Overview
- Aston Villa, which beat Liverpool 4-2 on Friday at Villa Park, locked up a top-five finish and next season’s Champions League spot ahead of next week’s Europa League final in Istanbul.
- Morgan Rogers put Villa ahead from a short-corner routine just before halftime, then Virgil van Dijk leveled with a header early in the second half.
- Dominik Szoboszlai slipped in his own half soon after the equalizer, allowing Rogers to square for Ollie Watkins to restore the lead.
- Watkins forced in a second from close range before John McGinn curled a late fourth, with Van Dijk adding a stoppage-time consolation.
- Liverpool fell to fifth with qualification no longer in their hands, as injuries, fragile set-piece defending, and poor away form intensified scrutiny on Arne Slot.