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00:00a new month will it bring a change of fortune for Liverpool who have a defining week ahead of them
00:11Real Madrid come here in the Champions League before they go to Manchester City next weekend
00:17six defeats in their last seven games they quite simply have to get back on track here
00:30well after a much changed side in the League Cup
00:39Arnes Lod is going to bring back the big guns for this one he sends out eight of the side that started
00:47the defeat of Brentford last weekend still no Alisson so another run out in gold for Kogi
00:52Mamadashvili Milos Kerk has left out of a Premier League starting 11 for the first time since
00:58he joined the club in the summer so a first league start of the season for Andy Robertson
01:02Ryan Gravenbeck is fit to return after missing the last three games Alexis McAllister the only to start
01:09the cup defeat to Palace who goes again here Florian Wirtz is left out so Liverpool look to the midfield
01:15that served them so well last season with Dominic Savoslai in his preferred position in fact the only
01:21of the outfield summer signings in the 11 tonight is Hugo Ekotique back-to-back league starts for him
01:27in the absence of the injured Alexander Isak Curtis Jones also injured but Milos Kerkhez and Florian Wirtz
01:33who were in from the start seven days ago and named on the bench tonight
01:37an excellent win against Manchester City last weekend 10 of the 11 go again here at Anfield
01:46Ebi Martinez is looking for back-to-back clean sheets for the first time this season
01:50he lines up behind the same back four as started last week Matty Cash fresh from signing a new contract
01:56and scoring the winner against City Amadou Inanna put in a player of the match performance last week he
02:02might need something similar in Villa to triumph here at Anfield Ebi Buendia is injured so the only change
02:09change from last week see summer signing Evanguesson return to start a Premier League game for the fifth
02:14time this season Oli Watkins leads the line again they're looking to add to the six goals he has
02:19in his 10 Premier League games against Liverpool Jadon Sancho came on and was then subbed off last week
02:26he starts from the bench once again
02:56Anfield in fine voice as we prepare for kickoff here this is actually the final home game
03:03domestically for Liverpool ahead of Remembrance Day so ahead of kickoff those who have sacrificed
03:09their lives in service of their country will be remembered we will have representatives from the
03:18military and the reflays George Moffat Claremory Ryan of the Royal Air Force and James Linsky from the Royal Marines
03:48Various people and their hospitals were unable to wait for the airport, but then we will take up
03:50this train of time to wait to see them in a day.
03:54Never having that system was necessary for our country to be with our country
03:59and to be with our country to be with our country and the place to be with their country
04:02and to be with our country.
04:03We had to talk about severalians.
04:07And the last year we decided to win a team on a team of disciples' moves or our country
04:11towards our country.
04:13The last year we decided to take an adventure to be with our country,
04:46So Liverpool the side with the league's longest losing run, hosts here under the lights
04:59this Saturday night, the side with the league's longest winning run coming into this weekend.
05:07Liverpool who have lost their last four, Aston Villa who have won their last four.
05:14Aston Villa who have only won one of their last 15 Premier League games against Liverpool.
05:24The first day of a new month of November.
05:27And the start, that will go some way to defining Liverpool's entire season.
05:36October, well, it was nothing short of horrific for the champions.
05:41It all means that the visit of Villa tonight has taken on serious importance.
05:47Villa and White will attack the top end in this first half.
05:50Yeah, and you would think with their current run, Bill, that they'll do so with Gusto.
06:00That's not the best from Martinez, but it's because there's an injury for Villa and it's Oli Watkins.
06:07This will be a huge blow with Oli Watkins who are unable to continue.
06:16Let's have a look at exactly what happened to him.
06:18It just looks completely accidental.
06:21I mean, Gravenberg seems to just...
06:23Or Gakpo, excuse me.
06:28Yeah, it was Gravenberg who just stepped across his path.
06:33It looks like he's going to be OK, but three games on the sidelines,
06:36including that cup defeat here against Crystal Palace and the return of Ryan Gravenberg.
06:40And we'll hope that it provides midfield solidity, midfield familiarity,
06:46and Liverpool can remember the characteristics that made them so formidable last year.
06:51Ten points they find themselves off Arsenal's pace as they get underway here tonight.
06:57It's an astonishing fall from Grace.
06:59They do have a free kick.
