Liverpool 4-3 Villarreal: Ngumoha sets up comeback win

Rio Ngumoha provided two assists as Liverpool came back from 2-0 down to beat Villarreal 4-3 at Anfield in the Champions League, according to The Mirror. Villarreal led through Georges Mikautadze in minute 4 and Sergi Cardona in minute 29, before Alexis Mac Allister and Ronald Araújo hauled Liverpool level before the break. Mac Allister put Liverpool in front in minute 65 and Wirtz extended the lead in minute 68, before Tani Oluwaseyi pulled one back for Villarreal in minute 87. The crowd chanted Ngumoha's name during the match.

How did Rio Ngumoha shape the comeback?

Rio Ngumoha started for Liverpool in a 4-2-3-1 ahead of Barcola, according to The Mirror, and he left his mark on both sides of the interval. In minute 45+2 his assist set up Ronald Araújo, whose header levelled the match for Liverpool just before half-time.

In minute 65 Ngumoha assisted Alexis Mac Allister's goal for Liverpool, as Yahoo Sports also noted, and it gave Liverpool the lead for the first time. Barcola replaced Ngumoha in minute 73, and Liverpool kept the lead in front of 59610 at Anfield.

How did Villarreal respond at Anfield?

Villarreal led 2-0 through Georges Mikautadze in minute 4 and Sergi Cardona in minute 29, according to Yahoo Sports, with Nathan Saliba providing the assist for the second goal. Alberto Moleiro was booked in minute 27 and Santiago Mouriño in minute 41, the 2 yellow cards Villarreal collected.

Villarreal were not finished. Tani Oluwaseyi struck a volley in minute 87 from an Ayoze Pérez assist, and Villarreal's goalkeeper Péter Gulácsi made 4 saves during the evening. That goal made it close at the end, but Liverpool held on for the 4-3 win.

How did the match statistics compare?

Liverpool had 22 shots, 7 of them on target, and Villarreal had 14 shots, 5 on target. Liverpool won 8 corners and Villarreal won 2. Alexis Mac Allister led Liverpool with 5 total shots.

Liverpool completed 464 accurate passes from 542 attempts, with 52.5 per cent possession, while Villarreal completed 417 accurate passes from 499 and held 47.5 per cent of possession. Liverpool committed 12 fouls and Villarreal committed 10. Trey Nyoni led Liverpool with 82 accurate passes, and Pape Gueye led Villarreal with 53.

Where does the result leave Liverpool and Villarreal?

Liverpool sit in position 2 of the table with 9 points, and Villarreal are in position 19 with 3 points. Liverpool's goal difference is +5 and Villarreal's is 0. Before this match Liverpool had beaten Brentford 2-1 and LASK Linz 6-3, lost 3-0 to Manchester City and beaten AFC Bournemouth 1-0.

Villarreal had beaten Málaga 3-1, beaten Levante 3-1, lost 1-0 to Real Madrid, beaten Napoli 3-1 and drawn 0-0 with Elche. Villarreal host Paris Saint-Germain on 3 November, 20:00 local, and Liverpool visit Fenerbahce on 4 November, 17:45 local.

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Data source: ESPN; calculation and table by Scorely.

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