Premier League leaders Liverpool needed Trent Alexander-Arnold's second-half equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa on Wednesday that lifted them eight points clear at the top.
Liverpool began strongly and led through Mohamed Salah's 28th-minute opener, but Villa turned the game on its head before halftime with goals by Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins.
Diogo Jota struck the crossbar for Liverpool after the break before Alexander-Arnold's deflected shot levelled it up. Substitute Darwin Nunez missed a glorious chance to restore Liverpool's lead and Villa almost nicked it in stoppage time with Donyell Malen's shot shaving the post.
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GOAL!
38min: I said they had reacted well!
Villa level through Tielemans after Liverpool fail to properly clear their lines from the free kick.
33min: Villa have reacted well to going behind, straight back on the front foot.
There is quite the battle bubbling in the middle between Mac Allister and Tielemans.
30min: Only Southampton have made more mistakes leading to goals than Aston Villa this season.
GOAL!
29min: He’s barely had a sniff, but Salah is gifted the opener!
A disaster at the back for Villa as Garcia gives the ball straight to Jota on the edge of the area and he duly sets up Salah to slot home unmarked.
27min: Robertson gets to the byline and cuts the ball back for Mac Allister to have a pop at goal, but his effort is blocked.
26min: Villa have lost a bit of their momentum with all of that.
Alexander-Arnold hooks a ball into the area, Jota can’t control it so Liverpool recycle and this time Salah gets away a header at the back post but he cannot loop the ball over Martinez.
25min: Mac Allister is making quite the meal of it, but he’s finally up and play can continue.
23min: Disasi is booked for a bit of rough and tumble with Mac Allister. Seems a bit of half-of-one etc, but he’s the first to be shown a yellow card.
21min: We haven’t seen too much of Salah so far tonight, and Digne nicks the ball off his toe as the Egyptian tries to make progress down the right wing.
19min: Much better from Liverpool as Szoboszlai and Jones link up to send the latter into the area, but Martinez is quick off his line to clear.
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