07:08Luca Digno, the French international, starting at Leppac again for Aston Villa.
07:13Perpetrator of the crime.
07:20No real surprises, Jim, in the team selection tonight.
07:23I guess the big call was bringing Andy Robertson back in
07:26and Miloš Kerke's taken out of the firing line.
07:29More on that in a moment because here comes Suboslai.
07:36Gravenberg.
07:37McAllister in a centre-forward position.
07:40Gravenberg took it on himself.
07:43Suboslai retrieves.
07:47But this is Paulo Torres, Villa's elegant Spanish international defender.
07:51He starts off a move for them.
07:53He'll come to Cash.
07:54He seeks Gesson.
07:57So, yes, Jim, Andy Robertson recalled.
08:00Yeah, Robertson recalled.
08:01I'm just kind of looking at it, and it's almost as if he's gone back to what he had last season.
08:07Besides, obviously, Mamardashvili and, indeed, Ekotike up top.
08:11But I think Robertson deserves a chance because it's not really been going especially well for Kerkers.
08:22Robertson, at the age of 31, might not be at the peak of his powers these days.
08:25Might not be able to do what he did when Liverpool and he were at their pomp under Jurgen Klopp.
08:29But he brings just the sort of qualities that Liverpool will need in these tricky times, these choppy waters that they are having to negotiate just now.
08:41Here's Salah.
08:42He's an excellent goal at the G-Tech Community Stadium last weekend, ended up being in vain.
08:50Yeah, not at his best either, but when he has a moment, that is a bit special.
08:54Which went down very well in front of the Villa fans, of course.
09:24He's been worn on the shirts today of both sets of players, and there's the win probability at the moment.
09:41Liverpool are considerable favourites, and that's no surprise given Aston Villa's recent record against them, both home and away.
09:49The only time that they have won in those 15 recent Premier League meetings was an extraordinary game behind closed doors,
09:57when Holly Watkins got a hat-trick and Liverpool were put to the sword, 7-2 at Villa Park.
10:03I hope to go back over ten years for the last time, anyone here, and that's as rare as hen's teeth as well, a single goal from Gabi Agbonlahor.
10:15I'd love to see Villa claim a rare three-point haul from this particular part of the world.
10:22Neatly played out by Villa to Morgan Rodgers, who's starting to show some of the form of last season.
10:34Watkins now waits for the runners, Rodgers, the flag has stayed down, it's Morgan Rodgers and he's hit the post!
10:43Not sure Mamadash really didn't get a touch, but that is much too close for comfort for the home side, and hugely encouraging for the visitors.
10:52I don't think he was offside to begin with.
10:59Moments like that will do nothing, nothing at all to settle the nerves here.
11:04And it's very good link-up play, considering that Rodgers is pretty much the second striker with Watkins.
11:13And you often see Villa kind of operating as a 4-4-2, 4-2-4.
11:25And he began the attack with a cracking pass to find Watkins, but once it came back to him,
11:31Mamadashvili was beaten, that's very unlucky.
11:39Yeah, there was no touch from the Giant Georgian.
11:41One, two, three!
11:44One, two, three!
11:58And it's a lot of pains in the week to point out that yes, there have been some bad performances,
12:02Crystal Palace away, Brentford away, those but other than that they haven't been a million miles away,
12:06they've created chances without taking them.
12:10In this recent run, he gambled a little here on Wednesday, making all those changes,
12:15bringing in some pretty unheard-of players, and Crystal Palace
12:18fishing out a historically bad defeat here for Liverpool by three goals to nil.
12:24Not many come here and win by that margin on this ground in a cup competition.
12:27I'm sure he was very worried just then, considering Liverpool have conceded in each of the opening 15 minutes
12:35in the last four Premier League games.
12:39That's a habit they'll definitely want to break, desperately want to break.
12:43And Villahu in their last away game which yielded the win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium,
12:56had to come from behind after conceding, and come from behind they did very effectively.
13:00Two fabulous goals, Morgan Rodgers with his first of the season took it very well,
13:06and then the winner from the absent Emi Buendia,
13:10a brilliant pass from Matty Cash in the build-up.
13:19Liverpool's only win in their recent run, a seven-game run coming away from home in the...
13:25Can you wait for Champions League?
