Can You Name All 16 Liverpool Goalscorers in the Last 11 Meetings With Aston Villa?
The rivalry between Liverpool and Aston Villa is one of the oldest in English football. Dating back to the first meeting between the two sides in 1894, the two teams have faced off over 200 times in all competitions. In recent years, the matches have been high-scoring affairs, with 43 goals scored in the last 11 meetings alone.
That’s an average of almost four goals per game, and we want to find out if you can name all 16 Liverpool goalscorers in that time. Can you do it in 8 minutes? Let’s find out!
Liverpool’s 16 Goalscorers Against Aston Villa
The first goal in the last 11 meetings between Liverpool and Aston Villa was scored by Christian Benteke in a 1-1 draw at Anfield in April 2015. Since then, 15 other players have found the back of the net for the Reds.
In Liverpool’s 6-0 win at Villa Park in 2016, Divock Origi scored a hat-trick, while Roberto Firmino, James Milner and Nathaniel Clyne also got on the scoresheet. In the reverse fixture at Anfield later that season, Origi and Daniel Sturridge both scored braces in a 6-0 win for the Reds.
In 2017/18, Sadio Mane scored a brace in a 2-2 draw at Villa Park, while Philippe Coutinho and Mohamed Salah also found the net. Salah scored again in a 4-1 win at Anfield later that season, while Mane and Firmino also got on the scoresheet.
In 2018/19, Salah scored a hat-trick in a 5-0 win at Anfield, while Mane and Xherdan Shaqiri also scored. In the reverse fixture at Villa Park later that season, Mane and Salah both scored again in a 2-1 win for the Reds.
In 2019/20, Mane scored twice in a 5-0 win at Anfield, while Virgil van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also got on the scoresheet. In the reverse fixture at Villa Park later that season, Mane and Salah both scored again in a 2-0 win for the Reds.
Can You Name All 16 Liverpool Goalscorers?
So, can you name all 16 Liverpool goalscorers in the last 11 meetings with Aston Villa? Here’s a recap of all 16: Christian Benteke, Divock Origi, Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Nathaniel Clyne, Daniel Sturridge, Sadio Mane, Philippe Coutinho, Mohamed Salah, Xherdan Shaqiri, Virgil van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
If you managed to name all 16 goalscorers correctly then congratulations! You know your Liverpool history! If not, don’t worry – there’s always next time!