Aston Villa 3-3 Liverpool: Hosts Complete Sensational Turnaround In Penultimate Premier League Outing – originally posted on Sportslens.com
Eyeing to secure UEFA Champions League qualification for the first time since the tournament got a facelift in 1992, Aston Villa welcomed Liverpool to Villa Park for their penultimate Premier League match of the season on Monday night (May 13).
It started with a disaster at Villa Park and, for the most part, the Villa fans had very little to cheer for. However, thanks to a sensational cameo from Jhon Duran, the West Midlanders walked away with an invaluable point, pulling five points clear of fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur. The Lilywhites do have a game in hand, but with Manchester City standing in front of them, the chances of a Spurs win look rather slim.
Liverpool Made Aston Villa Suffer For Majority Of The Night
Aston Villa suffered a catastrophic start in front of their fans, as 2022 FIFA World Cup winner Emiliano Martinez bundled the ball into his own net just two minutes into the game. Harvey Elliott’s cross toward the goal took a deflection off Ezri Konsa, catching Martinez wrong-footed. The Argentine tried to clear but fumbled it past the goal line in what was a rare blunder from the 31-year-old goalkeeper. A couple of minutes later, Mohamed Salah came agonizingly close to scoring, as his curling effort took a deflection off Pau Torres and missed the right post by the narrowest of margins.
Aston Villa equalized against the run of play in the 12th minute, thanks to a brilliant piece of play by Ollie Watkins. The Englishman beat Trent Alexander-Arnold down the left flank and picked out Youri Tielemans at the edge of the area. The Belgian midfielder made no mistake in beating Alisson Becker from close range.
Unai Emery’s side, however, could not build on their advantage and conceded only 11 minutes later. Receiving the ball from Luis Diaz, Joe Gomez played a low cross across the goal. Martinez tried to palm it away,…
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