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Liverpool FC 4-3 Villarreal · Champions League

Liverpool FC beat Villarreal 4-3 in the Champions League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Liverpool FC and Villarreal met in the Champions League at Anfield in Liverpool on Tuesday, 20 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Liverpool FC: A. Mac Allister 36', 65'; R. Araújo 45'; F. Wirtz 68'. Villarreal: G. Mikautadze 4'; S. Cardona 29'; T. Oluwaseyi 87'.

How the match went

Liverpool FC saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Liverpool FC had 22 shots with 7 on target, Villarreal 14 with 5 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 7 to Liverpool FC and 2 to Villarreal. Liverpool FC conceded 12 fouls, Villarreal 10. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Liverpool FC, 2 for Villarreal).

Line-ups

Liverpool FC started in a 4-2-3-1: Alisson, Ronald Araújo, Jérémy Jacquet, Virgil van Dijk, Kostas Tsimikas, Alexis Mac Allister, Trey Nyoni, Rio Ngumoha, Ryan Gravenberch, Cody Gakpo, Lewis Koumas.

Villarreal started in a 4-2-3-1: Péter Gulácsi, Santiago Mouriño, Pau Navarro, Renato Veiga, Sergi Cardona, Santi Comesaña, Pape Gueye, Tajon Buchanan, Nathan-Dylan Saliba, Alberto Moleiro, Georges Mikautadze.

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Minute by minute

  1. 4'Goal! Liverpool FC 0-1 Villarreal. G. Mikautadze (Villarreal) scores.
  2. 29'Goal! Liverpool FC 0-2 Villarreal. S. Cardona (Villarreal) scores, assisted by N. Saliba.
  3. 36'Goal! Liverpool FC 1-2 Villarreal. A. Mac Allister (Liverpool FC) scores, assisted by K. Tsimikas.
  4. 45+2'Goal! Liverpool FC 2-2 Villarreal. R. Araújo (Liverpool FC) scores, assisted by R. Ngumoha.
  5. 45'Half-time. Liverpool FC 2-2 Villarreal.
  6. 65'Goal! Liverpool FC 3-2 Villarreal. A. Mac Allister (Liverpool FC) scores, assisted by R. Ngumoha.
  7. 68'Goal! Liverpool FC 4-2 Villarreal. F. Wirtz (Liverpool FC) scores, assisted by C. Gakpo.
  8. 87'Goal! Liverpool FC 4-3 Villarreal. T. Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) scores, assisted by A. Pérez.
  9. 90'Full-time. Liverpool FC 4-3 Villarreal.
Full commentary (70 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Liverpool FC vs Villarreal.
  2. 4'Goal! Liverpool FC 0-1 Villarreal. G. Mikautadze (Villarreal) scores.
  3. 8'Attempt blocked. R. Ngumoha (Liverpool FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  4. 15'Attempt blocked. N. Saliba (Villarreal), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  5. 15'Corner, Villarreal.
  6. 21'Corner, Liverpool FC.
  7. 22'Attempt blocked. T. Buchanan (Villarreal), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  8. 22'Attempt missed. V. van Dijk (Liverpool FC), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  9. 23'Attempt saved. R. Gravenberch (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  10. 27'Attempt blocked. N. Saliba (Villarreal), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  11. 27'Attempt blocked. S. Cardona (Villarreal), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  12. 27'Yellow card for A. Moleiro (Villarreal) for foul.
  13. 29'Goal! Liverpool FC 0-2 Villarreal. S. Cardona (Villarreal) scores, assisted by N. Saliba.
  14. 32'Attempt missed. A. Moleiro (Villarreal), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  15. 34'Offside, Villarreal.
  16. 35'Offside, Villarreal.
  17. 35'Corner, Liverpool FC.
  18. 36'Goal! Liverpool FC 1-2 Villarreal. A. Mac Allister (Liverpool FC) scores, assisted by K. Tsimikas.
  19. 39'Attempt missed. A. Mac Allister (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  20. 40'Attempt saved. S. Mouriño (Villarreal), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  21. 40'Corner, Villarreal.
  22. 41'Yellow card for S. Mouriño (Villarreal) for foul.
  23. 42'Attempt missed. A. Mac Allister (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  24. 44'Attempt blocked. C. Gakpo (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  25. 45'1 minute of added time.
  26. 45+1'Corner, Liverpool FC.
  27. 45+2'Goal! Liverpool FC 2-2 Villarreal. R. Araújo (Liverpool FC) scores, assisted by R. Ngumoha.
  28. 45'Half-time. Liverpool FC 2-2 Villarreal.
  29. 46'The second half is under way.
  30. 46'Substitution, Villarreal: T. Oluwaseyi comes on for N. Saliba.
  31. 46'Substitution, Liverpool FC: F. Wirtz comes on for R. Araújo.
  32. 48'Corner, Liverpool FC.
  33. 48'Attempt missed. K. Tsimikas (Liverpool FC), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  34. 48'Attempt missed. R. Gravenberch (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  35. 50'Corner, Liverpool FC.
  36. 53'Attempt saved. C. Gakpo (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  37. 53'Corner, Liverpool FC.
  38. 54'Substitution, Villarreal: J. Foyth comes on for A. Moleiro.
  39. 57'Attempt blocked. F. Wirtz (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  40. 57'Attempt saved. F. Wirtz (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  41. 58'Corner, Liverpool FC.
  42. 58'Attempt blocked. A. Mac Allister (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  43. 60'Substitution, Villarreal: A. Pérez comes on for G. Mikautadze.
  44. 60'Substitution, Villarreal: A. Freeman comes on for T. Buchanan.
  45. 61'Attempt blocked. T. Oluwaseyi (Villarreal), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  46. 61'Attempt missed. T. Nyoni (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  47. 64'Attempt blocked. F. Wirtz (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  48. 65'Goal! Liverpool FC 3-2 Villarreal. A. Mac Allister (Liverpool FC) scores, assisted by R. Ngumoha.
  49. 66'Substitution, Liverpool FC: A. Isak comes on for L. Koumas.
  50. 68'Goal! Liverpool FC 4-2 Villarreal. F. Wirtz (Liverpool FC) scores, assisted by C. Gakpo.
  51. 71'Attempt missed. R. Ngumoha (Liverpool FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  52. 72'Attempt saved. P. Gueye (Villarreal), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  53. 72'Attempt blocked. C. Gakpo (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  54. 73'Attempt blocked. A. Pérez (Villarreal), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  55. 74'Offside, Villarreal.
  56. 74'Substitution, Liverpool FC: J. Gomez comes on for J. Jacquet.
  57. 74'Substitution, Liverpool FC: B. Barcola comes on for R. Ngumoha.
  58. 75'Attempt missed. A. Isak (Liverpool FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  59. 78'Substitution, Villarreal: G. Moreno comes on for S. Comesaña.
  60. 81'Substitution, Liverpool FC: J. McConnell comes on for T. Nyoni.
  61. 83'Offside, Villarreal.
  62. 85'Attempt missed. G. Moreno (Villarreal), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  63. 86'Offside, Liverpool FC.
  64. 87'Goal! Liverpool FC 4-3 Villarreal. T. Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) scores, assisted by A. Pérez.
  65. 90'Attempt blocked. A. Isak (Liverpool FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  66. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  67. 90+2'Offside, Liverpool FC.
  68. 90+2'Attempt blocked. A. Pérez (Villarreal), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  69. 90+3'Corner, Liverpool FC.
  70. 90'Full-time. Liverpool FC 4-3 Villarreal.
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