Aston Villa under coach Unai Emery maintained very good form in 2023 and always caused difficulties for big teams. However, at home at Anfield, Liverpool did not let their opponents create any surprises.
Coach Jurgen Klopp's players pushed up their formation right after the opening whistle. Pressure from Liverpool forced their opponents to make a mistake in the third minute. Pau Torres lost the ball, leading to a corner kick for the home team. Trent Alexander-Arnold combined with Dominik Szoboszlai for the new signing to shoot from a distance to open the scoring.
Liverpool had no trouble against Aston Villa.
Liverpool played with more excitement after the goal. They scored the second goal against the visitors in the first half.
Alexander-Arnold's long pass from home found Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian forward passed the ball to Darwin Nunez who finished in a good position. The ball bounced off the post, right into Matty Cash's path. The Aston Villa defender scored an own goal.
Liverpool slowed down the tempo but maintained control. Aston Villa failed to build up the ball and get closer to goalkeeper Alisson Becker. The visitors' attacks were more individualistic, but they lacked decisiveness and precision at the crucial moments.
After the break, Aston Villa started the game at a high tempo, taking advantage of Liverpool's lack of stability. They almost equalised in the 48th minute when Matty Cash's close-range header was saved by Alisson Becker. Liverpool responded just a minute later with a close-range finish from Nunez.
The Uruguayan striker did not score but he still contributed to the goal. In the 55th minute, from a corner kick, Nunez headed the ball for Salah to score, raising the score to 3-0.
In the remaining time, Aston Villa tried very hard but could not score any goals. Liverpool rose to third place and is sure to be in the top 4 after this round.
Result: Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
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Liverpool: Szoboszlai (3'), Matty Cash (22' - own goal), Salah (55')
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