Game #5033
Aston Villa
Monday, 24 August 2009


Won
12th (+4)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Liverpool
Anfield
Attendance: 43,667
🟩 24 Aug 2009, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Anfield
Liverpool
1-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Nicky Shorey | 45’+2 | Nigel Reo-Coker | 75’ |
🟩 24 Aug 2009, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 24 August 2009
🟨 | 12’ Booking, Ashley Young
⚽ | 34’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Lucas Leiva
⚽ | 45’+2 Goal, 2-0, Curtis Davies, Assist by Nicky Shorey
🕒 | HT Liverpool 0-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | 57’ Booking, Nigel Reo-Coker
🥅 | 72’ Goal, 2-1, (Liverpool), Fernando Torres
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 3-1, Ashley Young (pen)
🔁 | 80’ Sub off, Ashley Young, Sub on, Emile Heskey
🕒 | FT Liverpool 1-3 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Possession F | 32%
Possession A | 68%
Shots F | 7
Shots A | 21
Shots on Target F | 4
Shots on Target A | 12
Corners F | 2
Corners A | 3
Fouls F | 11
Fouls A | 15
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 24 Aug 2009, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Anfield

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 24 August 2009
Just as an early season pall of gloom was beginning to descend after successive defeats, Villa deliver one of their best performances for months to see off Liverpool at Anfield and suddenly, against expectation, Villa's season is up and running.
That result however is overshadowed as Martin O'Neill remains his tetchy self and takes the opportunity to let everyone know it after recording just his third win in nineteen matches.
It is O’Neill’s 3rd major ricket during his time as Villa boss. After the sale of Gary Cahill and his Moscow Moment, by displaying his petulant side in response to what he sees as unjust criticism of his performance, O'Neill appears to be putting his own interests above those of the club that employs him. That is never a good look.
On the debit side, given Villa’s recent form under O’Neill the fans' concerns are understandable. That there is also widespread concern around a perceived lack of activity in the transfer market to improve what remained a paper thin squad was amplified by O’Neill’s short shrift and the fact that clubs around Villa had in contrast invested heavily.
On the credit side, despite the difficulties caused by the Moscow Moment in 2008-09, Villa are immeasurably improved from where they were before O'Neill arrived, and signings, such as the injured Stewart Downing have been made, and will undoubtedly offer greater depth.
However what is clearly unnecessary and easily avoidable is picking a fight over a difference of opinion - a more measured personality would look at the bigger picture and grasp the opportunity to prove the doubters wrong.
O'Neill though is a combustible character and has proven on more than one occasion to be his own worst enemy.
The third major chasm then has opened up between O’Neill and the fanbase that largely still fete him, but each one, frustratingly, has been easily avoidable if the manager allowed reason rather than reaction to dictate his behaviour.
Ashley Young makes his 100th start for the club (103rd Appearance) to make it W32 D31 L29, 22 Goals, 32 Assists, 17 Bookings and 1 Red Card.
🟩 24 Aug 2009, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Anfield

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Liverpool


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 2005-06
🟩 24 Aug 2009, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Anfield
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 2009-10 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Game | #2 |
Manager Game | #141 |
Monday, 24 August 2009
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🟩 24 Aug 2009, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Martin O’Neill | 🇬🇧 | County Londonderry, 2006-2010
Referee: Martin Atkinson | 🏴 | West Riding, 2006-2021
Kick off: 8.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 | 2006-2010
🕒 141 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 | 45 🟥 41 | 1.49
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 24 Aug 2009, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Anfield

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Martin Atkinson | 🏴 | West Riding, 2006-2021
Assistants: Philip Sharp, Trevor Massey
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Ashley Young
🟨 Nigel Reo-Coker
CARDS

🟨 Pepe Reina
🟨 Martin Škrtel
🟨 Fernando Torres
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 24 Aug 2009, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Anfield

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Brad Friedel, Stiliyan Petrov and Gabriel Agbonlahor replace Emile Heskey, Brad Guzan and Craig Gardner.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.71 |
Oldest Player |
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 | 38.30 |
Youngest Player |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 22.88 |
🟩 24 Aug 2009, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Anfield
MANAGER
Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 | 2006-2010

Aston Villa
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
LB Nicky Shorey | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Carlos Cuéllar | 🇪🇸 |
CB Curtis Davies | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB Habib Bèye | 🇸🇳 |
M Nigel Reo-Coker | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Steve Sidwell | 🏴 |
M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 |
W James Milner | 🏴 |
W Ashley Young | 🏴 | 🟨 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Rafa Benítez | 🇪🇸 |

Liverpool
GK Pepe Reina | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 |
CB Emiliano Insúa | 🇦🇷 |
CB Jamie Carragher | 🏴 |
CB Martin Škrtel | 🇷🇸 | 🟨 |
RB Glenn Johnson | 🏴 |
M Steven Gerrard | 🏴 |
M Lucas Leiva | 🇧🇷 | 🔁 |
M Javier Mascherano | 🇦🇷 |
W Yossi Benayoun | 🇮🇱 | 🔁 |
CF Fernando Torres | 🇪🇸 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CF Dirk Kuyt | 🇳🇱 |
🟩 24 Aug 2009, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Anfield
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 CF Emile Heskey | 🏴 | for W Ashley Young | 🏴 | 80’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Lucas Leiva | 🇧🇷 | (F Andriy Voronin | 🇺🇦 |)
🔁 | W Yossi Benayoun | 🇮🇱 | (W Ryan Babel | 🇳🇱 |)

🟩 24 Aug 2009, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Anfield
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
RB Shane Lowry | 🇦🇺 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 |
M Craig Gardner | 🏴 |
W Marc Albrighton | 🏴 |
F Nathan Delfouneso | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Diego Cavalieri | 🇧🇷 |
RB Martin Kelly | 🏴 |
CB Daniel Ayala | 🇪🇸 |
M Andrea Dossena | 🇮🇹 |
W Albert Riera | 🇪🇸 |
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 24 Aug 2009, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Anfield

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Emile Heskey | 🏴 | | 17 | 4* | 2 | 1 | 5* | 5 | 7 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 | | 43* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 24 Aug 2009, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Anfield
SQUAD STATS

Not Recorded
SQUAD STATS

Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 3/13
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS






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