Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool - August 31, 2008 / Premier League 2008/2009
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AV
31' - Substitution
Fernando Torresis substituted by David N'Gog
AV
64' - Substitution
Luke Youngis substituted by James Milner64
70' - Substitution
Dirk Kuytis substituted by Fábio Aurelio
79' - Substitution
Nicky Shoreyis substituted by Craig Gardner79
79' - Substitution
Robbie Keaneis substituted by Yossi Benayoun
LIV
LIV
Team line-ups
Aston Villa
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Brad Friedel | 37 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Martin Laursen | 31 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
| 15 | D |
Curtis Davies | 23 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 21 | D |
Nicky Shorey | 79 | 27 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 2 | D |
Luke Young | 64 | 29 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | M |
Stilian Petrov | 29 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | M |
Gareth Barry | 27 | 399 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 20 | M |
Nigel Reo-Coker | 24 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | M |
Ashley Young | 23 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | F |
Gabriel Agbonlahor | 21 | 98 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
John Carew | 28 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
75
Liverpool
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pepe Reina | 26 | 161 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jamie Carragher | 30 | 528 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Skrtel | 23 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Álvaro Arbeloa | 25 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Andrea Dossena | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Javier Mascherano | 24 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lucas Leiva | 21 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Xabi Alonso | 26 | 168 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dirk Kuyt | 70 | 28 | 101 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Robbie Keane | 79 | 28 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Fernando Torres | 31 | 24 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
108
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | D |
Craig Gardner | 79 | 21 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 8 | M |
James Milner | 64 | 22 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Fábio Aurelio | 70 | 28 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Yossi Benayoun | 79 | 28 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
David N'Gog | 31 | 19 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Martin Laursen
IN
Zat Knight
OUT
Ashley Young
IN
Wayne Routledge
OUT
John Carew
IN
Marlon Harewood
OUT
Stilian Petrov
IN
Moustapha Salifou
OUT
Nicky Shorey
IN
Craig Gardner
OUT
Luke Young
IN
Isaiah Osbourne
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Andrea Dossena
IN
Fábio Aurelio
OUT
Javier Mascherano
IN
Yossi Benayoun
OUT
Lucas Leiva
IN
Steven Gerrard
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
56
90
Success rate in this team:
37 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
54 %
O'Neill vs Liverpool
5 victories
7 draws
3 losses
O'Neill vs Benítez
1 victory
3 draws
3 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
48
244
Success rate in this team:
56 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
49 %
Benítez vs Aston Villa
5 victories
4 draws
0 loss
Benítez vs O'Neill
3 victories
3 draws
1 loss
Referee
Martin Atkinson
16 victories |
8 draws |
18 losses |
Aston Villa42 matches | General total | Liverpool77 matches | 40 victories |
20 draws |
17 losses |
1 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
Aston Villa3 matches | Season total | Liverpool5 matches | 4 victories |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on December 26, 2021 | Latest figure on May 17, 2022 | |||||||
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Key figures
Fernando Torres played his game number 350 in his professional career
The last time Aston Villa has ended with the score 0-0 at home, It was on the 22/04/2007 (vs )
