Aston Villa trounce Liverpool 4-2 to seal Champions League place
Key takeaways
- Liverpool’s woes deepen as Ollie Watkins scores a brace to help his side to a dominant win at Villa Park.
- The win on Friday moves Villa into fourth place with 62 points from their 37 games, leapfrogging their opponents, who have 59 points from the same number of matches.
- Liverpool remain vulnerable to being caught by both Bournemouth and Brighton in the race for a Champions League place as they slipped to a 12th defeat of the season with a single point from the last nine available.
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Liverpool’s woes deepen as Ollie Watkins scores a brace to help his side to a dominant win at Villa Park.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Ollie Watkins celebrates after scoring Aston Villa's second goal at Villa Park in Birmingham [Darren Staples/AFP]By Reuters Published On 16 May 202616 May 2026Ollie Watkins scored twice as Aston Villa eased to a 4-2 Premier League victory over Liverpool to seal Champions League qualification for next season and leave their visitors looking over their shoulder at the chasing pack.
The win on Friday moves Villa into fourth place with 62 points from their 37 games, leapfrogging their opponents, who have 59 points from the same number of matches.