13:27And they had to come from behind against Eintracht Frankfurt,
13:31and they did so with aplomb, winning by five goals to one.
13:35That's been one of the few bright spots that the supporters have had to celebrate recently.
13:40Yeah, they want to play Eintracht Frankfurt every week.
13:43Exactly.
13:44So Bosley, he's coming the offside trap here, the flag has stayed down.
13:49Glanced away by Cash, but only as far as Robertson.
13:53He's keen to put it in quickly, maybe a little too keen.
14:05Yeah, I mean, it's classic movement, once he gets in that position again,
14:08the number ten essentially for Soboslai,
14:10he starts to drift all over the place.
14:13I've often referred to him as a space invader, that's what he does.
14:23You can hear with the Scottish international's name being chanted around Anfield,
14:28that the selection, the recall of Andy Robertson is a popular one with the locals.
14:33Number one with the locals.
14:45McAllister.
14:46Ancient on the cross.
14:47He can still be chanted around it.
14:48Hell, same for the locals.
14:49around it.
14:53ball he has a place that's��.
14:58playing into the path of Eketike, tied it up by Kubicao Kamara.
15:02Kaash...
15:03The talent to play into the path of Eketike...
15:11We're going to play into the path of Eketike.
15:15Canate can go back to Mahmoud Ashvili,
15:20he starts his fourth successive Premier League game in goal,
15:24he got a rest in the week as well.
15:28Freddie Woodman was the starter who conceded the three against Crystal Palace here.
15:34Gakpo was offside and the flag has gone up.
15:45Creating chances hasn't been so much of a problem,
15:48taking them has been a bit of a problem,
15:50but surrendering them at the other end of the pitch has been.
15:53Without a clean sheet now Liverpool in their last ten,
15:55two in their last 20 in all competitions,
15:57where's that defensive solidity gone?
16:02Here's Conor Bradley, way way.
16:07On by Dinho.
16:09Spending a fair bit of time early on out on that left flank in a wide area.
16:16Well, we were chatting about that pre-kick-off,
16:19the fact that not so long ago he had a spell
16:22where he was being advised supposedly to operate within the 18-yard box,
16:27and obviously trying to improve his goal count because of that,
16:31and Unai Emery now seems to have lifted the lid from that,
16:34and he's kind of free to run the channels once more.
16:37Yeah, that's something he was free to do pre-Unai, if you like.
16:44Unai Emery's just celebrated three years in charge at Aston Villa.
16:48Von Dijk Rose did what was required.
16:53The cash to Conor.
16:56The cash to Conor.
16:58The cash to Conor.
17:01The cash to Conor.
17:06Slightly off balance there.
17:23Paul Torres as he was looking to get that one in, an apologetic hand.
17:28The VAR tonight is Paul Tierney.
17:30There was a little something inside the Liverpool penalty area
17:34that had caught his interest,
17:35but it's a cheque that's quickly been looked at and cleared.
18:00For all Liverpool's issues, they have only lost here at Anfield once
18:04in the Premier League this season, and they lost here once last season,
18:07you might remember, over a year ago, to Nottingham Forest.
18:12They decide to come here and win with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League
18:17the night that Liverpool were eliminated back in March.
18:21Yeah, some lovely work just between Iketike and McAllister, which the attack didn't progress,
18:32but just looking at Villa, they're very, very disciplined in shape.
18:36And the shape will be tested here,
18:39Paul Torres patrolling the near post area.
18:44Back with Bradley.
18:45I thought that might be the case.
18:47It certainly looks a lot tighter than...
19:00It certainly looks a lot tighter than...
19:02First perceived.
19:13Craig Taylor, the assistant on that far side,
19:15in front of the Sir Kenny Dalglish stand here at Anfield.
19:17Here's McGinn.
19:19Here's McGinn.
19:26Anana.
19:29He has to play his football across Stanley Park at Everton
19:31before he was snapped up by Aston Villa.
19:34And the signing has been the Belgian international,
19:37had his injury problems, hamstrings again, the issue,
19:41but had a standout player of the match performance against Manchester City.
19:45He was everywhere.
19:46Agreed.
19:48Extremely good.
19:49And Kamara as well, the two of them operated really well.
19:54That's one area that Villa suddenly have right,
19:57but Liverpool moving it neatly.
