Liverpool 4-3 Villarreal: result and goals
Liverpool beat Villarreal 4-3 on Wednesday 21 October 2026 in the Champions League.
Goals: Georges Mikautadze 4', Sergi Cardona 29', Alexis Mac Allister 36', Ronald Araujo 45'+2', Alexis Mac Allister 65', Florian Wirtz 68', Tani Oluwaseyi 87'.
Liverpool sit 3rd on 9 points.
Villarreal sit 19th on 3 points.
Liverpool have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Villarreal have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 4 meetings: Liverpool won 3, Villarreal won 1, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- UEFA Champions League
- Kick-off
- Wednesday 21 October 2026, 06:00 (AEST)
- Venue
- Anfield, Liverpool
- 👥
- 59610
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Liverpool 4, Villarreal 3.
- 90'+4'Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Villarreal 3.
- 90'+3'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Santiago Mouriño.
- 90'+2'Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tani Oluwaseyi.
- 90'+2'Offside, Liverpool. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 87'Goal! Liverpool 4, Villarreal 3. Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez with a cross.
- 86'Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
- 85'Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
- 83'Offside, Villarreal. Santiago Mouriño is caught offside.
- 83'Foul by James McConnell (Liverpool).
- 83'Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81'Substitution, Liverpool. James McConnell replaces Trey Nyoni.
- 80'Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80'Foul by Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).
- 78'Substitution, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno replaces Santi Comesaña.
- 75'Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 74'Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Jérémy Jacquet.
- 74'Substitution, Liverpool. Bradley Barcola replaces Rio Ngumoha.
- 73'Offside, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
- 73'Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 72'Attempt saved. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
- 72'Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 71'Attempt missed. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 68'Goal! Liverpool 4, Villarreal 2. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo following a fast break.
- 66'Substitution, Liverpool. Alexander Isak replaces Lewis Koumas.
- 65'Goal! Liverpool 3, Villarreal 2. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha.
- 64'Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
- 62'Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62'Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 61'Attempt blocked. Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Mouriño.
- 61'Attempt missed. Trey Nyoni (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 60'Substitution, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez replaces Georges Mikautadze.
- 60'Substitution, Villarreal. Alex Freeman replaces Tajon Buchanan.
- 58'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pape Gueye.
- 58'Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57'Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 57'Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Péter Gulácsi (Villarreal). Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 55'Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55'Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 54'Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54'Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
- 54'Substitution, Villarreal. Juan Foyth replaces Alberto Moleiro.
- 53'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tani Oluwaseyi.
- 53'Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Péter Gulácsi (Villarreal). Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 52'Handball by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
- 50'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sergi Cardona.
- 48'Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 48'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 48'Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha.
- 45'Substitution, Liverpool. Florian Wirtz replaces Ronald Araujo.
- 45'Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Villarreal 2.
- 45'Substitution, Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Nathan Saliba.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Villarreal 2.
- 45'+2'Goal! Liverpool 2, Villarreal 2. Ronald Araujo (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha following a corner.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pau Navarro.
- 44'Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 43'Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43'Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal).
- 42'Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 41'Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41'Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41'Foul by Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).
- 40'Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
- 40'Attempt saved. Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
- 39'Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 39'Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39'Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Trey Nyoni.
- 37'Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37'Foul by Nathan Saliba (Villarreal).
- 36'Goal! Liverpool 1, Villarreal 2. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
- 35'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Renato Veiga.
- 35'Offside, Villarreal. Tajon Buchanan is caught offside.
- 34'Offside, Villarreal. Santi Comesaña is caught offside.
- 32'Attempt missed. Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Santi Comesaña.
- 31'Foul by Trey Nyoni (Liverpool).
- 31'Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29'Goal! Liverpool 0, Villarreal 2. Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathan Saliba with a through ball following a fast break.
- 27'Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27'Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'Foul by Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal).
- 27'Attempt blocked. Nathan Saliba (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 27'Attempt blocked. Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 25'Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 25'Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24'Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 24'Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23'Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Péter Gulácsi (Villarreal). Assisted by Trey Nyoni.
- 22'Attempt blocked. Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pape Gueye.
- 22'Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
- 21'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 20'Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20'Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 15'Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Trey Nyoni.
