Aston Villa Stun Liverpool 7-2, Climb to Second Place

Perfect Hat-Trick from Ollie Watkins Powers Villa to Sensational Victory

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Birmingham, UK - Aston Villa produced a stunning performance to thrash Liverpool 7-2 at Villa Park on Sunday, October 4, 2020, thanks to a perfect hat-trick from Ollie Watkins. The win lifts Villa to second place in the Premier League, while Liverpool remain in fifth.

Watkins opened the scoring for Villa in the fourth minute and added two more goals in the 22nd and 39th minutes. John McGinn made it 4-0 in the 35th minute, before Ross Barkley made it 5-0 in the 55th minute. Jack Grealish sealed the victory for Villa in the 66th minute with a penalty kick.

Liverpool's goals came from Mohamed Salah in the 33rd minute and Darwin Nunez in the 90th minute. The defeat is Liverpool's heaviest in the Premier League since a 7-2 loss to Tottenham Hotspur in October 2020.