19:58Tynix, the boss slide.
20:02I don't know whether Martinez has been super cool,
20:04thinking it was always going to go wide.
20:07But as soon as it was fed, he'd made his mind up, Sabaslay.
20:10And, yeah, I think he did feel that it was always going to go wide.
20:15It wasn't that far away, mind you.
20:21Just that one Premier League goal this season.
20:24What a goal it was, the free kick to win it late on here against Arsenal.
20:29What a goal, and what a long time ago, that seems.
20:32Well, it wasn't a good cross we saw from Tao Torres a short time ago,
20:35and now he's just lumped another one out of play.
20:38And such has his form been that he's kept the usually reliable Tyrone Mings on the bench.
20:51He's among the Aston Villa substitutes today.
20:53Most certainly the first-choice central defensive pairing at the moment.
20:59Tao Torres and his free concert, the England international,
21:03making his 250th Aston Villa appearance today.
21:08Up come the boys from the back for Liverpool.
21:10A lot of talk this season in the Premier League about set-pieces,
21:23but let's see what Liverpool can conjure here.
21:31Villa have had their issues defending situations such as this.
21:35That's in by Robertson, and I thought he was going to get a free header,
21:40but Omane did enough.
21:46Yeah, I think the referee had eyes on Po Torres, who he deemed was fouled.
21:57And he's been hit in his media briefings over the last few days
22:00with some pretty grim statistics that illustrate Liverpool's malaise
22:04since the end of September.
22:05They've lost more games across all competitions than any other sides
22:09in Europe's top five leagues coming into this weekend's action.
22:14Conceded in each of their last ten in all competitions, they're misfiring.
22:19The form has been pretty miserable, but they'll take encouragement here
22:22as Inanna looks to rally those around him.
22:27Yeah, it's got the crowd going a little bit as well,
22:29because it's been flat. They're all kind of wondering what to expect.
22:40Salah.
22:42Early ball in for Gakpo.
22:45Nearly came for Ekotike.
22:46Not sure that was the Dutchman's intention, but it nearly worked out.
22:50Yeah, I agree. I think he's going for goal and he just gets the header wrong,
22:54but Mo Salah, first opportunity, great work by him.
22:58And yeah, I mean, it's not meant for Ekotike.
23:02He's trying to score.
23:07Lovely bit of spark from Salah, though, it's given everyone a lift.
23:10Gakpo for Liverpool, into Saboslai.
23:14Didn't quite count for Robertson, who almost seemed surprised when it did.
23:19Yeah, well, we've seen that already in the game, that, you know,
23:22he's prepared to make a burst, and as soon as he laid that off to Gakpo,
23:28he got himself into the box.
23:33Villa look to play out of the press.
23:35So many sides opt for long ball tactics, don't they?
23:38And that's been a real topic of discussion for Liverpool.
23:41Villa going for the more intricate passing movement,
23:44which served them well once when they made that move
23:47that ended up with them hitting the foot of the post.
23:49And they're still in motion here with Cash.
23:52Matti Cash sure has a chase for goal at the moment,
23:58and that had Mermadashvili and Liverpool seriously concerned.
24:02I mean, this is a ridiculous attempt, but I guess when you're scoring,
24:08as he did against Manchester City, you try to cash in.
24:10Yes, it took a deflection, though.
24:22The goal denied by the Georgian.
24:25The second time, whatever means, that Villa have rattled the frame of the Liverpool goal.
24:42Nice to whip it in.
24:52Cash with the ball in hand, shaping up for a long one.
25:02There's another ball on the pitch, hence the delay.
25:13Nice distance on it from Cash.
25:16And Dyke was the one who took command.
25:19Cash.
25:20Cash.
25:22Rogers, nice shape on that.
25:26And Dyke, cooley off the back of his head.
25:29But Villa will come again here.
25:34And you're right, Bill, I mean, you referred to it before.
25:37I mean, Liverpool have faced most long balls,
25:39and it's teams that are basically just trying to take the press away
25:43and make it a bit easier for them.
25:44And Villa are not, Villa are playing through the lines.
25:50Twice they've done it.
25:51They've had a degree of success so far.
25:53Yeah, with danger.
25:55The 20th minute, and Anfield rises and roars in memory of Diogo Jota.
