29′ Goal · Sergi Cardona / Nathan Saliba Opposition
36′ Goal · Alexis Mac Allister / Konstantinos Tsimikas Liverpool
41′ Yellow card · Santiago Mouriño Opposition
45 + 2′ Goal · Ronald Araujo / Rio Ngumoha Liverpool
46′ Substitution · Tani Oluwaseyi / Nathan Saliba Opposition
46′ Substitution · Florian Wirtz / Ronald Araujo Liverpool
54′ Substitution · Juan Foyth / Alberto Moleiro Opposition
60′ Substitution · Alex Freeman / Tajon Buchanan Opposition
60′ Substitution · Ayoze Pérez / Georges Mikautadze Opposition
65′ Goal · Alexis Mac Allister / Rio Ngumoha Liverpool
66′ Substitution · Alexander Isak / Lewis Koumas Liverpool
68′ Goal · Florian Wirtz / Cody Gakpo Liverpool
74′ Substitution · Bradley Barcola / Rio Ngumoha Liverpool
74′ Substitution · Joe Gomez / Jérémy Jacquet Liverpool
78′ Substitution · Gerard Moreno / Santi Comesaña Opposition
81′ Substitution · James McConnell / Trey Nyoni Liverpool
87′ Goal · Tani Oluwaseyi / Ayoze Pérez Opposition
Reported absences for this fixture
Giovanni Leoni · injury
Conor Bradley · injury
Vitezslav Jaros · injury
Hugo Ekitiké · injury
Wataru Endo · suspended
Federico Chiesa · suspended
Dominik Szoboszlai · injury
Jeremie Frimpong · injury
Fixture-specific records, not medical advice or a confirmed return forecast. Editorial injury updates can provide further context.
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Liverpool v Villarreal — 20 October 2026
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Liverpool v Villarreal — 20 October 2026
Alexander Isak
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4/10
Alexis Mac Allister
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8/10
Alisson Becker
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6/10
Bradley Barcola
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5/10
Cody Gakpo
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7/10
Florian Wirtz
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7/10
James McConnell
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5/10
Joe Gomez
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6/10
Jérémy Jacquet
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6/10
Konstantinos Tsimikas
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7/10
Lewis Koumas
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5/10
Rio Ngumoha
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9/10
Ronald Araujo
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6/10
Ryan Gravenberch
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7/10
Trey Nyoni
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5/10
Virgil van Dijk
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3/10
Editorial ratings by Jacob Conley. Updated 20 Oct 2026, 22:49 BST (UK).