Aston Villa vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Mason Mount brace seals win
Follow all the fallout as the Blues kept pace with the Premier League’s top three
Mason Mount and Kepa Arrizabalaga were Chelsea’s heroes as they survived a scare at Aston Villa to maintain Graham Potter’s unbeaten start.
Mount bagged a brace – in front of watching England boss Gareth Southgate – to seal a battling 2-0 win at Villa Park. But they needed Kepa to produce two stunning first-half stops to deny Jacob Ramsey and Danny Ings with Chelsea on the ropes. The Blues have now won their last five in all competitions – keeping four clean sheets – and cemented fourth spot in the Premier League. Defeat was harsh on an improved Villa, who rattled Chelsea, but they slipped closer to the drop zone.
Boss Steven Gerrard joined with Villa 16th and two points above the relegation zone, they now sit 16th and just a point above the bottom three almost 12 months into his reign. He had been at pains to stress the fine margins which had seen his side draw three of their last four games and had demanded his players become headline makers. The problem was Villa made all the wrong headlines as Chelsea were gifted a sixth-minute lead thanks to calamitous defending from Tyrone Mings. Mount later delivered a sucker-punch on 65 minutes after being taken down by Mings 25 yards out and firing in a brilliant free kick, which outfoxed goalkeeper Emi Martinez. Follow all the post-game reaction from Aston Villa vs Chelsea:
Liverpool 1-0 Man City
85 mins: Ouch! Alisson clings onto another City cross and boots it up the pitch but the visitors defend the long ball this time and work the ball into Rodri in the middle of the pitch.
Thiago Alcantara comes flying in, slips on the turf and collides with Rodri taking his legs out from under him. The referee spots this and pulls out a yellow card.
Liverpool 1-0 Man City
82 mins: Joao Cancelo wins City a corner but Foden doesn’t beat the first man and Andy Robertson belts the ball away at the near post.
Close! Rodri floats a diagonal pass over the top for Cancelo who volleys a pass into the six-yard box. It seems as though Haaland has a fre header to score but Van Dijk gets back and nods it over the crossbar!
Liverpool 1-0 Man City
79 mins: Manuel Akanji goes in the book for a foul on Darwin Nunez who tries to get into the box from the left. James Milner lifts the free kick into the area but it’s nodded out to Henderson who boots it high and wide.
Anfield are in full voice now.
GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Man City (Salah, 76’)⚽️
76 mins: MO SALAH!
Alisson spots that Salah is one-on-one with Joao Cancelo and belts the ball over to him. Salah brings it down and spins Cancelo in the same move to get in on goal.
Ederson is left to close him down but Salah lifts it over the keeper and sends Liverpool ahead!
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
75 mins: Thiago and Robertson combine to nick the ball off De Bruyne but the referee says that Thiago fouled the City midfielder in the process.
De Bruyne lifts the free kick into the box and sends it straight into the hands of Alisson.
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
73 mins: It’s a triple change from Klopp. Darwin Nunez, Fabio Carvalho and Jordan Henderson are brought on to replace Roberto Firmino, Harvey Elliott and Fabinho.
How will Guardiola respond to that move?
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
70 mins: 20 minutes left to play at Anfield but no changes from either manager. Jurgen Klopp must be thinking about switching it up as his side are under pressure now.
City are totally on top and other than the odd counter-attack Liverpool can’t get on the ball.
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
67 mins: City win a corner that Gundogan fizzes into the six-yard box. Haaland makes a decent run towards the ball but it hits Ruben Dias on the back and the ball deflects behind for a goal kick.
City are taking control of this game as Liverpool begin to tire.
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
64 mins: Save! Foden slides a little pass into Gundogan who drives down the inside left channel before giving the ball to Haaland on the edge of the box.
He moves it onto his left foot and shoots but Alisson drops low and palms the ball away!
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
61 mins: Close! Mo Salah is played down the right wing with an aerial pass from Joe Gomez and he collects the ball before curling a cross into the middle.
Roberto Firmino is the target but he has to stretch to reach the ball and can’t direct one on target.
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