26:01The 20th minute, and Anfield rises and roars in memory of Diogo Jota.
26:14Villa on the ball, and they have had more of the ball.
26:27Morgan Rodgers might come out to Watkins.
26:32That was moving all over the place from Morgan Rodgers.
26:37Luca Diña just over the head of Rodgers.
26:40Liverpool creaking a little under this, Villa examination.
26:43And again, trying to lead into the path of Diña.
26:58Well, I mean, Rodgers looks particularly good tonight.
27:00He's just looking really, really sharp.
27:02And once he got that on his right side and Gravenberg gave up the chase,
27:05Van Dijk couldn't get there.
27:07And it's another good test from Mamardashvili,
27:10who is just happy to beat it away at a nice height.
27:16This is his seventh game for Liverpool in all competitions.
27:19Mamardashvili yet to keep a clean sheet.
27:23Soboslai, two in the centre here for Liverpool.
27:26This is Cody Gakpo.
27:27That's Salah.
27:29And that's well over into the Villa fans behind the Villa goal.
27:33Well, the one run he would have been able to see was Robertson's,
27:36which was just a little wide.
27:38And he got away from Guesson.
27:39And yeah, because the arm went up and just caught him,
27:42Diña went down and obviously he couldn't defend it from the left side then.
27:46Yeah.
27:47I mean, he went for the spectacular Salah, could have picked out Robertson.
27:51I mean, he went for the first half there or thereabouts and Liverpool-Nil Aston Villa-Nil,
28:06they've negotiated those problem opening 15 minutes, Liverpool.
28:11But only just.
28:12And Torres wasn't expecting that, it's Soboslai.
28:32It's not really as testing for Emiliano Martinez as he would have hoped.
28:37Well, Kamara's just got himself on the muddle here, I'm not sure what he was trying to do.
28:41You know, he's trying to obviously go back to Peltorres, but it's a complete mess of a pass.
29:05After a pretty desperate start to the season when they couldn't win a game,
29:08couldn't score a goal, even four games without scoring at the start of the campaign.
29:13Villa now very much up and running, all their points coming in their last five games.
29:18Liverpool are getting their points in their first five games.
29:24Different shakes to the 15-point tally that they both have,
29:27separated by just the single goal and goal difference.
29:30Liverpool after the early matches, the bottom of the top half of the table in 10th and Villa in 11th,
29:36the top of the bottom half, if you like.
29:39Eketike just clipping away at Kamara, hence the Aston Villa free kick.
29:43Yeah, and the incentive there for Aido to get the three points tonight,
29:47and the table's going to look a lot better.
29:49Goal kick only.
29:50Goal kick only.
30:08Rodgers lively, alert, effective, into Gesson.
30:11A little lucky after Robertson slid in initially, goal kick only.
30:20I mean, to be fair to Van Dijk, he's getting in the way of an awful lot.
30:24And I thought maybe Gesson was a little clumsy really in showing this to Robertson,
30:29that touch there was just a bit too much.
30:32And Van Dijk got lucky in the ricochet coming back off the Livorian.
30:42Canate losing out, Rodgers, it's Gesson.
30:46Van Dijk there to block, but Villa haven't finished just yet.
30:52Gesson, Stuart Hatwell giving the free kick to Liverpool.
30:57They might just do well to take a breath and get their bearings,
31:01because there are some nervy moments back there, Jim.
31:03Well, I think Rodgers has been the best player on the pitch so far.
31:05I mean, again, he's pinched that one from Canate, who didn't even know he was behind them.
31:09So there should be better communication on that.
31:12Well, it's the best player on that it's the best player on that it's the best player on that it's the best player.
31:17What do you think it would be better of
31:17No, I think it would be better?
31:19The match connection going tight to Gravenberg and now to Gampo.
31:41Ryan Gravenberg is full to aim out in the middle.
31:44McAllister, Canate.
31:53Bradley.
31:56A good run in the side, generally for Impone.
31:59A lot of the injury absentees for Liverpool.
32:02That's intended for Suboslay.
32:04Good shielding for Manana, a little bit of a clump off the hoardings.
32:08Yeah, and I think Martinez is unhappy with Suboslay's involvement in that.
32:13Yeah, Manana's seen it out and then there's that little push.
32:25Not a lot of give in the modern hoarding.
