Liverpool equals Man City
BrotherThe reverse 2-1 win at Aston Villa in the match for round 33 of the Premier League on the evening of May 10 helped Liverpool catch up to the top of the Man City table.
The two teams have 86 points together, but Man City is ranked above by more than the difference (+68 compared to +65) and less than one game. Pep Guardiola’s teachers and students will re-establish the three-point gap with Liverpool if they win at Wolves in the match against round 33 of the Premier League today 11/5.
Sadio Mane headed Liverpool’s 2-1 scoreline at Villa Park on May 10. Image: Rex
Yesterday, Coach Jurgen Klopp changed a series of positions compared to the 1-1 draw against Tottenham last weekend. In defense, Joel Matip and Kostas Tsimikas replaced Ibrahima Konate and Andrew Robertson, respectively. Above, Curtis Jones and Naby Keita replaced Jordan Henderson and Thiago Alcantara, while Diogo Jota took the main kick of Mohamed Salah.
The squad shuffling caused Liverpool The game didn’t go well at Villa Park and conceded a goal after 3 minutes. From Lucas Digne’s cross, Douglas Luiz’s header from close range couldn’t beat Alisson, and then hit the back foot into an empty net. The Liverpool players thought that Ollie Watkins had fouled Tsimikas in the mid-air dispute, but referee Jonathan Moss and the VAR team still recognized the goal.
Just three minutes later, Liverpool equalized, also from a messy ball in the penalty area. Joining the attack in the free-kick situation, Virgil Van Dijk tried to finish without defeating Emiliano Martinez. But the ball went to Joel Matip’s position and he shot into an empty net. This is Matip’s second goal in the Premier League this season, after the first in a 6-0 win over Leeds in February. This is also the first time Aston Villa and Liverpool have scored in the first six minutes of their clash in the Premier League.
The goal helped Liverpool control the game, holding more of the ball, but the kick was quite deadlocked. The most notable opportunity came in the 19th minute, when Tsimikas hung the ball for Mane to head diagonally to the post. More than ten minutes later, the Senegal striker shot into the home net, but the goal was disallowed because Luis Diaz was offside before providing the assist.
Opposite, Aston Villa many times caused Liverpool’s goal to wobble. In the 21st minute, from Fabinho’s pass, Alisson flicked the ball and hit Watkins’ foot. But the Brazilian goalkeeper was then still able to clear the ball and correct the mistake. By the end of the first half, Philippe Coutinhoa midfielder who played for Liverpool in the period 2013-2018, coordinated with Lucas Digne on the left side and then shot from outside the penalty area.
Alisson cleared the ball before Watkins’s approach. Image: PA
Into the second half, Alexander-Arnold uncomfortable free kicks, but they all sent the ball wide in the 48th and 57th minutes. The difference only came in 65 minutes, when Diaz crossed the ball from the left wing to Mane Heading the ball to the far corner to help the away team pass. As a result, Liverpool became the second team in Premier League history to have three players reach 15 goals in a season, with Mane (15 goals), Salah (22) and Jota (15). The first club to achieve this achievement was Man City in the 2013-2014 championship season, with the trio of Yaya Toure, Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko.
Liverpool also hit the 43-goal mark in the Premier League this season, just short of the 48-goal record they set in the 2013-14 season. At that time, Liverpool finished second after Man City.
For nearly 30 minutes remaining, Liverpool struggled to keep three points. In the 68th minute, Watkins poked a slot to let Ings escape into the penalty area, but he pushed the ball too long, creating conditions for Alisson to block. About 20 minutes later, Ings hit the away team’s net from Emiliano Buendia’s slot. However, the goal was disallowed for offside. In the last minutes, Matty Cash and Buendia had two consecutive shots, but both were incorrect.
Coach Klopp directs Liverpool players in the match against Aston Villa by Steven Gerrard. Image: Reuters
The 2-1 result helps Liverpool to win all matches against the club in the lower half of the Premier League this season, winning 19 matches with a total score of 54-5. Liverpool also ran perfect before the FA Cup final against Chelsea on May 14 at Wembley.
After that, Klopp’s team will play the last two Premier League matches against Southampton on May 17 and Wolves on May 22, and then end the season with the Champions League final against Real at the Stade de France, Paris on May 28. .
Squad:
Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Luiz, Nakamba (Chukwuemeka 61), Coutinho (Buendia 70), Ings, Watkins (Traore 82).
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Jones (Thiago 61), Fabinho (Henderson 29), Keita, Jota, Mane, Diaz (Salah 71).
Hong Duy
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