Aston Villa Crush Liverpool 7-2 in Thriller

Hat-Trick Heroics and Five Assists for Grealish

October 4, 2023

Aston Villa produced a stunning performance to thrash Liverpool 7-2 in a thrilling Premier League encounter at Villa Park on Saturday. Ollie Watkins stole the show with a first-half hat-trick, while Jack Grealish registered five assists in a dominant display from the hosts.

Villa, who had lost their last two league games, started brightly and took the lead through Watkins' close-range finish in the eighth minute. The striker doubled the advantage with a cool header from Grealish's cross 10 minutes later, before completing his hat-trick with a clinical strike from outside the box.

Liverpool, who have now conceded nine goals in their last three league games, looked shell-shocked and struggled to create any meaningful chances in the first half. Villa continued to dominate after the break and extended their lead through a deflected effort from Leon Bailey. Mohamed Salah pulled one back for Liverpool, but Grealish set up Danny Ings to restore Villa's four-goal cushion.

The visitors netted a late consolation through Darwin Nunez, but Grealish had the final say, finding Ezri Konsa for Villa's seventh goal of the afternoon. The result moves Aston Villa up to 11th in the Premier League standings, while Liverpool remain ninth after their second consecutive defeat.