Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
Key numbers
- Possession 62% – 38%
- Shots 14 (5 on target) – 12 (2)
- Decisive moment: 20' Darwin Núñez, FN xPts +0.6
Darwin Núñez 20'
Mohamed Salah 84'
Mohamed Salah 84'
HT 1:0
Liverpool 1st · 28 pts|Aston Villa 8th · 18 pts
Liverpool won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.02–1.38).
Player of the matchMohamed SalahDecisive moment20' Darwin Núñez+0.6
Player of the match
Mohamed Salah Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.4 (Dominant)
Game state
Liverpool ahead 70 min · level 20 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.
20'
Darwin Núñez
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Mohamed Salah +0.2
+0.6
84'
Mohamed Salah
Goal
+0.2
Liverpool
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +0.8Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3
Aston Villa
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.6Time effect −0.1→ 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
62%Possession38%
2.02Expected goals (xG)1.38
0.14xG per shot0.12
14Shots12
5Shots on target2
36%Shots on target %17%
9Shots in box9
619Passes351
88%Pass accuracy82%
2Corners9
2Saves3
11Fouls15
0Yellow cards3
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Liverpool
16 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.3 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.63 | |
| xG | 2.02 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 1.38 | 0.67 | high |
| Shots | 14 | 15.3 | |
| On target | 5 | 6.9 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 10.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 62% | 55.8% | |
| Passes | 619 | 521.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 85.8% | |
| Corners | 2 | 5.4 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 11.7 |
Aston Villa
16 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.38 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 2.02 | 0.98 | |
| Shots | 12 | 12.6 | |
| On target | 2 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 11.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 38% | 52.8% | |
| Passes | 351 | 452.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 85.6% | |
| Corners | 9 | 4.7 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 11.7 |
Timeline
- 20' Goal Darwin Núñez league goal #2 assist Mohamed Salah
- 25' Sub Trent Alexander-Arnold → Conor Bradley
- 34' Yellow Morgan Rogers
- 45+2' Sub Jacob Ramsey → John McGinn
- 45+3' Yellow Youri Tielemans
- 65' Sub Darwin Núñez → Cody Gakpo
- 65' Sub Curtis Jones → Dominik Szoboszlai
- 65' Sub Ollie Watkins → Jhon Durán
- 65' Sub Leon Bailey → Jaden Philogene-Bidace
- 74' Sub Amadou Onana → Boubacar Kamara
- 74' Sub Lucas Digne → Ian Maatsen
- 76' Yellow Boubacar Kamara
- 84' Goal Mohamed Salah league goal #8
- 87' Sub Alexis Mac Allister → Wataru Endo
Category leaders
- Key passesLuis Díaz3
- Duels wonLuis Díaz8/19
- DribblesRyan Gravenberch3/3
- Defensive actionsRyan Gravenberch7
- ShotsDarwin Núñez5 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonLuis Díaz3
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.