Aston Villa entertained Liverpool at Villa Park earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the Premier League. The Villans made a good start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 41st minute when Morgan Rogers scored with a good finish. Unai Emery’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Virgil Van Dijk equalised for the visitors in the 51st minute. However, Ollie Watkins scored two quick-fire goals to put his team 3-1 ahead. John McGinn added another goal in the 88th minute, but Van Dijk scored again in injury time. The match ended with Aston Villa securing a dominant 4-2 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player performed during the clash against the Reds.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 6.5/10
Martinez made a few solid saves at the back but conceded two goals tonight.
RB: Matty Cash – 6.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and made one good chance going forward.
CB: Ezri Konsa – 6.5/10
He made a few crucial clearances inside his half and was good on the ball.
CB: Pau Torres – 6.5/10
Torres put his foot through the ball when he could and was a threat at the other end of the field.
LB: Lucas Digne – 7.5/10
Digne performed his defensive duties well and managed to secure an assist.
CM: Victor Lindelof – 6.5/10
Lindelöf anchored the midfield well but lacked quality on the ball.
CM: Youri Tielemans – 7/10
He managed to shine at times on both ends of the pitch.
RW: John McGinn – 7.5/10
He worked his socks off on the right flank and did well to score late in the game.
CAM: Morgan Rogers – 8.5/10
Rogers was a constant menace in the final third and ended the game with a goal and an assist to his name.
LW: Emiliano Buendia – 7.5/10
He caused a lot of problems for his marker and was unfortunate to hit the post.
ST: Ollie Watkins – 8.5/10
Watkins caused all sorts of chaos in and around the Liverpool penalty area. He deserves credit for scoring two and creating one goal for the Villans tonight.
Substitutes:
CM: Ross Barkley – 6.5/10
He added some energy to Aston Villa’s midfield in the second half.
LB: Ian Maatsen – N/A
CM: Douglas Luiz – N/A
LW: Jadon Sancho – N/A
