Liverpool hosted Aston Villa in one of two 2 pm Premier League games on Sunday.
Liverpool headed into the game looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the season, whilst Aston Villa were aiming to overtake the Reds in the table.
When all was said and done at Anfield, Liverpool came away with the win.
Liverpool got off to a dream start after a corner came in from the right wing and found its way to Dominik Szoboszlai who drilled it through a crowded penalty area and into the net after three minutes.
The Reds doubled their lead after 27 minutes when Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross and Nunez’s touch was put into the Villa goal by Matty Cash.
Darwin Nunez had a few chances to increase Liverpool’s lead further in the first half but his finishing was off and the score remained 2-0 heading into the break.
The Reds went on to see out the match with relative ease but they did lose Trent to what looked to be a hamstring issue midway through the second half.
📰 Table Of Contents
Player ratings
Liverpool
- GK: Alisson (7)
- RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold (8)
- CB: Joe Gomez (7)
- CB: Joel Matip (7)
- LB: Andy Robertson (7)
- CM: Dominik Szoboszlai (7.5)
- CM: Alexis Mac Allister (7)
- CM: Curtis Jones (6)
- RW: Mohamed Salah (8)
- ST: Darwin Nunez (6.5)
- LW: Luis Diaz (6.5)
Substitutes
- Jarell Quansah (5)
- Harvey Elliott (5)
- Cody Gakpo (5)
- Diogo Jota (5)
- Endo (N/A)
Aston Villa
- GK: Emi Martinez (5.5)
- RWB: Matty Cash (4)
- CB: Ezri Konsa (5)
- CB: Diego Carlos (3)
- CB: Pau Torres (5)
- LWB: Lucas Digne (7)
- CM: Douglas Luiz (7)
- CM: Boubacar Kamara (5.5)
- RW: Moussa Diaby (5.5)
- LW: John McGinn (6)
- ST: Ollie Watkins (5.5)
Substitutes
- Youri Tielemans (4)
- Nicola Zaniolo (4)
- Jhon Duran (4)
Match reaction
HALF TIME
LIVERPOOL 2-0 ASTON VILLA
A very positive half from the Reds, goals from Szoboszlai & Cash (OG). Reward for a purposeful, aggressive performance full of intent and quality.#LFC #LIVAVL pic.twitter.com/n1VyJc5igf
— Neil Jones (@neiljonesgoal) September 3, 2023
HT: #LFC 2 Villa 0: Really impressive opening 45mins from Klopp’s side. Flew at Villa from the off – collective show of energy/desire. Szozboszlai’s strike followed by Cash OG. TAA has been outstanding. Should be further ahead. Matip/Nunez/Salah going close.
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) September 3, 2023
Darwin Nunez is absolutely loving this Villa high line
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) September 3, 2023
I can’t explain why but Liverpool are better at Anfield when it’s sunny.
— The Tactical Times (@Tactical_Times) September 3, 2023
10 – Trent Alexander-Arnold is the third player to assist 10+ goals in the Premier League in 2023, after Leandro Trossard and Mohamed Salah; it’s the third time he’s assisted 10+ league goals in a calendar year, after 2019 (17) and 2021 (13). Service. pic.twitter.com/9zCsDV7QgA
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 3, 2023
4 – Dominik Szoboszlai is the fourth Hungarian to score in the Premier League, after Zoltán Gera, Tamás Priskin and Ákos Buzsáky. Mouthful. pic.twitter.com/7etXar26Yc
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 3, 2023
Trent Alexander-Arnold has now provided 55 Premier League assists in 202 games – that’s more than:
◉ 54 – Mesut Özil (184 games)
◉ 54 – Eden Hazard (245 games)
◉ 54 – Juan Mata (278 games)Just a lad from West Derby. 🔴 pic.twitter.com/YqRrQrClra
— Squawka (@Squawka) September 3, 2023
10+ – Mohamed Salah is the first player to score or assist in 10 consecutive appearances in the Premier League since Mohamed Salah between August-December 2021 (15 games in a row). Priceless. pic.twitter.com/tjxcHWbGDC
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 3, 2023
