Liverpool v Villarreal live: score, updates and line-ups

Full time: Liverpool 4-3 Villarreal in a thrilling night at Anfield. Mikautadze and Cardona had the visitors 2-0 up inside half an hour, but Araújo's header levelled it before the break after Mac Allister's earlier strike had already pulled one back. Mac Allister's second and a composed Wirtz finish, set up by Gakpo, put Liverpool firmly in control at 4-2, and despite Oluwaseyi's late goal setting up a nervy finish, Liverpool held on for a deserved win.

Oluwaseyi pulls one back for Villarreal with a close-range finish after Pérez's cross, and suddenly Anfield has a nervy finish on its hands at 4-3 with three minutes of normal time left.

Liverpool have eased off the gas slightly but still look the more threatening side. Alisson had to be alert to deny Gueye after Ngumoha, Gakpo and Isak all tried their luck at the other end, while Villarreal's best route back in - through Pérez - was cut out for offside. With fresh legs on in Barcola, Gomez and Gerard Moreno, both sides are shuffling things as this one heads towards its final ten minutes with Liverpool firmly in command at 4-2.

Wirtz joins the party too! Gakpo slips him in and he slots home coolly to make it 4-2 - Liverpool now running riot at Anfield after that early scare, with two goals in three minutes turning this into a rout.

Mac Allister again! Having already pulled Liverpool level with that header before the break, he pokes home from close range to complete his brace and send Anfield wild - Liverpool 3-2 Villarreal after a relentless spell of pressure following the restart.

Liverpool have taken control after the restart, dominating both possession and corners as they push for a winner. Gravenberch and Tsimikas both went close before Gakpo forced a good save out of Gulácsi, and three Reds corners inside a few minutes show where the pressure is coming from. Villarreal, down to Foyth's introduction for Moleiro, are having to soak it up for now at Anfield.

Straight into the second half and Araújo makes way for Wirtz, with Oluwaseyi replacing Saliba for Villarreal. Nothing to separate the sides so far after the restart - the stats are almost identical to half-time, with Liverpool still edging possession and both teams level on shots and shots on target. A quiet start compared to that frantic finish to the first half, but Anfield will be hoping Wirtz's introduction adds a spark as Liverpool chase a leveller-turned-winner.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.