Adrian Bishop
Liverpool defeated Villarreal in a breathless encounter at Anfield to maintain their perfect start to their UEFA Champions League league stage campaign.
UEFA Champions League
Liverpool v Villarreal Timeline
- 4' - Goal for Villarreal! Scored by Georges Mikautadze.
- 27' - Yellow card for Alberto Moleiro.
- 29' - Goal for Villarreal! Scored by Sergi Cardona, assisted by Nathan Saliba.
- 36' - Goal for Liverpool! Scored by Alexis Mac Allister, assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 41' - Yellow card for Santiago Mourino.
- 45+2' - Goal for Liverpool! Scored by Ronald Araujo, assisted by Rio Ngumoha.
- 46' - Substitution for Liverpool. Florian Wirtz replaced Ronald Araujo.
- 46' - Substitution for Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi replaced Nathan Saliba.
- 54' - Substitution for Villarreal. Juan Foyth replaced Alberto Moleiro.
- 60' - Substitution for Villarreal. Alex Freeman and Ayoze Perez replaced Tajon Buchanan and Georges Mikautadze.
- 65' - Goal for Liverpool! Scored by Alexis Mac Allister, assisted by Rio Ngumoha.
- 67' - Substitution for Liverpool. Alexander Isak replaced Lewis Koumas.
- 69' - Goal for Liverpool! Scored by Florian Wirtz, assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 74' - Substitution for Liverpool. Joseph Gomez and Bradley Barcola replaced Jeremy Jacquet and Rio Ngumoha.
- 78' - Substitution for Villarreal. Gerard Moreno replaced Santi Comesana.
- 81' - Substitution for Liverpool. James McConnell replaced Trey Nyoni.
- 87' - Goal for Villarreal! Scored by Tani Oluwaseyi, assisted by Ayoze Perez.
Liverpool v Villarreal Match Stats
Liverpool | 4-3 | Villarreal |
53% | Possession | 47% |
22 | Shots | 14 |
2.37 | Expected Goals | 1.58 |
7 | Shots on Target | 5 |
3 | Big Chances | 3 |
2 | Goalkeeper Saves | 4 |
7 | Corners | 2 |
541 | Passes | 498 |
12 | Fouls Committed | 10 |
8 | Clearances | 27 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
