Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 11 August 2007
Result
Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool
Premier League · Saturday 11 August 2007, 16:15 UTC · half-time 0-1
Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool: match report
Aston Villa were beaten by Liverpool 1-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 11 August 2007. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Aston Villa's goal came from Gareth Barry (84', penalty). Liverpool scored through an own goal by Martin Laursen (30') and Steven Gerrard (87').
Discipline: Aston Villa received 4 yellow cards; Liverpool received 2 yellow cards.
Aston Villa went on to finish that season 6th with 60 points, and Liverpool 4th with 76.
Aston Villa lined up in a 3-4-3 and Liverpool in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Aston Villa wins, 4 draws and 6 for Liverpool.
Key events
- 25'Yellow card · Olof Mellberg
- 30'Own goal · Martin Laursen
- 55'Yellow card · Jermaine Pennant
- 58'Yellow card · Wilfred Bouma
- 66'Yellow card · Gareth Barry
- 84'Penalty goal · Gareth Barry
- 84'Yellow card · Pepe Reina
- 87'Goal · Steven Gerrard
- 89'Yellow card · Stiliyan Petrov
Head-to-head
Team news
Aston Villa line-up (3-4-3)
Stuart Taylor, Wilfred Bouma, Martin Laursen, Ashley Young, Gareth Barry, Stiliyan Petrov, Nigel Reo-Coker, Craig Gardner, John Carew, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Olof Mellberg
Liverpool line-up (4-4-2)
Pepe Reina, Steve Finnan, Daniel Agger, John Arne Semundseth Riise, Álvaro Arbeloa, Jamie Carragher, Jermaine Pennant, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso