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Conclusion:
Then Klopp can still celebrate: His Liverpool FC wins away at Aston Villa a bit lucky, but deserves 2-1. Although the Reds started the second round energetically – but then the game rippled along for a while. It was Mané who got the lead for his colors a bit out of nowhere. Then it got wilder again: First the LFC pushed to 3:1 before the Lions came close to equalizing in the final quarter of an hour. Except for a retracted goal and an Ings shot, not much jumped out. Despite the tremors at the end, the win is okay for Liverpool because of the bigger shares in the game. The FA Cup final is against Chelsea on Saturday. Villa travel to Crystal Palace in La Liga on Sunday.
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10:55 p.m
Referee Moss lets the game continue beyond the stoppage time indicated. It’s not really necessary, after all there were no further breaks due to injuries or the like.
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22:52
Buendia nods a corner from the right at the first post over the crossbar. Time is ticking for the guests who have registered.
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22:51
Official stoppage time (minutes): 4
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10:49 p.m
Cash receives the ball on the right, but slams it into the side netting from a rather uncritical position. The reds begin to tremble.
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22:46
Ings meets – but the goal doesn’t count! Buendia leverages the ball from the center to the half-right into the box. Ings shoos him from a slightly acute angle and nine meters flat through Alisson’s legs into the net. However, it was rightly decided to be offside.
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10:44 p.m
Alisson vs Ings! The Lions forward spins around his opponents several times on the right side of the box. From an acute angle he checks Alisson, who defends in the middle. Luckily for him, the lurking Chukwuemeka can’t capitalize on it.
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10:43 p.m
Keita! The ex-Leipziger throws a weak header defense from the home side from 20 meters with a dropkick on goal. The pill just flies by to the right.
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22:42
Gerrard brings a new fresh force. Traore takes over for Watkins.
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22:41
Bertrand Traore comes on as a substitute at Aston Villa
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22:41
Ollie Watkins is substituted at Aston Villa
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10:40 p.m
Although the guests are overwhelmingly superior here, everything still seems to be possible here. Villa only needs one successful attack to almost certainly shatter the opposition’s championship dreams.
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22:36
Liverpool are pushing. First Salah fails with a flick to the long corner against a man in wine red and sky blue standing in front of the line. A little later, Matip sends a Tsimikas corner from the left into Martínez’s arms.
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22:31
Blessed is the one who can change like this: Klopp sends Salah into the race for Díaz.
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22:31
Mo Salah comes on as a substitute at Liverpool FC
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22:31
Luis Diaz comes off the bench at Liverpool FC
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10:30 p.m
The next new man at AVFC: Buendia comes for Coutinho.
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22:29
Emiliano Buendia comes on at Aston Villa
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22:29
Substitution at Aston Villa: Coutinho
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22:29
Ings! After a pass through Watkins’ half-left attack lane, the striker appears relatively free in front of Alisson. But because he puts the leather too far forward, the goalkeeper can defuse the situation.
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22:24
Tooor for Liverpool FC, 1-2 by Sadio Mané
All of a sudden the reds go in front! After winning the ball in midfield as a result of a throw-in, things happen at lightning speed: Henderson sends Díaz up front on the left. The 25-year-old finds Mané seven meters centrally in front of the goal with his half-high cross. The attacker nods off ice-cold right into the net.
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22:23
One change on both sides. Gerrard brings in Chukwuemeka for Nakamba. Klopp trades Thiago for Jones.
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22:22
Substitution at Liverpool FC: Thiago
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22:22
Curtis Jones comes off the bench at Liverpool FC
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22:21
Carney Chukwuemeka comes on as a substitute at Aston Villa
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22:21
Substitution at Aston Villa: Marvelous Nakamba
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22:20
One hour has passed. Liverpool really constricts their opponents, but just can’t get into the dangerous areas.
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22:17
Again it is Alexander-Arnold who is ready for a free kick from a similar position. This time, however, he chases the game device out of bounds at full speed, clearly past the goalie corner.
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10:15 p.m
The Reds are not really running out of time. Nevertheless, they would have to slowly but surely shift up a gear here. At the moment, their offensive game is too predictable.
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22:12
Tsimikas clears Watkins in his own box just to the left of the goal. Otherwise the 26-year-old would have had a clear shot. The Clarets & Blue Army is also still in the running here.
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22:09
Coutinho has a lot of space in front of him on a counterattack on the right. However, the Brazilian doesn’t try a shot or a cross – and ends up slipping away. There was more in it.
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22:08
Tight number! Alexander-Arnold twirls a free kick from 21 meters from the left just wide of the left corner of the goal.
