Aston Villa 4-2 Liverpool result, stats and report

Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday, with an early Pascal Groß own goal and a clinical Alexander Isak finish settling the match before half-time. Brighton competed hard but were punished for their sloppiness at the back.

Nicolas Jackson scored twice to hand Aston Villa a 2-1 Premier League victory over Manchester City, who dominated possession and chances but could not find a way past a determined Villa side that competed for every single second.

Club Brugge host Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday 25 November 2026, and the form book says goals are coming. The question is whether Liverpool can keep any of them out.

Aston Villa arrive in Istanbul having won all three of their Champions League matches this season, scoring freely and conceding little. Galatasaray have kept zero clean sheets in their three completed Champions League matches and have shipped nine goals in the process.

Manchester United decided against sacking Michael Carrick despite a sacking being widely expected after the Bournemouth defeat. But with Chelsea, Roma and Aston Villa before the international break, his reprieve looks conditional rather than secure.

Leaked Real Madrid team news confirms Denzel Dumfries will start at right-back ahead of Trent Alexander-Arnold in Sunday's Clasico, with the former Liverpool star now rated third choice under Jose Mourinho. Liverpool, meanwhile, have no active plan to bring him home despite the slump.

Liverpool have scored nine Premier League goals in seven games against 15 in four cup and European fixtures, and Andoni Iraola says he 'doesn't really know the reason'. With Brighton's high-scoring attack visiting Anfield, the stark split exposes a low-block problem that outlasted Arne Slot's tenure.

Alex Scott has rejected a new Bournemouth contract, leaving the England midfielder open to Liverpool and Chelsea interest in January. But with Chelsea simultaneously chasing Frenkie de Jong, Adam Wharton and Manu Kone, Scott's link is just one strand of a sprawling midfield wishlist.