Aston Villa outgunned Liverpool in a lively Premier League clash at Villa Park, winning 4-2 with Ollie Watkins scoring twice and Morgan Rogers running the show. Virgil van Dijk headed both Liverpool goals from Dominik Szoboszlai crosses, but Villa kept finding answers. On Sofascore, the xG finished 1.91 to 1.55 in Villa’s favor, a fair reflection of a clinical home side.

Key moments at Villa Park

Rogers opened the scoring on 42 minutes, drilling in after Lucas Digne’s cutback. Van Dijk equalized early in the second half, meeting a Szoboszlai cross with a trademark header on 52 minutes. Watkins restored the lead five minutes later, then added his second in the 73rd after a flurry in the Liverpool box.

John McGinn added Villa’s fourth in the 89th minute from an Ollie Watkins assist to seal it. Van Dijk headed in again deep into stoppage time from another Szoboszlai delivery, but it was consolation only.

What the numbers say

Liverpool had more of the ball, 55% to 45%, and more total shots, 16 to 14. Villa were sharper where it mattered, landing 9 shots on target to Liverpool’s 5 and creating 5 big chances to the visitors’ 4. Crosses told a story too, with Liverpool completing 9 of 24 and Villa just 1 of 11, which makes two Van Dijk headers feel even more on brand.

Aston Villa won more ground duels at 53% and completed more dribbles at 58%. Liverpool dominated in the air, winning 62% of aerial duels, and piled on 9 corners to 4. In goal, Emiliano Martínez made 3 saves including 2 big ones and posted +0.17 goals prevented, while Giorgi Mamardashvili had 5 saves but -1.25 goals prevented.