32:34Still that one in conversation with the VAR to see whether there should be any further involvement.
32:49I don't think there will be, but it doesn't mean that it's not seriously uncomfortable for Amadou Anana.
32:54Yeah, Van Dijk has a right, I think, to say, well, look, you know, he's off the pitch receiving treatment.
33:08Why can't you get on with it?
33:14And in theory, there is no reason why we can't get on with it.
33:17We know that, but Stuart Atwell, I think, showing consideration that...
33:20Manana does need to be assessed here.
33:29I would suggest the signs are that the Belgium will be able to continue.
33:33Anxious to get back into the fray.
33:59Moving freely, but we will rejoin in action before too long.
34:11He won't want to lose Ananah, that's for sure.
34:27He'll replace Svenslamar Bergard, who has been starting in there when Ananah has been absent.
34:33I think we're going to see Ananah back on now.
34:39Readed by a chorus of Anfield boos.
34:41He'll run it off from here, I'm sure.
34:53Martinez running the risk, losing the full eight seconds.
34:59And by Kamara, Kamate with a nudge in the back at Oli Watkins,
35:08that he did not disguise well at all.
35:10Yeah, it was a bit obvious the referee had the perfect view.
35:22One players a little team, I think, from the ring again.
35:46Now this goes short to Dini.
35:47And McGinn, too strong for Bradley, no foul, in by McGinn, out by Gagpo.
36:00And Camara, the French international.
36:03Cash.
36:07Slip from Watkins, the beneficiary is Bradley.
36:10He loses out three Villa players there too, Robin Watkins.
36:18Into Rodgers.
36:20I hoped the banana was going to be continuing his run.
36:23Yeah, just as well Bradley got the ball in the challenge with McGinn.
36:30Suboslay trying to inject some tempo into this Liverpool performance,
36:33just past the half-hour mark, 0-0.
36:36Suboslay, who has had the only Liverpool effort on target so far,
36:41but it was a tame one, comfortably fielded by the Argentinian World Cup winner in the Aston Villa goal.
36:51Cody Gagpo, still Gagpo.
36:53Guess on, that was crude.
36:55And who knows, it could yet be costly.
36:58Yeah, well, you know what Gagpo's trying to line up here,
37:05that as soon as he gets away from Gesson, at least he thinks so,
37:08he's going to unleash.
37:12And it all went away with the foul.
37:21That's how many he wants in the wall.
37:23I would suggest that's probably what he's going to get.
37:31A minimum of four.
37:36Watkins just moving away.
37:37Actually, Gesson was the one who moves away.
37:39Well, you would think it's the right-footers.
37:42Free kick, this one.
37:43But Salah still wants an interest.
37:49Suboslay, given the fact it is on the left and he's the right-footer,
37:53would be the favourite, you would think.
37:58Other end, I know, but remember against Arsenal.
38:00Who can forget it?
38:02One of the Premier League standout moments so far.
38:05A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then, though, for Liverpool.
38:08How they could do with him tapping into that particular bag of tricks again.
38:13It's a boss line, Martinez saves and gets decent distance on it.
38:28It's decent distance on it.
38:40Robertson.
38:42Gakpo.
38:45Robertson trying to thread it through to Gakpo.
38:50Now McAllister.
38:51Canate, Suboslay.
39:08There was a Liverpool player offside there, but the flag has stayed down.
39:14And Torres still berating the assistant on the far side.
39:21Gakpo.
39:22Gakpo.
39:23Gakpo.
39:26Across from Gakpo, met by Khonsa.
39:31Decent spell list for the home side.
39:32Can it bear any sort of fruit, though?
39:35Can it bear any sort of fruit, though?
39:37Can it bear any sort of fruit?
39:38Can it bear any sort of fruit?
39:39Can it bear any sort of fruit?
39:40Can it bear any sort of fruit, at the end?
39:42Galista.
39:50McAllister.
39:52Salah.
39:53Spins away from Dina.
39:55Still going, Salah.
39:56This is Salah a heavy touch, at the crucial moment.
40:05the bubble of anticipation just evaporating.
40:09I think that's the story of the season, Bill.
40:11I think his touch is deserting him at important moments.
40:19Are the Liverpool fans enjoyed that from Sir Bosley?
40:22Yeah, undoubtedly Liverpool's best performer this season.