End of streak for Liverpool after 4 consecutive matches without a draw in Premier League (since 04/05/2008).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VAston Villa 4-0 Bolton Wanderers05/04/2008 | VAston Villa 5-1 Birmingham City20/04/2008 | LAston Villa 0-2 Wigan03/05/2008 | VAston Villa 1-0 Odense26/07/2008 | VAston Villa 4-2 Manchester City17/08/2008 | DAston Villa 1-1 FH Hafnarfjordur28/08/2008 |
| Overall | DOdense 2-2 Aston Villa19/07/2008 | VAston Villa 1-0 Odense26/07/2008 | VFH Hafnarfjordur 1-4 Aston Villa14/08/2008 | VAston Villa 4-2 Manchester City17/08/2008 | LStoke City 3-2 Aston Villa23/08/2008 | DAston Villa 1-1 FH Hafnarfjordur28/08/2008 |
Current form
| Away | VFulham 0-2 Liverpool19/04/2008 | DBirmingham City 2-2 Liverpool26/04/2008 | LChelsea 3-2 Liverpool30/04/2008 | VTottenham 0-2 Liverpool11/05/2008 | DStandard Liège 0-0 Liverpool13/08/2008 | VSunderland 0-1 Liverpool16/08/2008 |
| Overall | VLiverpool 1-0 Manchester City04/05/2008 | VTottenham 0-2 Liverpool11/05/2008 | DStandard Liège 0-0 Liverpool13/08/2008 | VSunderland 0-1 Liverpool16/08/2008 | VLiverpool 2-1 Middlesbrough23/08/2008 | VLiverpool 1-0 Standard Liège27/08/2008 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 7 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 4 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 3 |
| Invincibility streak | 3 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
49 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
3 |
|
6 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
3 |
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
6 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
3 |
|
4 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
4 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-0 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Fernando Torres | |
| Gabriel Agbonlahor | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Fernando Torres | |
| Gabriel Agbonlahor | 3 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Steven Gerrard |  |
Historical head to head
Home
158 gf
114 ga
Away
89 gf
190 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
3 ga
Total
247 gf
307 ga
Historical head to head
Home
190 gf
89 ga
Away
114 gf
158 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
0 ga
Total
307 gf
247 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
January 16, 1932 |
| Home | 6 - 1 |
January 16, 1932 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
October 10, 1953 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
January 13, 2001 |
Latest head to head
January 21, 2008 - Premier League 2007/2008
August 11, 2007 - Premier League 2007/2008
March 18, 2007 - Premier League 2006/2007
October 28, 2006 - Premier League 2006/2007
April 29, 2006 - Premier League 2005/2006
Best historical scorers against Liverpool
 |
Tony Hateley | 5 goals | 1963 - 1966 |
 |
Dwight Yorke | 4 goals | 1994 - 1995 |
 |
Dion Dublin | 4 goals | 1998 - 2003 |
|
Andy Gray | 4 goals | 1976 - 1977 |
 |
Dean Saunders | 3 goals | 1992 - 1993 |
|
John Deehan | 3 goals | 1976 - 1979 |
Best historical scorers against Aston Villa
 |
Robbie Fowler | 14 goals | 1993 - 1998 |
 |
Ian Rush | 10 goals | 1982 - 1985 |
 |
Roger Hunt | 9 goals | 1963 - 1966 |
 |
Kenny Dalglish | 7 goals | 1978 - 1983 |
|
Steven Gerrard | 7 goals | 2001 - 2007 |
 |
Ian St-John | 6 goals | 1963 - 1967 |
Players with most games played vs Liverpool
|
Nigel Spink | 19 matches | 1983 - 1993 |
 |
Gordon Cowans | 19 matches | 1977 - 1991 |
 |
Gareth Barry | 18 matches | 1998 - 2007 |
|
Allan Evans | 16 matches | 1979 - 1989 |
 |
Steve Staunton | 16 matches | 1991 - 2002 |
|
Alan Wright | 15 matches | 1995 - 2003 |
Players with most games played vs Aston Villa
 |
Jamie Carragher | 23 matches | 1997 - 2008 |
|
Ian Rush | 23 matches | 1982 - 1996 |
 |
Bruce Grobbelaar | 23 matches | 1981 - 1993 |
 |
Phil Neal | 22 matches | 1975 - 1985 |
 |
Alan Hansen | 21 matches | 1977 - 1989 |
 |
Steve Nicol | 19 matches | 1984 - 1994 |
They played in both sides
348 matches
148 matches
160 matches
124 matches
142 matches
61 matches
129 matches
56 matches
120 matches
202 matches
85 matches
277 matches
They played in both sides
85 matches
277 matches
75 matches
276 matches
120 matches
202 matches
32 matches
196 matches
348 matches
148 matches
43 matches
134 matches
Competition info
The other matches
August 30, 2008
August 31, 2008
February 18, 2009
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