The third-round game was in doubt after Villa reported “a large number” of players and staff returned positive tests following routine testing on Monday.
Danny Ings, a former Liverpool player, scored in the second minute to lead Southampton to a 1-0 win over the defending champions
“Big Sam” — as he is widely known — pulled off another masterstroke Sunday, guiding likely relegation contender West Bromwich Albion to a 1-1 draw at Liverpool as the champions dropped points at home for the first time in their Premier League title defense.
So far Liverpool's only loss of its title defense remains the 7-2 thrashing by Aston Villa in early October.
The Premier League's top scorer was unusually benched — by coincidence or not — hours after an interview was published in which he flirted with a move to Spain and grumbled about not captaining the English champions.
Roberto Firmino's header in the 90th minute secured Liverpool a 2-1 win over Tottenham in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Record 13-time champion Real Madrid face an embarrassing group-stage exit after losing 2-0 at Shakhtar Donetsk in Tuesday’s Champions League, falling to third spot in the points table with a game to go.
That a team with such a makeshift back line ended up coasting to a 3-0 win over Leicester in the English Premier League on Sunday perhaps spoke volumes of the fifth member of that defense, who — suddenly — has assumed a pivotal role in Liverpool’s immediate future.
Salah was last week diagnosed with Covid-19 while on international duty with Egypt.
The announcement was made by the Egyptian soccer association on Twitter ahead of Saturday’s game against Togo.
Mohamed Salah had put the champions in front from the penalty spot in the 13th minute after Kyle Walker’s foul on Sadio Mane.
The English champions will face Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday, only a few months after the Italian club made a surprising run to the quarterfinals in last season’s competition.
Real Madrid made a stoppage-time comeback against Borussia Monchengladach to salvage a draw, preventing a fourth-straight defeat in the competition.
The Reds' No.4 requires surgery on the knee injury he sustained during last Saturday's Merseyside derby at Goodison Park and has stated in a post on social media that he is now focused fully on returning to fitness as soon as possible.
Liverpool did not give a timescale on Van Dijk's absence, but an injury of that nature will likely keep the Netherlands international out for a long period.
With a leap reminiscent of Cristiano Ronaldo, Calvert-Lewin rose high to power a header into the bottom corner from Lucas Digne’s left-wing cross and equalize in the 81st minute at an empty Goodison Park.
The plans were publicly announced and backed Sunday by the chairman of the English Football League, Rick Parry, who runs the competition featuring the 72 professional teams below the Premier League.
The 24-year-old completed a move to the reigning Portuguese champions on Tuesday evening, ahead of the Primeira Liga's transfer deadline.
Shaqiri was in isolation and soccer officials were consulting with health authorities in Switzerland about his case, the federation said.
Champions Liverpool fell apart to lose 7-2 to an Aston Villa side that only avoided relegation on the final day of last season and is now one of only two sides with 100% starts.
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