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Liverpool 4-3 Villarreal, Champions League

Champions League · Matchday 3Full time
Liverpool
  • Mac Allister 36′, 65′
  • Araujo 45+2′
  • Wirtz 69′

4–3

xG 2.37 – 1.61

Half time 2–2

Villarreal
  • Mikautadze 4′
  • Cardona 29′
  • Oluwaseyi 87′
Kick-off
Venue
Anfield
Referee
Szymon Marciniak
Attendance
59,610
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Liverpool 4-3 Villarreal. xG 2.4-1.6.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Liverpool

4-2-3-1 · Andoni Iraola

Avg rating 7.30

Villarreal

4-2-3-1 · Inigo Pérez

Avg rating 6.38

  • Alisson

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Liverpool

    90′ played

    5.7

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Tsimikas

    #21 · Left-back · Liverpool

    90′ played

    8.4

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.18

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
    Player page

  • van Dijk

    #4 · Centre-back · Liverpool

    90′ played

    5.6

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
    Player page

  • Jacquet

    #5 · Centre-back · Liverpool

    74′ played

    6.5

    Off 74′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Araujo

    #33 · Right-back · Liverpool

    45′ played

    7.4

    1 goalOff 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.43
    Player page

  • Mac Allister

    #10 · Defensive midfielder · Liverpool

    90′ played

    9.3

    2 goals

    Passing

    xA
    0.09

    Attack

    xG
    1.09
    Player page

  • Nyoni

    #42 · Defensive midfielder · Liverpool

    81′ played

    7.9

    Off 81′

    Passing

    xA
    0.09

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
    Player page

  • Gakpo

    #18 · Left winger · Liverpool

    90′ played

    8.5

    1 assist

    xG
    0.17

    Passing

    xA
    0.20
    Player page

  • Gravenberch

    #38 · Attacking midfielder · Liverpool

    90′ played

    7.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.05

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
    Player page

  • Ngumoha

    #73 · Right winger · Liverpool

    74′ played

    9.0

    2 assistsOff 74′Player of the match

    xG
    0.10

    Passing

    xA
    0.97
    Player page

  • Koumas

    #67 · Forward · Liverpool

    66′ played

    6.4

    Off 66′

    xG
    0.00
    Player page

  • Gulácsi

    #25 · Goalkeeper · Villarreal

    90′ played

    5.7

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Cardona

    #23 · Left-back · Villarreal

    90′ played

    5.6

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.72
    Player page

  • Navarro

    #6 · Centre-back · Villarreal

    90′ played

    5.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Veiga

    #12 · Centre-back · Villarreal

    90′ played

    5.6

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Mouriño

    #15 · Right-back · Villarreal

    90′ played

    6.4

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
    Player page

  • Comesaña

    #14 · Defensive midfielder · Villarreal

    78′ played

    6.1

    Off 78′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Gueye

    #18 · Defensive midfielder · Villarreal

    90′ played

    7.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
    Player page

  • Moleiro

    #10 · Left winger · Villarreal

    54′ played

    6.2

    Off 54′

    xG
    0.03

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Saliba

    #24 · Attacking midfielder · Villarreal

    45′ played

    6.9

    1 assistOff 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.19

    Attack

    xG
    0.08
    Player page

  • Buchanan

    #17 · Right winger · Villarreal

    60′ played

    6.6

    Off 60′

    xG
    0.04

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
    Player page

  • Mikautadze

    #9 · Forward · Villarreal

    60′ played

    7.5

    1 goalOff 60′

    xG
    0.24

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

Bench

  • Wirtz

    #7 · Substitute · Liverpool

    45′ played

    8.7

    1 goalOn 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.05

    Attack

    xG
    0.28
    Player page

  • Isak

    #9 · Substitute · Liverpool

    24′ played

    6.1

    On 66′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
    Player page

  • Gomez

    #2 · Substitute · Liverpool

    16′ played

    6.7

    On 74′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Barcola

    #29 · Substitute · Liverpool

    16′ played

    6.4

    On 74′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • McConnell

    #53 · Substitute · Liverpool

    9′ played

    On 81′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

Bench

  • Oluwaseyi

    #21 · Substitute · Villarreal

    45′ played

    7.1

    1 goalOn 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.26
    Player page

