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By Shamoon HafezBBC Sport at Anfield
Last updated on 3 minutes ago.From the section Premier League
Jacob Ramsey's sweet finish was his sixth league goal of the campaignRoberto Firmino scored an 89th-minute equaliser to salvage a draw against Aston Villa and keep alive Liverpool's faint hopes of a top-four Premier League finish.
Jurgen Klopp's side are three points behind Newcastle United and Manchester United with one game remaining, meaning their two rivals need just one point from their final two games to secure Champions League qualification for next season.
The fact it remains mathematically possible, if perhaps unlikely, is down to the departing Firmino sneaking in at the near post to convert Mohamed Salah's low cross.
The visitors will be disappointed not to have claimed all three points after an impressive display.
They had a golden opportunity to lead midway through the first half when Ibrahima Konate tripped Ollie Watkins in the box, but the striker sent his penalty wide.
Unai Emery's men continued to push on and grabbed a deserved first-half goal through Jacob Ramsey's sweet guided volley at the back post from Douglas Luiz's cross.
Liverpool improved thereafter and thought they had equalised when Cody Gakpo converted following a scramble, but the effort was ruled out for offside in the build-up.
Villa maintain their European aspirations by moving up to seventh after the draw, but missed out on going sixth as a result of the late equaliser.
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Liverpool
Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold- Squad number5Player nameKonaté
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number26Player nameRobertson- Squad number17Player nameJones
- Squad number3Player nameFabinho
Squad number14Player nameHenderson
Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah- Squad number18Player nameGakpo
- Squad number23Player nameDíaz
Squad number7Player nameMilner
Squad number9Player nameRoberto Firmino- Squad number19Player nameElliott
- Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota
- Squad number21Player nameTsimikas
Aston Villa
Squad number1Player nameE Martínez
Squad number2Player nameCash
Squad number4Player nameKonsa
Squad number5Player nameMings
Squad number27Player nameDigne
Squad number44Player nameKamara
Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
Squad number31Player nameBailey
Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
Squad number41Player nameJ Ramsey
Squad number11Player nameWatkins
Squad number10Player nameBuendía
Squad number15Player nameÁlex Moreno
Squad number18Player nameYoung
Squad number22Player nameDurán
Squad number32Player nameDendoncker
Line-ups
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-ArnoldBooked at 66mins
- 5KonatéBooked at 20mins
- 4van Dijk
- 26RobertsonSubstituted forTsimikasat 72'minutes
- 17JonesSubstituted forJotaat 63'minutes
- 3FabinhoBooked at 80minsSubstituted forElliottat 81'minutes
- 14HendersonSubstituted forMilnerat 72'minutes
- 11Salah
- 18Gakpo
- 23DíazSubstituted forFirminoat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Gomez
- 7Milner
- 9Firmino
- 19Elliott
- 20Jota
- 21Tsimikas
- 28Carvalho
- 32Matip
- 62Kelleher
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1E MartínezBooked at 77mins
- 2Cash
- 4KonsaBooked at 90mins
- 5MingsBooked at 45mins
- 27DigneBooked at 53minsSubstituted forMorenoat 53'minutesSubstituted forBuendíaat 65'minutes
- 44Kamara
- 6Douglas LuizSubstituted forDendonckerat 87'minutes
- 31BaileySubstituted forYoungat 53'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 7McGinn
- 41J Ramsey
- 11WatkinsSubstituted forDuránat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Traoré
- 10Buendía
- 15Moreno
- 18Young
- 22Durán
- 25Olsen
- 32Dendoncker
- 38Sinisalo
Live Text
Match ends, Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 1.
Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 1.
Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matty Cash.
James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emiliano Buendía.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by John McGinn.
Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a headed pass.
Ashley Young (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Liverpool 1, Aston Villa 1. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a set piece situation.
Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Douglas Luiz.
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