40:31There's no mean feat to Shrad Gesson off like that.
40:34What we've seen throughout here is comparatively brief time in the Premier League
40:37that he can hold his own physically.
40:40The Agri-Coast International, Corsican-Bourne.
40:49Villa currently with a rear six.
41:01And Coda Gravenbach.
41:04So, Bosley.
41:11Now, Virgil van Dijk.
41:23Salah.
41:25This is Bradley.
41:27Now Ekotike.
41:28Gakpo couldn't catch it cleanly.
41:31Oh, mis-kicked.
41:40Cash got his body between man and ball and that will be a Villa ball.
41:45Yeah, and just, you know, watch the two Liverpool players trying to block his view of the free kick,
41:51but also, watch Andy Robertson, who's just kind of stopped Matty Cash from just getting in the way of it.
41:58He's just, he's blocked him off.
41:59And just thought that he'd got hold of it fairly, but the referee, Stuart Atwell, felt there were too many hands-on.
42:16And it's felt to him like Liverpool have improved over the last ten minutes, and there is a statistic that certainly bears that out.
42:29It is, you know, not just the possession, I mean, the confidence in the way they're moving the ball now is much better too.
42:35And I think it's giving every home supporter hope.
42:44Hope in their hearts, maybe even expectation as we go to the closing stages of this first half.
42:50Robertson to take.
42:53Canate's forward.
42:56Oh, it's just that little bit out of reach.
42:59Still awaiting his first home Premier League goal here at Anfield, looking for him at Canate.
43:20Even Stephens in terms of efforts on target.
43:22He'll remember striking the woodwork on a couple of occasions as well.
43:29Advantage will be played here after that McGinn foul, Soboslai seeking to take it.
43:36Alexis McAllister.
43:39Gakpo.
43:42Sets it off wide and it ends up even wider.
43:45Yeah, I think probably regrets now not using the run that Robertson provided on the outside.
43:51He could have slid him in just then.
43:56Yeah, he knew immediately, it was a bit wild.
43:59And his recent record at Anfield has been pretty impressive.
44:0317 goal involvements in his last 17 Premier League starts here.
44:07He was a scorer here against Manchester United.
44:10Arguably should have been a scorer of more than just the one.
44:13Yeah.
44:14It was two or three times he hit the frame of the goal.
44:17McGinn.
44:22McGinn holds on.
44:25Watkins couldn't find Rodgers first time.
44:29But he's still going here.
44:30He goes to ground under the close attentions of two.
44:35Stuart Atwell took his time, he's given the free kick, body strewn across the Anfield turf.
44:39I think to be fair to the referee, he tried to see an advantage, but it didn't arrive, so he's taken it back to that from Gravenberg.
45:01You got your decision, don't I?
45:10You got your decision, don't I?
45:11You got your decision, don't I?
45:14As you would feel is at the very limit of the range to Tasman Mardashvili.
45:2515 yards or so outside the penalty area.
45:30Luka Dino has a fierce left-footed strike, maybe he'll fancy it.
45:37Luka has words for the Assemble Company, Kamara's also standing over it.
45:45And Kas, well wide.
45:52Understandable that he is going to stand up to anything like that,
45:57you know, just to try and get one away.
46:00He has the power, he has the accuracy, even on his left side, as we saw last weekend.
46:07Two Premier League goals this season, both from outside the penalty area.
46:11The first one coming at the Stadium of Light,
46:13Aston Villa's first Premier League goal of the season.
46:18Also the scorer of their most recent.
46:21A single goal that was enough to take all three points off Manchester City last week.
46:30Here's Gravenberg in the present.
46:33This is Gravenberg.
46:35This was Gravenberg.
46:36This어야 is Gravenberg.
46:37This is Gravenberg.
46:38This is Gravenberg.
46:39This is Gravenberg.
46:39This is Gravenberg.
46:41ukatiquen waited, Kas attempted to steal.
47:03McAllister.
47:10Robertson.
47:24Here's Kanate.
47:27To Salah.
47:31Gravenberg now.
47:38Now it's the boss line.
47:44Torres heads it away as far as Gravenberg.
47:48Salah.
47:51Through Torres, it's come to McAllister.
47:54What a fine block that was by Esri Konsa.
