And that's it. The match concludes - Aston Villa 3, Liverpool 3.

The second half concludes with a tie - Aston Villa and Liverpool both at 3 goals each.

Virgil van Dijk from Liverpool successfully secured a free kick on the left flank.

Jhon Durán of Aston Villa commits a foul.

Corner kick awarded to Liverpool. The opportunity arises due to Lucas Digne's defensive action.

Another offensive effort. Curtis Jones from Liverpool takes a shot with his right foot from the middle of the box, but it's saved in the right corner.

Diego Carlos commits a foul - Aston Villa.

Alisson Becker of Liverpool has successfully secured a free kick in the defensive zone.

Attempt thwarted. Diego Carlos of Aston Villa's header from the middle of the penalty area is intercepted. The assist was made by Lucas Digne with a cross.

Corner kick awarded to Aston Villa. This was due to Alisson Becker's actions.

New attacking attempt. Moussa Diaby - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Goal! Aston Villa 3, Liverpool 3. Jhon Durán - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box to the right corner. Assist - Moussa Diaby.

Offside call - It's against Liverpool. Darwin Núñez has been flagged offside.

Another offensive push. Darwin Núñez of Liverpool takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's saved in the right corner. The assist came from Ryan Gravenberch.

Goal! Aston Villa 2, Liverpool 3. Jhon Durán - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box to the right corner. Assist - Calum Chambers.

Attempt thwarted. Jhon Durán of Aston Villa's left-footed strike from the heart of the penalty area is intercepted. The assist came from Leon Bailey with a well-placed through ball.

Corner kick awarded to Liverpool. This was due to Emiliano Martínez's defensive action.

Another offensive move. Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's caught in the upper middle of the net. The assist was provided by Dominik Szoboszlai.

Missed chance. Dominik Szoboszlai - Liverpool - shot with left foot from the right side of the box missed to the left. Assist - Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross after corner.

Player swap for Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz is replaced by Calum Chambers.

Player switch - Aston Villa. Jhon Durán is coming on to replace Nicolò Zaniolo due to an injury.

Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.

Match interruption - Nicolò Zaniolo of Aston Villa is injured.

Corner kick awarded to Liverpool. It was given away by Emiliano Martínez.

Another offensive effort. Dominik Szoboszlai of Liverpool takes a challenging right-footed shot from the right side, but it's deflected into the right corner. The assist came from a through ball by Mohamed Salah.

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool has been awarded a free kick in the defensive zone.

Pau Torres commits a foul - Aston Villa.

Player change - Liverpool. Wataru Endo is being replaced by Dominik Szoboszlai.

Player change - Liverpool. Curtis Jones is replacing Luis Díaz.

Player change - Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch is coming on to replace Harvey Elliott.

Player change - Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is replacing Cody Gakpo.

Virgil van Dijk from Liverpool has secured a defensive free kick.

Diego Carlos commits a foul - Aston Villa.

Missed chance. Lucas Digne - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right after corner.

Corner kick awarded to Aston Villa. This was necessitated by Jarell Quansah's defensive action.

Missed chance. Joe Gomez - Liverpool - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Luis Díaz.

John McGinn - Aston Villa - receive yellow card for a foul.

Luis Díaz - Liverpool - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by John McGinn - Aston Villa

Missed chance. Leon Bailey - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the right side of the box missed to the left.

Missed chance. Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Nicolò Zaniolo.

New attacking attempt. Nicolò Zaniolo - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Moussa Diaby.

Joe Gomez of Liverpool successfully secured a defensive free kick.

Leon Bailey of Aston Villa commits a foul.

Lucas Digne of Aston Villa has successfully secured a defensive free kick.

Luis Díaz of Liverpool commits a foul.

Opportunity squandered. Moussa Diaby of Aston Villa takes a shot with his right foot from the right side of the penalty area, narrowly missing the target. The assist came from Ollie Watkins after a swift counter-attack.

John McGinn of Aston Villa has successfully earned an offensive free kick.

Alexis Mac Allister commits a foul - Liverpool.

Player change - Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo is coming on to replace Youri Tielemans.

Mohamed Salah from Liverpool has secured a defensive free kick.

Lucas Digne from Aston Villa commits a foul.

Moussa Diaby of Aston Villa has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Joe Gomez from Liverpool commits a foul.

Attempt thwarted. Alexis Mac Allister of Liverpool's right-footed strike from beyond the penalty area is obstructed. The assist came from Luis Díaz.

Corner kick awarded to Aston Villa. This was due to Alexis Mac Allister's defensive action.

Offside called against Liverpool. Luis Díaz is caught in an offside position.

