Liverpool v Villarreal live: score, updates and line-ups
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- HT
What a way to end the half! Deep into stoppage time, Araújo rises to meet Ngumoha's corner and heads Liverpool level at 2-2, capping a remarkable turnaround after they'd trailed 0-2. Villarreal had led through Mikautadze and Cardona, but Mac Allister's header and now Araújo's late leveller have the Kop in full voice at the break. Honours even on the stats sheet too, with shots and shots on target both tied - set up for a huge second half at Anfield.
- Half time · 2-2
- 45+1'
Liverpool have kept pushing right to the break, with Mac Allister twice going close - a free kick that drifted just over and an earlier shot from range - while Gakpo also saw a left-footed effort blocked. Villarreal have had their moments too, Mouriño forcing a smart save from Alisson, but the Reds' shot count has crept up and they go in level on territory after a frantic finish to the half. Anfield will want a big response after the break with the score still 1-2.
- 45+1'Added time 1 minute to be added on.
- 45+1'Corner To Liverpool, conceded by Pau Navarro.
- 45+2'Goal Ronald Araújo (Liverpool), assisted by Rio Ngumoha. Liverpool 2-2 Villarreal
- 44'Blocked Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) has a right-footed shot from the left side of the box blocked.
- 43'Free kick To Liverpool: Kostas Tsimikas is fouled by Tajon Buchanan on the left wing.
- 42'Chance Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) shoots just over from outside the box.
- 41'Free kick To Liverpool: Cody Gakpo is fouled by Santiago Mouriño in the attacking half.
- 41'Yellow card Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal)
- 40'Corner To Villarreal, conceded by Alisson Becker.
- 40'Save Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) forces a save with a right-footed shot from outside the box, aimed at the top centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Liverpool).
- 39'Foul By Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 39'Free kick To Villarreal: Tajon Buchanan wins it in the defensive half.
- 39'Chance Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) shoots just wide left from outside the box.
- 37'
Anfield roars back! Mac Allister rises highest from Tsimikas's corner delivery to head Liverpool back into it at 1-2. A quickfire response after the Cardona sucker-punch, and the home crowd sense a way back into this one.
- 37'Free kick To Liverpool: Virgil van Dijk is fouled by Nathan Saliba in the defensive half.
- 36'Goal Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), assisted by Kostas Tsimikas. Liverpool 1-2 Villarreal
- 35'Corner To Liverpool, conceded by Renato Veiga.
- 35'Offside Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) is flagged offside.
- 34'Offside Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) is flagged offside.
- 32'Chance Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) shoots just wide right from outside the box.
- 31'Foul By Trey Nyoni (Liverpool).
- 31'Free kick To Villarreal: Georges Mikautadze wins it in the defensive half.
- 29'
It gets worse for Liverpool - Villarreal break clean through and Cardona slots it home from the centre of the box to make it 0-2. A sucker-punch for the hosts after they'd started to dominate the ball, and Anfield is stunned.
- 29'Goal Sergi Cardona (Villarreal), assisted by Nathan Saliba. Liverpool 0-2 Villarreal
- 27'Free kick To Liverpool: Rio Ngumoha is fouled by Alberto Moleiro in the defensive half.
- 27'Blocked Nathan Saliba (Villarreal) has a right-footed shot from the left side of the box blocked.
- 27'Blocked Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) has a left-footed shot from the left side of the box blocked.
- 27'Yellow card Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal)
- 25'
Liverpool have grown into this and taken a real grip on possession, now up to nearly 55%, and they've had the better chances in this spell. Van Dijk headed just wide from a Tsimikas corner before Gravenberch forced a good save out of Gulácsi, who's kept Villarreal in front with a couple of key stops. The visitors still look sharp on the break through Mikautadze, but Anfield will be encouraged by the response since going behind.
- 25'Foul By Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 25'Free kick To Villarreal: Tajon Buchanan wins it in the defensive half.
