Liverpool 1-3 Aston Villa: result and report

Premier League · Monday 24 August 2009

Result

Liverpool 1-3 Aston Villa

Premier League · Monday 24 August 2009, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Liverpool 1-3 Aston Villa: match report

Liverpool were beaten by Aston Villa 1-3 in the Premier League on Monday 24 August 2009. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Liverpool's goal came from Fernando Torres (72'). Aston Villa scored through an own goal by Lucas Leiva (34'), Curtis Davies (44') and A. Young (75').

Discipline: Liverpool received 3 yellow cards; Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards.

Liverpool went on to finish that season 7th with 63 points, and Aston Villa 6th with 64.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Aston Villa in a 4-5-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Liverpool wins, 4 draws and 0 for Aston Villa.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Yellow card · A. YoungAston Villa
  • 34'Own goal · Lucas LeivaAston Villa · 0-1
  • 44'Goal · Curtis DaviesAston Villa · 0-2
  • 44'Yellow card · Pepe ReinaLiverpool
  • 57'Yellow card · Nigel Reo-CokerAston Villa
  • 72'Goal · Fernando TorresLiverpool · 1-2
  • 75'Goal · A. YoungAston Villa · 1-3
  • 77'Yellow card · Fernando TorresLiverpool
  • 88'Yellow card · Martin ŠkrtelLiverpool

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Liverpool 6, draws 4, Aston Villa 0.

Team news

Liverpool line-up (4-2-3-1)

Pepe Reina, Glen Johnson, Javier Mascherano, Emiliano Insúa, Jamie Carragher, Yossi Benayoun, Lucas Leiva, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Steven Gerrard, Martin Škrtel

Aston Villa line-up (4-5-1)

Ashley Young, Curtis Davies, Nicky Shorey, Steve Sidwell, James Milner, Stiliyan Petrov, Nigel Reo-Coker, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Brad Friedel, Habib Beye, Carlos Cuéllar