Liverpool unexpectedly lost to Aston Villa

Liverpool had a disappointing day when they were defeated 1-0 by Aston Villa at Anfield.

On the evening of September 13, Liverpool suffered their second defeat of the season when they lost 0-1 to Aston Villa in round 4 of the Premier League. In this match, Liverpool were rated much higher than Aston Villa. However, on a day when all positions played below their best, The Kop were defeated by their opponents. The only goal of the match was scored by Agbonlahor in the 9th minute.

With this defeat, Liverpool dropped 3 places to 8th place on the rankings, while Aston Villa had 10 points, climbing to 2nd place, 2 points behind the leading team Chelsea.

Liverpool faced many difficulties against Aston Villa's playing style (Photo: Getty)

Back to the main events of the match. After a 3-0 win over Tottenham in round 3, Liverpool entered the match with confidence against Aston Villa. However, facing a team that played a tight defense, coach Brendan Rodgers' students had a lot of difficulty in implementing their familiar style of play.

In addition, Daniel Sturridge's injury and Brendan Rodgers' decision to leave Sterling on the bench and rely on new signing Lallana also caused Liverpool's playing style to lack variation.

While the strikers were still struggling and could not find a way into goalkeeper Guzan's goal, The Kop conceded a goal in the 9th minute. From a corner kick, Liverpool's defense could not clear the ball decisively, creating an opportunity for Agbonlahor to rush in and shoot from close range to open the score.

Aston Villa players celebrate a goal (Photo: Getty)

After scoring the opening goal, Aston Villa's defense became tighter. Therefore, Balotelli and Lallana could not cause any trouble for the goalkeeper's goal. The first half ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of Aston Villa.

In the second half, Liverpool pushed up their formation to find an equalizer. But, just like in the first half, Aston Villa's tight defense neutralized all attacks from the home team.

Seeing his players struggling, coach Brendan Rodgers sent in his strategic card Sterling to replace Lallana. However, the presence of the English midfielder did not make The Kop's performance much brighter.

Therefore, in the 71st minute, Liverpool continued to have 2 consecutive substitutions when Rickie Lambert replaced Mario Balotelli and Fabio Borini replaced Lazar Markovic. Just like the previous substitution, the presence of Rickie Lambert and Fabio Borini did not make Liverpool play any better.

Liverpool had a poor game (Photo: Getty)

In the final minutes of the match, Liverpool dominated the ball, but the dangerous opportunities created in front of Aston Villa's goal were insignificant. The most notable situation was Coutinho's shot hitting the post in the 81st minute.

In the end, Liverpool had to accept a 0-1 defeat against Aston Villa at Anfield. This was the first defeat at home and the second defeat of the season for The Kop.

With this defeat, Liverpool still only has 6 points after 4 rounds, ranking 8th on the rankings, 6 points behind Chelsea, the leading team. As for Aston Villa, this well-deserved victory helped them climb to 2nd on the rankings, 2 points behind Chelsea. This is a dream start for coach Paul Lambert and his team this season./.

Line-up

Liverpool: Mignolet – Manquillo, Lovren, Sakho, Moreno – Gerrard, Henderson – Markovic (Lambert 71'), Coutinho, Lallana (Sterling 61') – Balotelli (Borini 71').

Aston Villa: Guzan – Hutton, Baker, Senderos, Cissokho – Westwood, Delph, Cleverley (Sanchez 86') – Richardson, Weimann, Agbonlahor (Bent 90')./.

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