Summary

  • Result: Aston Villa 1-4 Liverpool - Wijnaldum, Mane & Salah secure Liverpool win

  • Teenager Barry earlier stunned Reds to cancel out Mane opener

  • Villa without entire senior squad because of Covid cases

  • Villa XI contained seven U23s and four U18s

  • Result: Wolves 1-0 Crystal Palace - Traore with superb winner

  • In-play clips available from both games

Live Reporting

Emlyn Begley

  1. Aston Villa 1-4 Liverpool

    There were four minutes and 20 seconds between Liverpool's second and fourth goals.

  2. SUBSTITUTION

    Aston Villa 1-4 Liverpool

    Villa have made some subs too. Bradley Young came on for Benjamin Chrisene a few minutes ago and then Harrison Sohna and Hayden Lindley replaced Arjan Raikhy and Lamare Bogarde.

  3. Wolves 1-0 Crystal Palace

    Karen Carney
    Former England and Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It's a great save from Jack Butland. Adama Traore was just far too quick for Patrick van Aanholt. He squares the ball to Leander Dendoncker who looked to find the top corner.

  4. SUBSTITUTION

    Aston Villa 1-4 Liverpool

    If you're wondering how Xherdan Shaqiri assisted two goals without playing, it's because I never told you that he came on just before the goals.

    Shaqiri and Roberto Firmino replaced Takumi Minamino and Curtis Jones.

  5. goal

    GOAL - Aston Villa 1-4 Liverpool

    Mohamed Salah (65 mins)

    You worry for Villa now. Xherdan Shaqiri finds Mohamed Salah, who turns and fires a shot into the bottom corner.

    Mohammad Salah nets fourth goal for Liverpool against Aston Villa

  6. Wolves 1-0 Crystal Palace

    Leander Dendoncker almost doubles Wolves' lead but he's denied by a great Jack Butland save at his near post.

  7. goal

    GOAL - Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool

    Sadio Mane (63 mins)

    That might be that.

    Xherdan Shaqiri crosses and Sadio Mane sends a looping header past the keeper.

    Sadio Mane celebratesGetty Images

  8. Wolves 1-0 Crystal Palace

    Karen Carney
    Former England and Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Crystal Palace are really frustrating. The two forwards Christian Benteke and Michy Batshuayi just can't make the ball stick so they can't build any attacks or momentum.

    Roy Hodgson may need to make a change.

  9. goal

    GOAL - Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool

    Georginio Wijnaldum (60 mins)

    This one stands.

    Mohamed Salah finds Takumi Minamino, back to goal, who lays the ball off to Georginio Wijnaldum.

    The Dutch midfielder just guides the ball into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.

  10. Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool

    Villa successfully defend about five waves of Liverpool attacks there.

  11. Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool

    A corner to Liverpool as they get two subs ready.

  12. Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool

    Louie Barry goes on a run down the left and Thiago and Neco Williams need to gang up to win the ball.

  13. Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool

    It is just attack v defence now as Sadio Mane has a shot deflected for a corner.

  14. Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool

    Think this Liverpool team would have a real chance of winning the Under-23s league. They are keeping Villa penned in right now.

  15. Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool

    Mohamed Salah might have been offside anyway, but he did kick the ball out of Akos Onodi's hands (on the ground), which you can't do.

  16. DISALLOWED GOAL

    Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool

    Mohamed Salah thinks he has put Liverpool ahead, but it's disallowed. Thiago finds Neco Williams, whose cross finds Salah.

    Salah's flick is straight at keeper Akos Onodi, who has his hands on the ball as the the Liverpool player kicks it from under him into the net.

    Ruled out.

  17. Wolves 1-0 Crystal Palace

    Karen Carney
    Former England and Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It was a lovely inswinging corner that found Fabio Silva. He was marked by Clyne but he got above him and headed it in the wrong direction.

    He needs one to go in for his confidence. That was a good opportunity.

  18. Wolves 1-0 Crystal Palace

    Here is the moment Adama Traore slammed Wolves into the lead.

    Sublime Traore strike gives Wolves the lead against Crystal Palace

  19. Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool

    Big chance for Liverpool as James Milner crosses and Fabinho is allowed to get a powerful header towards goal - but it's straight at the Villa keeper.

  20. Wolves 1-0 Crystal Palace

    Wolves have a corner but Fabio Silva heads wide at the far post. Not his first poor header of the night.