcola; Liverpool linked
Bradley Barcola is wanted by Liverpool and Bayern Munich, and Paris Saint-Germain plan to offer the winger a new deal. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.
Burley: Donnarumma doesn't fix Man City's issues
Craig Burley believes incoming Man City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is just one issue amongst many Pep Guardiola needs to address.