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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Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
11 mins
It’s certainly the home side who’ve started more confidently here, and there’s plenty of pace to their play when needed too.
Villa do mount their first attack though, as Rogers offloads it to Watkins before the England striker curls an effort over from outside the box. Never troubling Kelleher that one.
Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
9 mins
Liverpool win a corner as Digne hooks away a through ball. Robertson swings it in but the home side are penalised for a foul in the area.
Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
7 mins
Alexander-Arnold spreads a lovely diagonal to diaz in the box, and he takes it down well but sees his cross blocked.
Liverpool look very confident out here.
Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
5 mins
Liverpool counter with so much pace as Alexander-Arnold slides it into the path of Salah, who has plenty of space but can only see his shot blocked.
Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
3 mins
Salah thinks he’s being held but the referee doesn’t give it, and there are plenty of shouts as Villa win a free-kick instead. A raucous atmosphere at Anfield so far.
Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
1 min
Plenty of noise early on at Anfield as Liverpool knock the ball around their defence.
Van Dijk spread it wide to Salah, who feeds in a great diagonal ball to Nunez, but the Uruguayan loses it under the challenge from Carlos.
KICK-OFF! Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
The home side get us underway at Anfield!
Liverpool vs Aston Villa LIVE
The two sides have emerged from the tunnel at Anfield, so we’ll be underway soon.
Liverpool could go five points ahead at the top of the table tonight, after Manchester City lost 2-1 to Brighton earlier tonight.
Is Liverpool vs Aston Villa on TV tonight? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Premier League fixture
With around 15 minutes until kick-off, here is a reminder of how you can watch tonight’s game.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1, with coverage having started at 7pm. Subscribers can also stream via the discovery+ app.
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