Aston Villa 7-2 Liverpool: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 4 October 2020

Result

Aston Villa 7-2 Liverpool

Premier League · Sunday 4 October 2020, 18:15 UTC · half-time 4-1

Aston Villa · Liverpool · Premier League predictions

Aston Villa 7-2 Liverpool: match report

Aston Villa beat Liverpool 7-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 4 October 2020. It was 4-1 at half-time.

O. Watkins opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Aston Villa's goals came from O. Watkins (4'), O. Watkins (22'), John McGinn (35'), O. Watkins (39'), Ross Barkley (55'), Jack Grealish (66') and Jack Grealish (75'). Liverpool scored through Mohamed Salah (33') and Mohamed Salah (60').

Discipline: Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards; Liverpool received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Aston Villa were 10th on 6 points from 2 and Liverpool 3rd on 9 points from 3. Aston Villa went on to finish that season 11th with 55 points, and Liverpool 3rd with 69.

Aston Villa lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Liverpool in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Jack Grealish of Aston Villa (10.0), ahead of Ollie Watkins (9.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Aston Villa wins, 2 draws and 6 for Liverpool.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

4'Goal · O. WatkinsAston Villa · 1-0
22'Goal · O. WatkinsAston Villa · 2-0
33'Goal · Mohamed SalahLiverpool · 2-1
35'Goal · John McGinnAston Villa · 3-1
38'Yellow card · Virgil van DijkLiverpool
39'Goal · O. WatkinsAston Villa · 4-1
46'Yellow card · Douglas LuizAston Villa
55'Goal · Ross BarkleyAston Villa · 5-1
60'Goal · Mohamed SalahLiverpool · 5-2
66'Goal · Jack GrealishAston Villa · 6-2
75'Goal · Jack GrealishAston Villa · 7-2
90+2'Yellow card · M. NakambaAston Villa

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Aston Villa 2, draws 2, Liverpool 6.

Liverpool 2-0 Aston VillaPremier League · 5 Jul 2020
Aston Villa 1-2 LiverpoolPremier League · 2 Nov 2019
Aston Villa 0-4 LiverpoolPremier League · 14 Feb 2016
Liverpool 2-2 Aston VillaPremier League · 26 Sep 2015
Aston Villa 0-2 LiverpoolPremier League · 17 Jan 2015
Liverpool 0-1 Aston VillaPremier League · 13 Sep 2014

Team news

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Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainLiverpool · injury (Knee Injury)
Calum ChambersAston Villa · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Joël MatipLiverpool · injury (Thigh Problems)
Björn EngelsAston Villa · injury (Calf Injury)
Sadio ManéLiverpool · injury (COVID 19)
Tom HeatonAston Villa · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
Thiago AlcântaraLiverpool · injury (COVID 19)
Wesley MoraesAston Villa · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Konstantinos TsimikasLiverpool · injury (Thigh Problems)
AlissonLiverpool · injury (Shoulder Injury)
Ibrahima KonatéLiverpool · injury (Torn Muscle Fibre)
Kortney HauseAston Villa · injury (Groin Injury)
Frédéric GuilbertAston Villa · injury (Chest Injury)

Aston Villa line-up (4-2-3-1)

Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Matt Targett, Douglas Luiz, John McGinn, Mahmoud Trezeguet, Ross Barkley, Jack Grealish, Ollie Watkins

Liverpool line-up (4-3-3)

Adrián, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Naby Keïta, Fabinho, Georginio Wijnaldum, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Diogo Jota