Aston Villa v Liverpool result

Full-time · Aston Villa 2–2 Liverpool

Premier League · Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:30 GMT · Villa Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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Aston Villa 2–2 Liverpool — this Premier League match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Aston Villa and Liverpool drew 2–2 at Villa Park in the Premier League on Wednesday 19 February. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Liverpool out-shot Aston Villa 17 to 9 and created the better chances, 2.50 xG to 0.67 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

Aston Villa led 2–1 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Liverpool: Mohamed Salah (29’, assisted by Diogo Jota) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (61’, assisted by Mohamed Salah); Aston Villa: Youri Tielemans (38’) and O. Watkins (45’, assisted by Lucas Digne).

Discipline

C. Pawson showed one yellow card — against 2.9 yellows a game across the last 16 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Aston Villa: A. Disasi (23’).

What it changes

Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Liverpool are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) 9.8, Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 8.2 and Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) 6.2 led the match.

Next up

Aston Villa next host Viking on 21 October 2026.

Liverpool next host Brighton on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Aston Villa: Aston Villa v Viking, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Liverpool: Liverpool v Brighton, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Aston Villa 2–2 Liverpool · Premier League
Venue: Villa Park · Birmingham
Referee: C. Pawson
Head-to-head (last 6): Aston Villa 0 · draws 2 · Liverpool 4 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Aston Villa 2W 2D 1L · Liverpool 3W 1D 1L

Aston Villa 2–2 Liverpool (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 2.25

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.43 / 4.88

Corners

against 5.14 / 3.88 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.57 / 5.75

Shots on target

against 4.29 / 2.63 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.71 / 2.25

Cards

against 2.71 / 2.63 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

2.88 yellows

Referee · C. Pawson

1.31 home / 1.56 away

over 16 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 February 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 February 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Aston Villa for / against	Line	Liverpool for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.43 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.88 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.43 for · 11 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.13 for · 9.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.57 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.75 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.29 for · 15 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.13 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: C. Pawson — 2.88 yellow cards a game, 0.06 red cards, 20.88 fouls over 16 matches (1.31 to the home side, 1.56 to the away side).

Home 1.31Away 1.56

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Buendía n 8	24.5	3.2 4/2	2.3 4/1	—
J. Duran n 8	44.5	2.5 6/2	1.3 5/0	—
M. Rogers n 8	87.3	2.3 7/5	1 6/2	C. Jones
A. Onana n 8	56.1	2 5/3	1.2 3/2	—
J. McGinn n 8	67	1.8 6/3	1.8 6/4	A. Mac Allister

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Duran n 8	44.5	3.3 6/4	1.8 4/2
D. Malen n 8	40.4	2.5 5/3	1.4 4/1
E. Buendía n 8	24.5	2.3 4/1	0.9 2/0
O. Watkins n 8	80.1	2.2 7/5	1.4 7/1
Marco Asensio n 8	41.8	2.2 4/2	1.1 2/1

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. Watkins n 8	80.1	0.6 4/0	0.6 3/1
J. Duran n 8	44.5	1 4/0	0 0/0
M. Rogers n 8	87.3	0.5 2/1	0.3 2/0
M. Rashford n 8	47	0.7 2/1	0 0/0
J. Ramsey n 8	64.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Kamara n 8	80.8	3.3 6/5
E. Buendía n 8	24.5	3.2 4/2
A. Onana n 8	56.1	3 5/5
I. Maatsen n 8	40.6	2.8 5/2
M. Cash n 8	77.6	2.5 6/5

Liverpool

Liverpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Mac Allister n 8	69.3	2.4 7/4	1.5 6/2	J. McGinn
L. Díaz n 8	71.6	2 5/4	1.6 6/3	—
C. Jones n 8	45.5	1.7 5/2	1.2 4/1	M. Rogers
Diogo Jota n 8	48.6	1.6 4/3	0.7 2/1	—
J. McConnell n 8	48.3	1.6 5/2	0.7 3/0	—

Liverpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Mohamed Salah n 8	88.8	3.4 8/7	2.2 8/5
F. Chiesa n 8	45.4	3.2 6/5	2 4/3
D. Núñez n 8	38.5	2.6 4/3	1.5 4/1
C. Gakpo n 8	72.3	2.5 7/5	1.4 7/2
J. Danns n 8	26.9	2.5 3/2	2.5 3/2

Liverpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Danns n 8	26.9	1.3 2/1	0 0/0
Mohamed Salah n 8	88.8	0.9 6/1	0.3 2/0
C. Gakpo n 8	72.3	0.6 3/1	0.2 1/0
Harvey Elliott n 8	45.8	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
Trent Alexander-Arnold n 8	62.6	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0

Liverpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Trent Alexander-Arnold n 8	62.6	3.2 7/5
A. Mac Allister n 8	69.3	2.8 6/4
C. Bradley n 8	57.9	2.7 5/5
C. Jones n 8	45.5	2.7 4/3
J. McConnell n 8	48.3	2.6 7/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Aston Villa		Liverpool
52%	Possession	48%
0.67	Expected goals (xG)	2.50
9	Shots	17
4	Shots on target	3
3	Shots off target	10
2	Blocked shots	4
5	Shots inside the box	14
6	Corners	8
3	Offsides	2
8	Fouls	6
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	1
449	Passes	407
84%	Pass accuracy	84%

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Martínez	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Disasi	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
T. Mings	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
Y. Tielemans	90	1	0	1	1	0	5	0	7.9
M. Rogers	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
O. Watkins	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7
J. McGinn	86	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.7
L. Digne	78	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	7.2
Andrés García	67	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6
Marco Asensio	67	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
M. Rashford	67	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
M. Cash sub	23	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.2
J. Ramsey sub	23	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
D. Malen sub	23	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.7
I. Maatsen sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Bogarde sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7

Liverpool player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Alisson Becker	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
I. Konaté	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	7.9
V. van Dijk	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	6.9
A. Robertson	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.3
R. Gravenberch	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Mohamed Salah	90	1	1	2	1	2	0	8
D. Szoboszlai	90	0	0	2	1	3	1	7.7
C. Jones	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	6.9
A. Mac Allister	81	0	0	0	0	0	5	7
Trent Alexander-Arnold	66	1	0	1	1	4	1	7.6
Diogo Jota	66	0	1	5	0	1	1	7.3
D. Núñez sub	24	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.2
C. Bradley sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Díaz sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Quansah sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Aston Villa v Liverpool — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Aston VillaDWLWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

LiverpoolWWLDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Aston Villa 0 · 2 draws · Liverpool 4 · 3.33 goals/game

2024-11-09 Liverpool 2–0 Aston Villa
2024-05-13 Aston Villa 3–3 Liverpool
2023-09-03 Liverpool 3–0 Aston Villa
2023-05-20 Liverpool 1–1 Aston Villa
2022-12-26 Aston Villa 1–3 Liverpool
2022-05-10 Aston Villa 1–2 Liverpool

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Aston Villa#6 pos66 pts38 pl+7 GD

Liverpool#1 pos84 pts38 pl+45 GD

Goals per game

Aston Villa scored1.53

Liverpool scored2.26

Aston Villa conceded1.34

Liverpool conceded1.08

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What is the head-to-head record between Aston Villa and Liverpool?: In their last 6 meetings, Aston Villa won 0, Liverpool won 4 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Aston Villa and Liverpool?: Recent form — Aston Villa 2W 2D 1L; Liverpool 3W 1D 1L.

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