The dramatic match in the 37th round of the Premier League at Villa Park ended with a score of 3-3. This result caused home team Aston Villa to miss the opportunity to secure a position in the top 4 before the final round of matches took place at the weekend.
The Give Me Sport page lists 4 things you may have missed in this emotional and goal-rich match .
Emi Martinez made unforgettable history because of mistakes
It didn’t take long for Liverpool to take the lead in this match. After Harvey Elliot made a pass into the home team’s penalty area and the ball hit a Villa player, Emiliano Martinez fumbled the ball into the net in the 2nd minute.
Sadly for the 2022 World Cup champion, this is his third own goal in England’s top tournament, a new record for a goalkeeper in the tournament’s history.
Emi Martinez’s sad record.
Ollie Watkins’ incredible season continues
Ollie Watkins did not get on the scoresheet himself, but the striker made an important pass to help Youri Tielemans score the equalizer 1-1 in the 12th minute. This was Watkins’ 13th assist of the season, more than anyone in the top 5 European leagues in the 2023/24 season.
In terms of goal contributions, only Harry Kane (44 times) and Kylian Mbappe (34 times) have more than Villa players (32 times) in Europe this season. With such incredible form, the Englishman deserves a place at EURO 2024 in Gareth Southgate’s squad this summer.
Jurgen Klopp will appear in the final match against Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp does not want to miss his last instruction as head coach of The Kop this weekend because if he receives another yellow card in yesterday’s match, he will have to receive a ban from directing in the next match. .
That’s why Klopp appeared very calm on the pitch, completely different from his usual reactions over the years. The German coach lowered his hat and hid his face and emotions in a rather interesting way.
Jurgen Klopp will appear on the bench for the last time at home at Anfield.
Liverpool’s defense continues to struggle
For much of the season, Liverpool looked to be firmly in the Premier League title race, but things fell apart towards the end of the campaign. They dropped important points and fell behind Arsenal and Manchester City in the race for the trophy. A big reason for this failure is problems with the defense.
Even with their impressive form at the beginning of the season, The Kop still showed their weak defense and that was also shown in last night’s match, but they were lucky not to be punished by the home team. earlier.
However, in the end, Klopp’s army still had to pay the price when Alexis Mac Allister lost the ball in a dangerous area before Jhon Duran took advantage of the opportunity to shorten the gap to 2-3, paving the way for a comeback. of the home team.
Only Brighton (10 times) made more defensive errors that directly led to goals than Liverpool (8 times) in this year’s tournament. Defense has been an issue all year and it looks like this will be one of the first tasks Arne Slot needs to tackle after he replaces Klopp this summer.
