Liverpool suffered a 4-2 defeat against Aston Villa in the match that took place on Friday evening at Villa Park, as part of the 37th round of the English Premier League.
Salah's return
The match saw the return of Egyptian star Mohamed Salah to Liverpool after missing the last two matches due to injury, as he came on as a substitute in the 73rd minute, replacing Cody Gakpo.
Match goals
Aston Villa finished the first half ahead of the Reds with a clean goal scored by Morgan Rodgers in the 42nd minute.
In the second half, Virgil van Dijk equalized for Liverpool in the 52nd minute, but Ollie Watkins restored Aston Villa's lead just five minutes later, before adding a third goal in the 73rd minute.
John McGinn scored Aston Villa's fourth goal in the 87th minute, then Van Dijk reduced the deficit for the visitors with a goal in the 90+2 minute.
Team standings
With this result, Aston Villa raised its tally to 62 points to snatch fifth place and officially qualify for the Champions League next season, while Liverpool dropped to sixth place after its tally remained frozen at 59 points.
