Aston Villa 4–2 Liverpool
2026-05-15 · Matchweek 37
· Referee: Chris Kavanagh · VAR: Neil Davies
Aston Villa were booked 3 times — 1.7× their usual 1.8 — to Liverpool's 1.
How Chris Kavanagh refereed it
Kavanagh showed 4 yellow cards against a career average of 3.6, and awarded 21 fouls against an average of 21.2.
Match statistics
| Aston Villa | Liverpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 3 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 12 | 9 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | Matty Cash | 0-0 |
| 42' | Normal Goal | Aston Villa | M. Rogers | 1-0 |
| 45+3' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | Ollie Watkins | 1-0 |
| 52' | Normal Goal | Liverpool | V. van Dijk | 1-1 |
| 57' | Normal Goal | Aston Villa | O. Watkins | 2-1 |
| 62' | Yellow Card | Liverpool | Joe Gomez | 2-1 |
| 66' | Yellow Card | Aston Villa | John McGinn | 2-1 |
| 73' | Normal Goal | Aston Villa | O. Watkins | 3-1 |
| 89' | Normal Goal | Aston Villa | J. McGinn | 4-1 |
| 90' | Normal Goal | Liverpool | V. van Dijk | 4-2 |