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22:07
Kick-off 2nd half
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21:52
Mid-term conclusion:
Break in Birmingham, Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool. The Villans started like the fire brigade with Douglas Luiz’ goal, but conceded the quick equalizer in the sixth minute through Matip. It went back and forth as a result, both sides had good opportunities. As the game progressed, the higher individual class of the Reds became noticeable. However, Mané and Keïta missed good chances. So it’s still 1:1 here – unlikely that the final score will be the same. It remains exciting. See you soon!
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21:49
… the right-back runs high to the second post to Jota, whose header to the near corner does not reach the jumping Mané. Then it’s over for the time being.
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21:47
After a fine solo by Matip through midfield, Alexander-Arnold takes another corner…
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21:45
Official injury time (minutes): 3
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21:44
The first half is coming to an end. Not much is happening at the moment.
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21:42
Alexander-Arnold just takes heart from a distance. However, his shot clearly goes over it.
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21:38
Furthermore, there is an incredible amount of speed in this match. It’s actually surprising that it’s only 1:1.
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21:35
great thing for Keita! Alexander-Arnold is released wonderfully on the right flank. His flat flank finds nine meters in front of goal Keïta, who, however, shoots at his own supporting leg.
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21:34
At the other end, Coutinhi dances through several opponents on the left using Digne. His direct acceptance from 22 meters from half-left rushes over it.
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21:33
Mané nets, but the booth doesn’t count! Keïta puts through for Díaz, who is offside, who lays it clear in front of Martínez for Mané. Although the Senegalese hits the goal, the excited referee correctly decides that Díaz is offside.
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21:30
There is the announced change. Captain Henderson replaces Fabinho.
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21:30
Jordan Henderson comes on at Liverpool FC
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21:29
Fabinho comes off the bench at Liverpool FC
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21:28
Fabinho loses the ball in midfield, runs after it and quickly grabs his back thigh. He will have to be replaced.
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21:24
That was already clear hotter! A short corner lands in McGinn’s left field. His cross falls on the first post Ings on the skull, but from there over the box. Alisson strayed through the five and almost got duped.
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21:23
The Gerrard Elf is out of the loop for the moment. A few moments ago, Alisson almost lost the ball just outside his own penalty area. Otherwise, however, the men in front have caught themselves.
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21:20
Mane! The 30-year-old stands in the air from the left after Tsimika’s cross and nods the pill from a central eight meters to the left corner. He just beheads it past the housing.
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21:19
The LFC is slowly trying to increase the number of strokes. Again and again, high balls come into the sixteen meter area of the hosts. So far, however, they have mostly got it under control.
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21:15
For the first time we experience something like a break. Liverpool generate a lot of possession without creating serious danger.
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21:12
Dangerous! Cash is sent right side out to the baseline. Matip almost pokes his low cross into his own net.
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21:09
An amazing start at Villa Park. Both teams have their sights up and are incredibly offensive. It can go on like this.
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21:06
Tooor for Liverpool FC, 1-1 by Joel Matip
What is going on here? As a result of a free kick from the right half field there is a turmoil in the middle. Jota pursues a rebound to the left corner of the five-meter space with his stretched leg against an opponent, whom he also hits. However, the scene continues: after Jota’s “pass” in a one-on-one against Martínez from a tight left angle, van Dijk is only the second winner. Matip is then right in the middle three meters in front of the goal Ex-Schalke’s feet, which only needs to be inserted.
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21:03
Tooor for Aston Villa, 1-0 through Douglas Luiz
The very early lead for Aston Villa! First, Watkins fails from half-left from 13 meters to Alisson. On the second attempt, the marble moves from the right to the left wing, where Digne crosses it again to the back post. Douglas Luiz prevails robustly in a header duel and dusts off from close range after Alisson was only able to parry his first attempt going forward.
20:44
On the other hand, the Villans are in no man’s land of the table. With a nine-point lead over the first relegation zone, nothing is burning down below. Nothing is possible going forward either – so they can play freely today. They owe this starting position to their most recent series. The triumph over Norwich City (2-0), who had already been relegated, was followed by an away win at Burnley FC (3-1), who were in acute danger of relegation. The freestyle can now follow the duty.
20:21
It was an annoying loss of points that the Reds had to accept recently. In the championship race, they lost two important points to Manchester City due to the draw against Tottenham Hotspur (1-1). With only three matches left to play and the slightly weaker goal difference, the second title under coach Jürgen Klopp seems to be a long way off. Either way, at Aston Villa, anything but a win would be the final knockout in the fight for England’s football crown.
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Hello and welcome to the Premier League matchday 33 catch-up game! Aston Villa receives a visit from Liverpool FC today. Kick-off is at 9:00 p.m.