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    Premier League
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    Aston VillaAston VillaAVL
    18-8-11, 62 PTS
    4
    18-8-11, 62 PTS
    FT
    LIV
    LiverpoolLiverpoolLIV
    17-8-12, 59 PTS
    2
    17-8-12, 59 PTS
    Morgan Rogers - 42'
    Ollie Watkins - 57', 73'
    John McGinn - 89'
    Virgil van Dijk - 52', 90'+2'

    Aston Villa v Liverpool

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    • Videos

    Formations & Lineups

    Soccer pitch
    Watkins
    11
    2
    Buendía
    10
    Rogers
    27
    1
    McGinn
    7
    1
    Tielemans
    8
    Lindelöf
    3
    Digne
    12
    Cash
    2
    Torres
    14
    Konsa
    4
    Martínez
    23
    Substitutions
    #6R. Barkley
    #3V. Lindelöf
    45'
    #22I. Maatsen
    #10E. Buendía
    85'
    #21D. Luiz
    #8Y. Tielemans
    90'
    #19J. Sancho
    #7J. McGinn
    90'
    Bench
    #16A. García
    #26L. Bogarde
    #18T. Abraham
    #40M. Bizot
    #31L. Bailey
    Soccer pitch
    Gakpo
    18
    Ngumoha
    73
    Szoboszlai
    8
    Jones
    17
    Mac Allister
    10
    Gravenberch
    38
    Kerkez
    6
    Gomez
    2
    van Dijk
    4
    2
    Konaté
    5
    Mamardashvili
    25
    Substitutions
    #14F. Chiesa
    #2J. Gomez
    66'
    #7F. Wirtz
    #38R. Gravenberch
    66'
    #11M. Salah
    #18C. Gakpo
    74'
    Bench
    #75T. Ndiaye
    #53J. McConnell
    #28F. Woodman
    #42T. Nyoni
    #26A. Robertson
    #79W. Wright

    Match Leaders

    AVLLIV
    Total Shots
    11
    6
    O. WatkinsF
    5 SOG, 2 G
    6
    Total Shots
    73
    3
    R. NgumohaF
    0 SOG, 0 G
    3
    Accurate Passes
    4
    42
    E. KonsaD
    44 PASS
    42
    Accurate Passes
    17
    61
    C. JonesM
    65 PASS
    61
    Saves
    23
    3
    E. MartínezG
    2 GA
    3
    Saves
    25
    5
    G. MamardashviliG
    4 GA
    5

    Game Information

    Birmingham, England

    Referee:Chris Kavanagh

    Video Highlights

    Watkins leads Villa past Liverpool to clinch UCL spot

    Aston Villa enjoyed a perfect send off ahead of the Europa League final as a 4-2 win over Liverpool booked their place in next season's Champions League and left the Reds still sweating over their qualification.
    May 16, 2026, 02:40 am - PA

    Match Timeline

    AVLAVL
    KOHTFT
    LIVLIV

    Team Stats

    AVL
    LIV

    45%

    Possession

    55%

    9

    Shots on Goal

    5

    14

    Shots

    16

    12

    Fouls Committed

    9

    3

    Yellow Cards

    1

    0

    Red Cards

    0

    4

    Corners Won

    9

    3

    Saves

    5

    Data is currently unavailable.

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    2
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    English Premier League Standings

    TeamGPWDLGDP
    Arsenal9801+924
    Manchester City9702+1021
    Brighton & Hove Albion9612+1719
    Chelsea9513+416
    Everton10442+216
    Liverpool9432+215
    Brentford9351+714
    AFC Bournemouth9333+112
    Tottenham Hotspur9333012
    Aston Villa9333-312
    Hull City9252+111
    Leeds United9252+111
    Newcastle United9324-311
    Ipswich Town9324-411
    Fulham9234-29
    Coventry City10307-99
    Manchester United9144-57
    Crystal Palace9216-127
    Nottingham Forest9135-66
    Sunderland9126-105
    Full Table

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    4h

    Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool's Rio Ngumoha still a Bayern Munich target

    Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool's Rio Ngumoha still a Bayern Munich target

    Bayern Munich still have Liverpool and England winger Rio Ngumoha firmly in their sights. Transfer Talk has the latest.

    5h

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    Coventry City manager Frank Lampard was annoyed that a trio of key decisions went against his side in their 3-1 loss to Everton on Friday.

    14h

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