47:59He made sure there was no way through for Liverpool, who will keep on knocking here.
48:03So, Bosley Eketike.
48:11Feel the roar.
48:13Feel the relief.
48:16Liverpool lead at Anfield.
48:18Ugo Eketike.
48:201-0.
48:21Well, I think they're looking at it now to see if there's an offside involved in this.
48:28Martina is obviously hoping that that will be the answer.
48:32And, you know, as this is played, I think this is going to be ruled out for that reason there, because of the lean.
48:44And I think, you know, in concert, in dealing with the block just prior to that, I don't think he gets himself set at all.
48:53But, you know, he's fortunate in that Eketike has just stepped into that offside position.
48:59And this is about to be ruled out.
49:06There you see the evidence, compelling it is, that Eketike has gone a little bit too early.
49:11We're about to have from Stuart Atwell.
49:16There we go, the goal ruled out.
49:41Yeah, the only thing he was missing there was a flag, Arna Slaughter.
49:57And we're into the last minute of the first half.
50:01There was joy, then there was frustration.
50:05It's Liverpool season in a nutshell, isn't it?
50:07Yeah, well, I think there's much more freedom in their game, you know, going into half-time.
50:14Wilkins couldn't take the ball with him, Kamara will seek to do so, no free kick.
50:18Gakpo, doing exceptionally well.
50:22Salah, that's lovely.
50:28Salah can't shake off Arna, and that's excellent work by the Belgian.
50:31I think that's a good one for Elton.
50:34Restoring a semblance of order at the back for Aston Villa.
50:45Gifting it straight back.
50:49Confirmation of the added four.
50:50Oh, that's loose from Martínez!
50:51And that is Mo Salah!
50:52Oh, that's loose from Martínez!
50:53And that is Mo Salah!
51:13Oh, that's loose from Martínez!
51:14And that is Mo Salah!
51:23A gift most gratefully accepted.
51:31Barely a celebration from the great Egyptian, but that means a lot.
51:34That means that in added time at the end of the first half, Liverpool lead Aston Villa.
51:41Do you know, I've always felt that Martínez can be a bit casual with the ball at his feet.
51:48And I think we've just seen an example.
51:51And he just thinks that he can roll it to Pau Torres and he just gets it spectacularly wrong.
51:58And I think Mo Salah has grown into this game as well.
52:02And that just goes to show you that his confidence is lifting.
52:05To be able to take that on first time.
52:08On his weaker side.
52:11And punish Martínez to the full.
52:24Anguish and not quite ecstasy from Mo Salah.
52:28And another historic Liverpool goal.
52:32250 now for the club.
52:38276 goals and assists combined in the Premier League.
52:43Level now with the record for a single club set by Wayne Rooney at Manchester United.
52:48Manchester United.
52:58Rodgers.
52:59Dak Poe.
53:00We did a little too long.
53:01Kamara comes in.
53:02Liverpool corner.
53:03Yeah, I think on balance Liverpool deserve to be ahead.
53:04I think early in the game, Aston Villa looked very, very good on the counter-attack and caused Liverpool problems.
53:20They were lucky not to score themselves.
53:23Unai Emery fully aware of that.
53:25But Liverpool have gotten stronger as the half has progressed.
53:29And I think that was merited.
53:30What is close to the last minute of the first half, Liverpool have their first corner of it.
53:39Of it.
53:53At the near post.
53:54Bradley.
53:55And it's still six weeks or so until Christmas, but a more than welcome early gift handed out to Mo Salah there.
54:18A little coming together on the far side.
54:40McKean is keen to get on with it.
54:42I'm not sure there was too much in that.
54:48The rugby season has begun.
55:03Rodgers looked rather optimistically towards the referee.
55:14It will be checked, though, by the VAR.
55:18Not before Salah gets on to it.
55:19Eketike gets away.
55:20Looks to anyway.
55:21Consta was well-positioned to ensure that the Frenchmen couldn't get on the end of it.
55:26Well, when you're down on your luck, you need a break.
55:31And Liverpool certainly got one.
55:34A lapse of concentration gifted the ball to Mo Salah.
55:39And Mo Salah stroked in his 250th goal for the club to give Liverpool a half-time lead against Aston Villa here at Anfield.
55:46Liverpool one, Aston Villa nil.
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