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Liverpool 1-1 Aston Villa: Roberto Firmino and Jacob Ramsey score

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Jacob Ramsey scores for Aston Villa

Roberto Firmino scored an 89th-minute equaliser to salvage a draw against Aston Villa and keep alive Liverpool’s faint hopes of a top-four Premier League finish.

Jurgen Klopp’s side are three points behind Newcastle United and Manchester United with one game remaining, meaning their two rivals need just one point from their final two games to secure Champions League qualification for next season.

The fact it remains mathematically possible, if perhaps unlikely, is down to the departing Firmino sneaking in at the near post to convert Mohamed Salah’s low cross.

The visitors will be disappointed not to have claimed all three points after an impressive display.

They had a golden opportunity to lead midway through the first half when Ibrahima Konate tripped Ollie Watkins in the box, but the striker sent his penalty wide.

Unai Emery’s men continued to push on and grabbed a deserved first-half goal through Jacob Ramsey’s sweet guided volley at the back post from Douglas Luiz’s cross.

Liverpool improved thereafter and thought they had equalised when Cody Gakpo converted following a scramble, but the effort was ruled out for offside in the build-up.

Villa maintain their European aspirations by moving up to seventh after the draw, but missed out on going sixth as a result of the late equaliser.

Firmino’s fitting farewell

This was a costly two points dropped by Liverpool, who really needed to win after Manchester United edged to a victory against Bournemouth that may be the key to sealing a top-four place.

The Reds came into the contest on the back of a resurgence in form, winning their last seven league games to spark hopes of playing in Europe’s elite club competition next season.

But they trailed for a large part of the game against Villa and needed the intervention of substitute Firmino, who set the place rocking with his leveller in front of the Kop.

The Brazil forward will leave the club at the end of the season and has provided plenty of memorable moments in a red shirt but he and his team-mates could not find a winner despite 10 minutes of added on time.

James Milner was also given a generous send-off in his final game at Anfield at full-time but Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who are also leaving, missed out through injury.

The goal was Liverpool’s 99th in all competitions but their problems have been at the back as they again failed to keep a clean sheet and conceded a 43rd league goal this season – the most in a full campaign under Klopp.

Luis Diaz headed wide in the best chance of a poor first half, while Salah and the in-form Trent Alexander-Arnold both fired straight at Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez before Firmino’s late intervention.

More to follow.

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Liverpool

Starting XI

  1. Squad number1Player nameAlisson
    Average rating

    5.80

  2. Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold
    Average rating

    5.43

  3. Squad number5Player nameKonaté
    Average rating

    5.33

  4. Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
    Average rating

    5.44

  5. Squad number26Player nameRobertson
    Average rating

    5.42

  6. Squad number17Player nameJones
    Average rating

    5.32

  7. Squad number3Player nameFabinho
    Average rating

    5.31

  8. Squad number14Player nameHenderson
    Average rating

    5.26

  9. Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah
    Average rating

    5.69

  10. Squad number18Player nameGakpo
    Average rating

    5.66

  11. Squad number23Player nameDíaz
    Average rating

    5.54

Substitutes

  1. Squad number7Player nameMilner
    Average rating

    5.51

  2. Squad number9Player nameRoberto Firmino
    Average rating

    7.72

  3. Squad number19Player nameElliott
    Average rating

    5.51

  4. Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota
    Average rating

    5.58

  5. Squad number21Player nameTsimikas
    Average rating

    5.43

Aston Villa

Starting XI

  1. Squad number1Player nameE Martínez

    Average rating

    6.47

  2. Squad number2Player nameCash

    Average rating

    6.49

  3. Squad number4Player nameKonsa

    Average rating

    6.39

  4. Squad number5Player nameMings

    Average rating

    6.63

  5. Squad number27Player nameDigne

    Average rating

    6.27

  6. Squad number44Player nameKamara

    Average rating

    6.40

  7. Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz

    Average rating

    6.56

  8. Squad number31Player nameBailey

    Average rating

    6.33

  9. Squad number7Player nameMcGinn

    Average rating

    6.57

  10. Squad number41Player nameJ Ramsey

    Average rating

    6.96

  11. Squad number11Player nameWatkins

    Average rating

    6.21

Substitutes

  1. Squad number10Player nameBuendía

    Average rating

    6.38

  2. Squad number15Player nameÁlex Moreno

    Average rating

    6.24

  3. Squad number18Player nameYoung

    Average rating

    6.36

  4. Squad number22Player nameDurán

    Average rating

    5.99

  5. Squad number32Player nameDendoncker

    Average rating

    6.05

Line-ups

Liverpool

Formation 4-3-3

1Alisson

66Alexander-Arnold5Konaté4van Dijk26Robertson

17Jones3Fabinho14Henderson

11Salah18Gakpo23Díaz

  • 1Alisson
  • 66Alexander-ArnoldBooked at 66mins
  • 5KonatéBooked at 20mins
  • 4van Dijk
  • 26RobertsonSubstituted forTsimikasat 72′minutes
  • 17JonesSubstituted forJotaat 63′minutes
  • 3FabinhoBooked at 80minsSubstituted forElliottat 81′minutes
  • 14HendersonSubstituted forMilnerat 72′minutes
  • 11Salah
  • 18Gakpo
  • 23DíazSubstituted forFirminoat 72′minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Gomez
  • 7Milner
  • 9Firmino
  • 19Elliott
  • 20Jota
  • 21Tsimikas
  • 28Carvalho
  • 32Matip
  • 62Kelleher

Aston Villa

Formation 4-2-3-1

1E Martínez

2Cash4Konsa5Mings27Digne

44Kamara6Douglas Luiz

31Bailey7McGinn41J Ramsey

11Watkins

  • 1E MartínezBooked at 77mins
  • 2Cash
  • 4KonsaBooked at 90mins
  • 5MingsBooked at 45mins
  • 27DigneBooked at 53minsSubstituted forMorenoat 53′minutesSubstituted forBuendíaat 65′minutes
  • 44Kamara
  • 6Douglas LuizSubstituted forDendonckerat 87′minutes
  • 31BaileySubstituted forYoungat 53′minutesBooked at 90mins
  • 7McGinn
  • 41J Ramsey
  • 11WatkinsSubstituted forDuránat 87′minutes

Substitutes

  • 9Traoré
  • 10Buendía
  • 15Moreno
  • 18Young
  • 22Durán
  • 25Olsen
  • 32Dendoncker
  • 38Sinisalo
Referee:
John Brooks

Match Stats

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Match ends, Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 1.

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