Aston Villa vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face Liverpool in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Aston Villa vs Liverpool
Thiago decides to bring the ball down with his left foot after an inch-perfect cross from Nunez finds the midfielder inside Aston Villa’s penalty area, but four defenders immediately converge before Konsa is able to get a toe in to poke it free.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool
A flowing move from Aston Villa ends with a diving save from Alisson, who gets low to his left to catch Digne’s right-footed shot after the full-back had been invited into the penalty area by an inviting Watkins pass.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool
FABINHO GOES WIDE! Robertson’s cross is headed away but only as far as Fabinho 20 yards from goal. The Brazil international takes a touch to set himself and curls a dangerous effort that wraps narrowly around the wrong side of the post.
Aston Villa vs Liverpool
Digne whips in a free-kick after Young is fouled by Thiago, but the Liverpool midfielder makes amends, getting to the delivery and heading it forward for a counter-attack. Salah latches onto it and sprints the entire length of Villa’s half before his low effort is saved by Olsen from close range!
Aston Villa vs Liverpool
Kamara’s pass out to the left is slightly misplaced, forcing Digne to charge ahead to prevent the ball from rolling behind for a throw. The full-back is successful and manages to dig out a low cross through the legs of Alexander-Arnold for McGinn, who blasts his first-time effort over the crossbar!
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