Aston Villa vs Liverpool

10 May 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Douglas Luiz 3’
  • Joel Matip 6’
  • Sadio Mané 65’

Match summary

Liverpool came from behind to win 2-1 away at Aston Villa. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Douglas Luiz put Aston Villa ahead in the 3rd minute, Joel Matip equalised in the 6th minute, and Sadio Mané won it with a header in the 65th minute, set up by Luis Díaz.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 1.89 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Aston Villa's 1.55 from 9.

Match stats

Aston Villa Liverpool
9 Shots 17
4 Shots on Target 6
2 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.45 xG 1.75
1.45 Non-penalty xG 1.75
3 Deep Completions 13

Key events

Aston Villa Liverpool
Kick-off
Douglas Luiz1-0 (Aston Villa)
3’
6’
Joel Matip1-1 (Liverpool)
Half-time1-1
65’
Sadio Mané
Assist: Luis Díaz1-2 (Liverpool)
Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.55 1.89 3’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), 1-0 3’ 6’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), 1-1 6’ 65’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 1-2 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.55 1.89 3’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), 1-0 Luiz 3’ 6’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), 1-1 Matip 6’ 65’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 1-2 Mané 65’
Aston Villa 1.55 xGLiverpool 1.89 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Aston Villa attacking 
3’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 6’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), set piece, 0.77 xG, goal 65’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 24’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.25 xG, off target 3’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 74’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 77’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 3’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 6’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 6’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 3’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 6’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), set piece, 0.77 xG, goal 65’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 24’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.25 xG, off target 3’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 74’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 77’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 3’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 6’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 6’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Cash DEF901 0.020.041
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF900 0.000.000
Tyrone Mings DEF900 0.000.151
Lucas Digne DEF901 0.050.122
Douglas Luiz MID9012 1.010.021
John McGinn MID900 0.000.251
Marvelous Nakamba MID650 0.000.000
Philippe Coutinho MID731 0.010.000
Danny Ings FWD902 0.290.000
Ollie Watkins FWD841 0.150.001
Carney Chukwuemeka Sub250 0.000.000
Emiliano Buendía Sub171 0.020.021
Bertrand Traoré Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 15% Avg odds 6.37
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.55
Liverpool win 64% Avg odds 1.52

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Aston Villa LLDWW
Liverpool DWWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa, 11 Dec 21 Next meeting: Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool, 26 Dec 22  All Aston Villa vs Liverpool meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.