Aston Villa Stun Liverpool 7-2 with Ollie Watkins Hat-trick

Lineups

Aston Villa

• Watkins
• McGinn
• Barkley
• Grealish

Liverpool

• Tsimikas
• Jota
• Salah
• Mane

Aston Villa have pulled off a sensational 7-2 victory over reigning Premier League champions Liverpool, with Ollie Watkins scoring a perfect hat-trick.

Watkins' goals came in the 4th, 22nd and 39th minutes, giving Aston Villa a commanding lead at half-time. Liverpool fought back in the second half with goals from Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota, but Watkins' third goal completed his hat-trick and sealed the win for Villa.

The result is a major upset and sees Aston Villa move up to second place in the Premier League table, while Liverpool drop to fifth.