Liverpool are losing their crucial Premier League clash at Aston Villa 1-0. Morgan Rogers has opened the scoring in the 42nd minute.
Both sides know that if they win tonight they will secure their place in next season’s Champions League.
Fourth-placed Liverpool, who are above Villa on goal difference, come into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw at home to Chelsea that was criticised by supporters. The following day Unai Emery’s fifth-placed team also dropped points, drawing 2-2 at relegated Burnley, but the mood among their fanbase was markedly different given it came on the back of qualifying for the Europa League final.
With this evening’s match also acting as a send off before Villa contest that Istanbul showpiece, expect the atmosphere to be red hot.
But just when the Reds – who are missing the injured Alexander Isak and Jeremie Frimpong – had quietened the crowd and were in control, Rogers put a brilliant finishing touch to a smartly worked short-corner routine.
Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne; Tielemans, Lindelof; McGinn, Rogers, Buendia; Watkins. Subs: Bizot, Barkley, Garcia, Abraham, Sancho, Luiz, Maatsen, Bogarde, Bailey.
Booked: Cash, Watkins.
Goal: Rogers 42.
Liverpool: Mamardashvili; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Jones; Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Ngumoha. Subs: Woodman, Robertson, Wirtz, Salah, Chiesa, Nyoni, McConnell, Ndiaye, Wright.
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