- 24'Foul By Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 24'Free kick To Villarreal: Georges Mikautadze wins it in the defensive half.
- 23'Save Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) forces a save with a right-footed shot from the centre of the box, aimed at the centre of the goal by Péter Gulácsi (Villarreal).
- 22'Blocked Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) has a right-footed shot from the centre of the box blocked.
- 22'Chance Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) heads wide left from the centre of the box.
- 21'Corner To Liverpool, conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 20'Free kick To Villarreal: Santiago Mouriño is fouled by Ryan Gravenberch in the defensive half.
- 15'Corner To Villarreal, conceded by Trey Nyoni.
- 15'Blocked Nathan Saliba (Villarreal) has a left-footed shot from the centre of the box blocked.
- 14'
Liverpool have steadied themselves since going behind, clawing back possession to edge the share of the ball and getting Ngumoha into the action with a blocked effort from Mac Allister's pass. It's been a scrappy, foul-strewn spell with plenty of free kicks conceded by both sides, but Villarreal still lead on shots and remain dangerous on the counter at Anfield.
- 13'Foul By Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).
- 13'Free kick To Liverpool: Cody Gakpo wins it in the defensive half.
- 11'Free kick To Villarreal: Tajon Buchanan is fouled by Kostas Tsimikas in the attacking half.
- 10'Foul By Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 10'Free kick To Villarreal: Tajon Buchanan wins it in the defensive half.
- 9'Free kick To Villarreal: Pape Gueye is fouled by Trey Nyoni in the defensive half.
- 8'Free kick To Villarreal: Santi Comesaña is fouled by Virgil van Dijk in the defensive half.
- 8'Blocked Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) has a left-footed shot from a difficult angle on the right blocked.
- 6'Free kick To Villarreal: Pape Gueye is fouled by Ryan Gravenberch in the defensive half.
- 5'
Nightmare start for Liverpool at Anfield - Mikautadze fires Villarreal ahead after just four minutes, squeezing a left-footed effort from a tight angle past Alisson into the bottom corner.
- 4'Goal Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal). Liverpool 0-1 Villarreal
- 3'Foul By Nathan Saliba (Villarreal).
- 3'Free kick To Liverpool: Virgil van Dijk wins it in the defensive half.
- Kick-off
Line-Ups
Liverpool 4-3-3
Starting XI
- 1Alisson BeckerGK
- 33Ronald AraújoDEF
- 21Kostas TsimikasDEF
- 5Jérémy JacquetDEF
- 4Virgil van DijkDEF
- 42Trey NyoniMID
- 38Ryan GravenberchMID
- 10Alexis Mac AllisterMID
- 67Lewis KoumasFWD
- 73Rio NgumohaFWD
- 18Cody GakpoFWD
Substitutes
- 44Luke Chambers
- 6Milos Kerkez
- 7Florian Wirtz
- 25Giorgi Mamardashvili
- 9Alexander Isak
- 76Jayden Danns
- 2Joe Gomez
- 29Bradley Barcola
- 53James McConnell
- 28Freddie Woodman
- 94Michael Laffey
Villarreal 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 25Péter GulácsiGK
- 15Santiago MouriñoDEF
- 23Sergi CardonaDEF
- 6Pau NavarroDEF
- 12Renato VeigaDEF
- 18Pape GueyeMID
- 17Tajon BuchananMID
- 24Nathan SalibaMID
- 14Santi ComesañaMID
- 10Alberto MoleiroMID
- 9Georges MikautadzeFWD
Substitutes
- 7Gerard Moreno
- 16Carlos Macià
- 21Tani Oluwaseyi
- 28Joselillo
- 8Juan Foyth
- 1Luiz Júnior
- 2Logan Costa
- 27Nizar El Jmili Ben Hamou
- 11Ilias Akhomach
- 3Alex Freeman
- 22Ayoze Pérez
- 5Alassane Diatta
Scores, goals, cards and substitutions come from the live match data. The short updates are written with the help of AI, using only those match facts.

