Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
Key numbers
- Possession 64% – 36%
- Shots 17 (4 on target) – 9 (3)
- Decisive moment: 3' Dominik Szoboszlai, FN xPts +0.5
Dominik Szoboszlai 3'
Matty Cash 22' (OG)
Mohamed Salah 55'
Matty Cash 22' (OG)
Mohamed Salah 55'
HT 2:0
Liverpool 5th → 3rd · 10 pts|Aston Villa 8th → 10th · 6 pts
Liverpool won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.47–0.66).
Player of the matchTrent Alexander-ArnoldDecisive moment3' Dominik Szoboszlai+0.5
Player of the match
Trent Alexander-Arnold Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Liverpool ahead 87 min · level 3 min · Aston Villa ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
3'
Dominik Szoboszlai
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Trent Alexander-Arnold +0.2
+0.5
22'
Matty Cash
Own goal
−0.1
55'
Mohamed Salah
Goal · assist Darwin Núñez
0.0
Liverpool
Expected (last two seasons) 2.3Own moments +0.5Opponent moments +0.2Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Aston Villa
Expected (last two seasons) 0.5Own moments −0.1Opponent moments −0.4Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
LiverpoolAston Villa
64%Possession36%
2.47Expected goals (xG)0.66
0.15xG per shot0.07
17Shots9
4Shots on target3
24%Shots on target %33%
11Shots in box9
694Passes388
91%Pass accuracy81%
7Corners3
3Saves2
12Fouls7
0Yellow cards1
6Offsides1
Compared with usual
Liverpool
3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg |
|---|
Aston Villa
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 3.2 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 0.66 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 2.47 | 0.95 | |
| Shots | 9 | 15.8 | |
| On target | 3 | 7 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 8.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 36% | 56.2% | |
| Passes | 388 | 523.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 87.8% | |
| Corners | 3 | 5.6 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 11.4 |
Timeline
- 3' Goal Dominik Szoboszlai league goal #1 assist Trent Alexander-Arnold
- 19' Sub Diego Carlos → Leon Bailey
- 22' Goal Matty Cash (OG)
- 26' Yellow Boubacar Kamara
- 55' Goal Mohamed Salah league goal #2 assist Darwin Núñez
- 64' Sub Curtis Jones → Harvey Elliott
- 65' Sub Darwin Núñez → Cody Gakpo
- 65' Sub Luis Díaz → Diogo Jota
- 65' Sub Leon Bailey → Nicolò Zaniolo
- 71' Sub Trent Alexander-Arnold → Jarell Quansah
- 72' Sub Douglas Luiz → Youri Tielemans
- 73' Sub Ollie Watkins → Jhon Durán
- 87' Sub Alexis Mac Allister → Wataru Endo
Category leaders
- Key passesTrent Alexander-Arnold5
- Duels wonDouglas Luiz6/8
- DribblesPau Torres3/5
- Defensive actionsLucas Digne7
- ShotsMohamed Salah4 (on target 3)
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.