Premier League: Liverpool go five points clear of Manchester City
Liverpool beat Aston Villa 2-0 in matchweek 11 of the Premier League 2024-25 season. Goals from Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah helped Arne Slot's men go five points clear of Manchester City, who earlier suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Brighton. Nunez scored in his 110th Liverpool appearance whereas Salah's goal-scoring spree continued. Here's more.
221 goals and 97 assists for the Reds
Salah has raced to 221 goals for Liverpool from 366 matches (A97). In 261 Premier League games for the club, Salah has managed 163 goals and 74 assists. In 17 matches across competitions this season, Salah owns 10 goals and 11 assists. He has been involved in 21 goals. Overall, Salah has 165 goals and 75 Premier League assists (G2 A1 for Chelsea).
Nunez shines for the Reds
Nunez has raced to 22 Premier League goals (A12) from his 73rd appearance. Overall, he has scored 36 goals in 110 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions.
Points table and match stats
Liverpool have gone five points clear at the top of the Premier League. Slot's side owns 28 points from 11 games (W9 D1 L1). Aston Villa, who have lost four games in a row in all competitions, sit eighth and are a point off the top four. Liverpool clocked 5 shots on target and had 2.02 expected goals in addition to owning 63% possession.
Liverpool ahead at half-time
Liverpool and Aston Villa had their moments in the 1st half at Anfield. Liverpool were ahead (20') when Youri Tielemans' poor corner was cleared away low at the near post. Virgil van Dijk set Salah beautifully away with a fine pass over the half-way line before Nunez completed the scoring. Villa had their moments and called the Reds keeper to make some stunning saves.
Salah settles the matter
Morgan Rogers missed a glorious chance for Villa after the break and the Reds then kept their nerves as Salah gave them a cushion by scoring his 2nd goal in the 84th minute.
