Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 10 April 2021

Result

Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa

Premier League · Saturday 10 April 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa: match report

Liverpool won against Aston Villa 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 10 April 2021. The half-time score was 0-1.

O. Watkins opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Liverpool's goals came from Mohamed Salah (57') and Trent Alexander-Arnold (90+1'). Aston Villa scored through O. Watkins (43').

Discipline: Liverpool received 2 yellow cards; Aston Villa received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Liverpool were 7th on 49 points from 30 and Aston Villa 10th on 44 points from 29. Liverpool went on to finish that season 3rd with 69 points, and Aston Villa 11th with 55.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-3-3 and Aston Villa in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Emiliano Martínez of Aston Villa (8.0), ahead of Ollie Watkins (7.8).

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 25'Yellow card · E. KonsaAston Villa
  • 43'Goal · O. WatkinsAston Villa · 0-1
  • 49'Yellow card · Douglas LuizAston Villa
  • 57'Goal · Mohamed SalahLiverpool · 1-1
  • 65'Yellow card · James MilnerLiverpool
  • 73'Yellow card · Matt TargettAston Villa
  • 74'Yellow card · Andrew RobertsonLiverpool
  • 85'Yellow card · O. WatkinsAston Villa
  • 90+1'Goal · Trent Alexander-ArnoldLiverpool · 2-1

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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Liverpool line-up (4-3-3)

Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Nat Phillips, Ozan Kabak, Andrew Robertson, Georginio Wijnaldum, Fabinho, James Milner, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Diogo Jota

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

Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Matt Targett, John McGinn, Marvelous Nakamba, Douglas Luiz, Bertrand Traoré, Ollie Watkins, Mahmoud Trezeguet