John McGinn of Aston Villa has successfully secured a free kick in the offensive zone.

Wataru Endo commits a foul - Liverpool.

Offside call - Liverpool. Luis Díaz has been flagged for offside.

Diego Carlos commits a foul - Aston Villa.

Cody Gakpo of Liverpool has been awarded a defensive free kick.

Opportunity squandered. Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it veers left of the goal. The assist came from Moussa Diaby.

VAR Ruling: Goal Disallowed Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool.

GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.

Offside - Aston Villa. Leon Bailey is in offside.

Moussa Diaby of Aston Villa has been awarded a free kick on the right flank.

Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool commits a foul.

Wataru Endo of Liverpool has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Lucas Digne of Aston Villa commits a foul.

Score! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 3. Jarell Quansah of Liverpool successfully heads the ball into the top left corner from the middle of the box. The assist came from Harvey Elliott with a cross.

Diego Carlos commits a foul - Aston Villa.

Cody Gakpo of Liverpool has earned an offensive free kick.

The second half kicks off with Aston Villa trailing behind Liverpool, the score being 1-2.

The first half concludes with Liverpool leading Aston Villa 2-1.

Offside called against Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold has been flagged offside.

Pause is over. They are prepared to resume.

The match is temporarily halted due to an injury sustained by John McGinn of Aston Villa.

Offside call - It's against Liverpool. Luis Díaz has been flagged offside.

Luis Díaz from Liverpool commits a foul.

Douglas Luiz of Aston Villa has successfully earned an attacking free kick.

Opportunity squandered. Moussa Diaby of Aston Villa takes a left-footed shot from the middle of the box that sails over the goal. The assist came from a through ball by John McGinn.

Opportunity squandered. Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool narrowly misses the goal with a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area. The assist was provided by Luis Díaz.

Douglas Luiz of Aston Villa commits a foul.

Alexis Mac Allister of Liverpool has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Corner kick awarded to Aston Villa. This is due to Trent Alexander-Arnold's defense causing the ball to go out of play.

Harvey Elliott of Liverpool has been handed a yellow card.

John McGinn - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by Cody Gakpo - Liverpool

Shot blocked. Alexis Mac Allister - Liverpool - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Mohamed Salah.

Luis Díaz from Liverpool commits a foul.

Ezri Konsa of Aston Villa has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Opportunity squandered. Diego Carlos of Aston Villa failed to hit the target from a close range with his left foot, the shot veering off to the left. The assist came from Leon Bailey.

Shot blocked. Pau Torres - Aston Villa - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - John McGinn with a cross.

Leon Bailey of Aston Villa has secured a free kick on the right flank.

Alexis Mac Allister commits a foul - Liverpool.

Lucas Digne of Aston Villa has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Luis Díaz of Liverpool commits a foul.

Attempt thwarted. John McGinn of Aston Villa's left-footed strike from the left side of the penalty area is stopped. The assist came from Douglas Luiz.

Cody Gakpo commits a foul against Liverpool.

Ezri Konsa of Aston Villa has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Leon Bailey of Aston Villa has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Jarell Quansah from Liverpool commits a foul.

Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 2. Cody Gakpo - Liverpool - shot with right foot from few metres to the centre of the goal.

Another offensive move. Joe Gomez of Liverpool takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it's deflected to the right corner. The assist was provided by Luis Díaz.

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool commits a foul.

Douglas Luiz of Aston Villa has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Offside call - Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby has been flagged offside.

Attempt thwarted. Leon Bailey of Aston Villa's left-footed strike from the middle of the penalty area is obstructed. The assist came from Moussa Diaby.

Shot blocked. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Leon Bailey with a through ball.

Youri Tielemans of Aston Villa has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Cody Gakpo commits a foul - Liverpool.

Corner kick awarded to Aston Villa, resulting from a deflection off Virgil van Dijk.

Attempt thwarted. Leon Bailey of Aston Villa's right-footed shot from a challenging spot on the right is obstructed. The assist came from Moussa Diaby.

Goal! Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 1. Youri Tielemans - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Ollie Watkins.

Offside called against Liverpool. Luis Díaz is caught offside.

Missed chance. Cody Gakpo - Liverpool - shot with the head from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Alexis Mac Allister after corner.

Corner kick awarded to Liverpool. Pau Torres is responsible for it.

Attempt thwarted. Mohamed Salah from Liverpool tries a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it's stopped. The assist came from Harvey Elliott.

Lucas Digne of Aston Villa has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Wataru Endo commits a foul - Liverpool.

Emiliano Martínez of Aston Villa has accidentally scored an own goal. The score now stands at Aston Villa 0, Liverpool 1.

The initial half of the match commences...