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Aston Villa vs Liverpool

FA Cup
Aston Villa
18-8-11
4-2
Final
Liverpool
17-8-12
Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTLIV
45%Possession55%
14Shots16
9On target5
4Corners9
3Saves5
12Fouls9
39'Matty CashAVL45'+3'Ollie WatkinsAVL62'Joe GomezLIV66'John McGinnAVL
Team1H2HT
AVL134
LIV022

Who won: Aston Villa 4-2

Aston Villa beat Liverpool 4-2 on Friday, May 15, 2026 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Morgan Rogers (42'), Ollie Watkins (57', 73') and John McGinn (89'). Goals for Liverpool: Virgil van Dijk (52', 90'+2').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.0Ollie WatkinsF
  2. 27.8Morgan RogersAM
  3. 37.7Virgil van DijkCD-L
  4. 47.0Dominik SzoboszlaiAM
  5. 56.8Lucas DigneLB
  6. 66.7John McGinnAM-R
  7. 76.6Youri TielemansLM
  8. 86.5Pau TorresCD-L
  9. 96.4Emiliano MartínezG
  10. 106.4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  11. 116.3Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  12. 126.3Ross BarkleySUB

Team stats

AVLLIV
12Fouls9
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Offsides3
4Corner Kicks9
3Saves5
44.7Possession55.3
14SHOTS16
9ON GOAL5
0.6On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
299Accurate Passes384
365Passes443
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
1Accurate Crosses9
11Crosses24
0.1Cross %0.4
47Long Balls34
21Accurate Long Balls17
0.4Long Balls %0.5
3Blocked Shots3
9Effective Tackles6
11Tackles9
0.8Tackle %0.7
5Interceptions9
24Effective Clearances16
24Clearances16

Player of the game

Ollie Watkins

AVL · 2 G, 1 A

9.0

Deserved to win

11%
AVL · 0.14 xG
76%
Draw
13%
LIV · 0.16 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Aston Villa 4, Liverpool 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Aston Villa 4, Liverpool 2.
  3. 90'+7'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.

    C. Jones

  4. 90'+7'LIV

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pau Torres.

  5. 90'+5'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.

  6. 90'+5'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  7. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).

  8. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  9. 90'+3'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.

    R. Barkley

  10. GOAL90'+2'

    Goal! Header

    V. van Dijk · ast D. Szoboszlai

    Goal! Aston Villa 4, Liverpool 2. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.

    AVL 4 - 2 LIV
  11. 90'+1'LIV

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.

  12. 90'+1'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Milos Kerkez.

    R. Ngumoha

  13. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.

  14. 90'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. McGinn

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces John McGinn.

    J. Sancho

  15. 90'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Tielemans

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Youri Tielemans.

    D. Luiz

  16. GOAL89'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    J. McGinn · ast O. Watkins

    Goal! Aston Villa 4, Liverpool 1. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.

    AVL 4 - 1 LIV
  17. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).

  18. 86'

    Free kick won

    Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).

  20. 85'

    Free kick won

    Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  21. 85'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  22. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for E. Buendía

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Emiliano Buendía because of an injury.

    I. Maatsen

  23. 84'

    Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).

  24. 83'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.

    F. Wirtz

  25. 83'LIV

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.

Leaders

AVLLIV
Total Shots
Ollie Watkins
6
Rio Ngumoha
3
Accurate Passes
Ezri Konsa
42
Curtis Jones
61
Saves
Emiliano Martínez
3
Giorgi Mamardashvili
5

Season seriesLIV leads series 3-0-2