- 15'Attempt blocked. Nathan Saliba (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Mouriño.
- 13'Foul by Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal).
- 13'Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11'Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11'Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 10'Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 10'Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9'Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9'Foul by Trey Nyoni (Liverpool).
- 8'Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8'Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 8'Attempt blocked. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 6'Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6'Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 4'Goal! Liverpool 0, Villarreal 1. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner.
- 3'Foul by Nathan Saliba (Villarreal).
- 3'Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Liverpool · 4-2-3-1
21Kostas TsimikasLB
Substitutes
44Luke ChambersSUB
76Jayden DannsSUB
2Joe GomezSUB
53James McConnellSUB
94Michael LaffeySUB
Villarreal · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
28JoselilloSUB
27Nizar El Jmili Ben HamouSUB
Match stats
LIVVIL
52.5Possession (%)47.5
22Shots14
7Shots on target5
8Corners2
12Fouls10
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Offsides4
2Saves4
Last 5 matches
Liverpool
WTottenham Hotspur3-116 Sept 2026
W@ AFC Bournemouth1-020 Sept 2026
LManchester City3-012 Oct 2026
W@ LASK Linz6-315 Oct 2026
W@ Brentford2-118 Oct 2026
Villarreal
W@ Málaga3-118 Sept 2026
WLevante3-121 Sept 2026
L@ Real Madrid1-011 Oct 2026
WNapoli3-114 Oct 2026
DElche0-018 Oct 2026
Head-to-head record
3
Liverpool
0
Draws
1
Villarreal
Last meetings
4 May 2022Villarreal2 – 3Liverpool
28 Apr 2022Liverpool2 – 0Villarreal
6 May 2016Liverpool3 – 0Villarreal
29 Apr 2016Villarreal1 – 0Liverpool
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 9 | WWW |
| 2 |  Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 9 | WWW |
| 3 |  Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 | WWLWW |
| 4 |  Real Madrid | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 | WWW |
| 5 |  Betis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 9 | WWW |
| 6 |  Stuttgart | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 | WWD |
| 7 |  Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 | WWD |
| 8 |  Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 6 | WWL |
| 9 |  Como | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 6 | WLW |
| 10 |  Man City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 | WLW |
| 11 |  Club Brugge | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 | LWW |
| 12 |  Sporting | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 | WWL |
| 13 |  Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | WLW |
| 14 |  Bayern | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 5 | WDD |
| 15 |  AS Roma | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | DLW |
| 16 |  Atlético | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | LWD |
| 17 |  Shakhtar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | DWL |
| 18 |  PSV | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | DLW |
| 19 |  Villarreal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | WWLWD |
| 20 |  Inter Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | LLW |
| 21 |  Man Utd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | WLL |
| 22 |  Napoli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 | LLW |
| 23 |  Galatasaray | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 | LLW |
| 24 |  LASK Linz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 | LLW |
| 25 |  Sabah | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 | LWL |
| 26 |  Feyenoord | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 | LWL |
| 27 |  Lens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 | WLL |
| 28 |  Bodo/Glimt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 | LWL |
| 29 |  AEK Athens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 | WLL |
| 30 |  RB Leipzig | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 | LWL |
| 31 |  Fenerbahce | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 2 | DLD |
| 32 |  Slavia Prague | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 | LLD |
| 33 |  Viking FK | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 | LDL |
| 34 |  FC Porto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | LLL |
| 35 |  Lille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 | LLL |
| 36 |  S Bratislava | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -12 | 0 | LLL |
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What was the score in Liverpool vs Villarreal?
Liverpool beat Villarreal 4-3 on Wednesday 21 October (Champions League).
Who scored in Liverpool vs Villarreal?
Goals: Georges Mikautadze 4', Sergi Cardona 29', Alexis Mac Allister 36', Ronald Araujo 45'+2', Alexis Mac Allister 65', Florian Wirtz 68' and Tani Oluwaseyi 87'.
When do Liverpool play next?
Liverpool play Arsenal on Monday 2 November at 03:30 (AEST).
When do Villarreal play next?
Villarreal play Espanyol on Saturday 31 October at 07:00 (AEST).
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