Liverpool vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Mohamed Salah seals narrow win

42 mins: Close! Jacob Ramsey press high up the pitch and forces a quick clearance out of Ben Chilwell who only manages to dink the ball to Matty Cash.

Cash whips one into the box where Danny Ings meets it with a glancing header that takes the ball over the crossbar.

39 mins: Off the woodwork!

Mason Mount brings the ball down the right and shifts away from a challenge before knocking it inside to Kai Havertz. Havertz’s run is similar and he weaves around two defenders before squaring the ball into the penalty area.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang lets it run to Raheem Sterling who takes a touch then curls a right-footed shot onto the crossbar!

36 mins: That’s a waste. Leon Bailey sends Douglas Luiz away from the set piece then hooks his effort from the right side of the pitch well over the crossbar.

33 mins: Ouch! Ben Chilwell slides into a tackle on Jacob Ramsey. Ramsey shifts the ball away from the Chelsea defender and gets whacked on the ankle of his standing leg afterwards.

Chilwell goes in the book and Villa win a free kick.

30 mins: And again! Kepa Arrizabalaga to the rescue!

This one is even better from the Chelsea goalkeeper. Leon Bailey weaves his way down the right side and whips a cross into the middle of the box. Danny Ings makes his run from deep and throws himself at the ball ensuring his powerful header hits the target.

He heads the ball inside the six-yard box but from point blank range Kepa lifts the ball over the top of the crossbar!

27 mins: Save! Chelsea look very shaky at the minute. They aren’t liking the intensity from Aston Villa.

Ben Chilwell is stuck on the touchline and surrounded by Villa players but manages to poke the ball to a back-tracking Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

He sends the ball back to his own box but there’s none of his teammates available and instead the ball comes to Danny Ings. He carries it inside and smokes a shot towards the near post but Kepa Arrizabalaga keeps it out!

24 mins: Aston Villa have created the better chances since going behind and look sharp when counter-attacking. Chelsea are looking for that killer final pass but so far have come up short.

21 mins: Oh my days! Exceptional work from Kepa Arrizabalaga who denies John McGinn, Douglas Luiz and Danny Ings in one move.

Villa burst down the left with Ollie Watkins carrying the ball into the area. He pulls it back to McGinn who blasts an effort at goal and forces a punched save from Kepa.

The ball comes out to Luiz who drills his own shot at goal but the keeper drops low to the right and keeps that one out too!

Ings is the first man to it and has a narrow angle to shoot so tries to place the ball into the back of the net only for Kepa to flap a hand at the shot and swipe it away.

18 mins: Chelsea are trying to take the sting out of Aston Villa’s attack by maintaining the ball.

Thiago Silva fires a long diagonal over to the right wing where Raheem Sterling jogs behind Ashley Young but the defender leaps above him and heads the ball out for a throw in.

15 mins: A pacey pass up the inside right channel sees Marc Cucurella miscontrol the ball and allow Leon Bailey to sneak in behind him.

Bailey carries the ball to the edge of the bix but is tackled by Thiago Silva. Aston Villa recover the loose ball and work it down the left wing before sliding a short pass into the area for Danny Ings.

He lifts the ball to the box post where Bailey arrives and nods his effort over the crossbar!