Liverpool v Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Reds return to the top of the table
Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa: Nunez and Salah strike for the Reds to take them five points clear at the top
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool continued Arne Slot’s dream start to his tenure with a confident 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday night.
The Reds dominated early on, eventually capitalising as Mo Salah ran clear on the counter and Darwin Nunez collected the ball to fire past Emi Martinez.
Both sides had chances in the rest of the first half, with Villa forcing two great saves from Kelleher, though the first half ended with the home side ahead.
The second half was a far less eventful affair, with Liverpool dominating possesion but both sides finding it difficult to carve out clear-cut chances.
As Villa chased an equaliser, Salah chased a clearance and came off better, with the ball defelcting into his path to take him one-v-one by the halfway line. The Egyptian raced to the Villa box and calmly lifted a chip over Martinez to finish the match and take Liverpool back to the summit of the Premier League.
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FULL-TIME! Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
FULL-TIME! Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
The referee brings the match to an end and Liverpool are back top of the league! The lead is now FIVE points over City.
Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
94 mins
Liverpool are keeping possession easily as they wind down the clock, and they’ll finish the week happy after another solid performance.
Arsenal need a win even more tomorrow.
Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
92 mins
Villa win a free-kick in a dangerous area, but the cross is easily collected by Kelleher, who’s put in another accomplished performance.
Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
90 mins
There’ll be four minutes of added time here, but this game is done. Liverpool will be returning to the top of the Premier League before the international break!
Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
88 mins
Villa come forward to try and get back into it and there’s pinball in the box before they win a corner, but the set-piece is collected by Kelleher.
GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
84 mins
GOAL! And the home side have wrapped it up!
Konate knocks it forward and Salah is chasing the ball, and the defender can only head it against the Egyptian. The header bounces off Salah and straight into his path, and he finds himself clean through near the halfway line!
He still has a lot to do – and a lot to think about – as he drives towards goal, but he’s as calm as you’d like as he waits for Martinez to dive before lifting a tidy finish over him.
Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
84 mins
It’s Villa’s turn to enjoy some possession, but they can’t find the gaps in defence yet.
Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
82 mins
Maatsen takes the corner short to McGinn and the Scot clip a lovely ball to the far post, which Philogene can only divert over with a looping shot.
Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
81 mins
Konate heads clear for another corner – he obviously didn’t get a shout from Kelleher, who’d come out for it.
Maatsen wins a third corner, butmit’s easily cleared at the front post and Liverpool counter again.
It looks like a 3-v-3 or even a 3-v-2 for Liverpool, but some excellent defending from Konsa prevents Diaz from getting clean through.
Villa go up the other end and win another corner!
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