  • Foyth

    #8 · Substitute · Villarreal

    36′ played

    5.9

    On 54′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
    Player page

  • Freeman

    #3 · Substitute · Villarreal

    30′ played

    6.5

    On 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.10
    Player page

  • Ayoze

    #22 · Substitute · Villarreal

    30′ played

    7.4

    1 assistOn 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.22

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
    Player page

  • Gerard Moreno

    #7 · Substitute · Villarreal

    12′ played

    5.9

    On 78′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
    Player page

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Side by side

The numbers

  • 53%Possession47%
    LIV 53%, VIL 47%.
  • 2.37Expected goals (xG)1.61
    LIV 2.37, VIL 1.61.
  • 2.37Non-penalty xG1.61
    LIV 2.37, VIL 1.61.
  • 3.86xG on target2.14
    LIV 3.86, VIL 2.14.
  • 22Shots14
    LIV 22, VIL 14.
  • 7On target5
    LIV 7, VIL 5.
  • 3Big chances3
    LIV 3, VIL 3.
  • 544Passes499
    LIV 544, VIL 499.
  • 86%Pass accuracy84%
    LIV 86%, VIL 84%.
  • 7Corners2
    LIV 7, VIL 2.
  • 22Tackles16
    LIV 22, VIL 16.
  • 13Interceptions14
    LIV 13, VIL 14.
  • 3.8PPDA (lower = more pressing)7.3
    LIV 3.8, VIL 7.3.
  • 12Fouls10
    LIV 12, VIL 10.
  • 0Yellow cards2
    LIV 0, VIL 2.
  • 0Red cards0
    LIV 0, VIL 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

LiverpoolVillarreal
  1. 4′
    Goal, Mikautadze0–1
  2. 27′
    Yellow card, Moleiro
  3. 29′
    Goal, Cardona (Saliba)0–2
  4. Goal, Mac Allister (Tsimikas)1–2
    36′
  5. 41′
    Yellow card, Mouriño
  6. Goal, Araujo (Ngumoha)2–2
    45+2′
  7. Substitution, Wirtz (Off Araujo)
    46′
  8. 46′
    Substitution, Oluwaseyi (Off Saliba)
  9. 54′
    Substitution, Foyth (Off Moleiro)
  10. 60′
    Substitution, Freeman (Off Mikautadze / Buchanan)
  11. 60′
    Substitution, Ayoze (Off Mikautadze / Buchanan)
  12. Goal, Mac Allister (Ngumoha)3–2
    65′
  13. Substitution, Isak (Off Koumas)
    66′
  14. Goal, Wirtz (Gakpo)4–2
    69′
  15. Substitution, Gomez (Off Jacquet / Ngumoha)
    74′
  16. Substitution, Barcola (Off Jacquet / Ngumoha)
    74′
  17. 78′
    Substitution, Gerard Moreno (Off Comesaña)
  18. Substitution, McConnell (Off Nyoni)
    81′
  19. 87′
    Goal, Oluwaseyi (Ayoze)4–3

Photos: Paté kroute / CC0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Werner100359 / CC0 · Agencia de Noticias ANDES / CC BY-SA 2.0 · David J Nelson Sports Photography / CC0 · Mikael Hervestad / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Rolandhino1 / CC BY-SA 4.0

36 shots

Every shot

← VIL attack

LIV attack →

Mac Allister 65′Liverpool · Goal · Open play · Right foot0.97xGOT0.88xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Liverpool2.37xG

Villarreal1.61xG

Full time4–3

0.01.02.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Mikautadze 4′Cardona 29′Mac Allister 36′Araujo 45+2′Mac Allister 65′Wirtz 69′Oluwaseyi 87′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Liverpool on top68%

Villarreal on top32%

HT0′–5′: Villarreal on top5′–10′: Liverpool on top10′–15′: Liverpool on top15′–20′: Liverpool on top20′–25′: Liverpool on top25′–30′: Villarreal on top30′–35′: Liverpool on top35′–40′: Liverpool on top40′–45′: Liverpool on top45′–50′: Liverpool on top50′–55′: Liverpool on top55′–60′: Liverpool on top60′–65′: Liverpool on top65′–70′: Liverpool on top70′–75′: Villarreal on top75′–80′: Villarreal on top80′–85′: Villarreal on top85′–90′: Villarreal on top90′–95′: Villarreal on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

8Gravenberch33Mac Allister52Nyoni25Jacquet42van Dijk30Araujo18Ngumoha7Koumas12Alisson27Tsimikas25Gakpo

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Liverpool · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: van Dijk and Nyoni, 21 passes.Centralisation index 0.11: Nyoni made 2.1× an even share of the passes.
15Mikautadze35Navarro30Gueye20Moleiro20Cardona19Gulácsi16Saliba23Mouriño16Buchanan18Veiga19Comesaña

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Villarreal · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Gulácsi and Navarro, 13 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Navarro made 1.7× an even share of the passes.

Liverpool leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.11 against 0.07).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 52), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 21).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.