Aston Villa 4-2 Liverpool: Watkins stars in win

⭐ Key Players

  • The report says Ollie Watkins scored 2 in Villa's 4-2 win.
  • The report says Virgil van Dijk replied with 2 goals in Liverpool's 4-2 defeat.
  • The report says Morgan Rogers opened the scoring before Villa took charge at 4-2.
  • The report says John McGinn added Villa's late strike to seal 4-2.

The report says Aston Villa went in front through Morgan Rogers after a short-corner routine four minutes before the break. Liverpool responded when Virgil van Dijk equalised from a Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick, and the same update says Rio Ngumoha then struck the inside of the post as the visitors pushed for a second goal.

The report says the match turned after Szoboszlai slipped deep in his own half, allowing Rogers to break forward and cross for Watkins to finish from close range. Villa kept the pressure on - Emi Buendia hit the crossbar, Giorgi Mamardashvili made a double save, and Watkins then scored again after the resulting corner. McGinn's drive into the top corner stretched the margin before Van Dijk headed another in stoppage time. The report adds there were no red cards or penalties, with those swings proving decisive in the final result.