Liverpool vs Villarreal Live Stream: Score, Lineups, H2H (20 Oct, 2026)

Liverpool vs Villarreal Live Score (20 Oct, 2026)

Final

Villarreal

1-0-1

Liverpool

2-0-0

Match Events & Live Commentary

90'+4'

End Regular Time

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 - Volley

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.

85'

Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box.

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

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

Substitution, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno replaces Santi Comesaña.

78'

↔Substitution

Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) Substitution at 78'

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

Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Jérémy Jacquet.

74'

↔Substitution

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 saved. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of 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

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

Substitution, Liverpool. Alexander Isak replaces Lewis Koumas.

66'

↔Substitution

Alexander Isak (Liverpool) Substitution at 66'

65'

⚽Goal

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.

64'

Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

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

Substitution, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez replaces Georges Mikautadze.

60'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Villarreal. Alex Freeman replaces Tajon Buchanan.

60'

↔Substitution

Alex Freeman (Villarreal) Substitution at 60'

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'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Villarreal. Juan Foyth replaces Alberto Moleiro.

54'

↔Substitution

Juan Foyth (Villarreal) Substitution at 54'

54'

Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

54'

Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).

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'

Start 2nd Half

Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Villarreal 2.

45'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Nathan Saliba.

45'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Liverpool. Florian Wirtz replaces Ronald Araujo.

45'+2'

Halftime

First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Villarreal 2.

45'+2'

⚽Goal - Header

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'+2'

⚽Goal - Header

Goal! Liverpool 2, Villarreal 2. Ronald Araujo (Liverpool) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha following a corner.

41'

🟨Yellow Card

Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

36'

⚽Goal - Header

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.

29'

⚽Goal

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'

🟨Yellow Card

Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

⚽Goal

Goal! Liverpool 0, Villarreal 1. Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner.

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Kickoff

First Half begins.

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Kickoff

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Match ends, Liverpool 4, Villarreal 3.

Team Stats

VIL

LIV

47% Possession 53%

5 Shots on Goal 7

14 Shots 22

10 Fouls Committed 12

2 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 0

2 Corners Won 8

4 Saves 2

Match Leaders

VIL

LIV

23S. Cardona D1 SOG, 0.70 xG

Total Shots

10A. Mac Allister M2 SOG, 1.07 xG

18P. Gueye M62 PASS, 0 BCC

Accurate Passes

42T. Nyoni M87 PASS, 0 BCC

12R. Veiga D0 TKLW, 3 DUELW

Defensive Interventions

21K. Tsimikas D3 TKLW, 8 DUELW

25P. Gulácsi G8 SOGA, 2.37 xGC

Saves

1A. Becker G5 SOGA, 1.58 xGC

Player Match Stats

Formation 4-2-3-1

Player	APP	G	A	SH	SOG	FC	FS	YC	SV	GA
25 P. Gulácsi G • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
12 R. Veiga CD-L • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	4
6 P. Navarro CD-R • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	4
23 S. Cardona LB • Starter	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	–	4
15 S. Mouriño RB • Starter	1	0	0	1	1	3	1	1	–	4
24 N. Saliba AM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	–	2
18 P. Gueye LM • Starter	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	–	4
14 S. Comesaña RM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	4
9 G. Mikautadze F • Starter • Subbed off	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	–	2
10 A. Moleiro AM-L • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	–	2
17 T. Buchanan AM-R • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	–	2
7 G. Moreno SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	–	0
21 T. Oluwaseyi SUB • Subbed on	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	–	2
8 J. Foyth SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	2
3 A. Freeman SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	2
22 A. Pérez SUB • Subbed on	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	–	2

Formation 4-2-3-1

Player	APP	G	A	SH	SOG	FC	FS	SV	GA
1 A. Becker G • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
4 V. van Dijk CD-L • Starter	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	–	3
5 J. Jacquet CD-R • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	2
21 K. Tsimikas LB • Starter	1	0	1	1	0	3	2	–	3
33 R. Araújo RB • Starter • Subbed off	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	–	2
38 R. Gravenberch AM • Starter	1	0	0	2	1	2	1	–	3
42 T. Nyoni LM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	–	2
10 A. Mac Allister RM • Starter	1	2	0	5	2	0	0	–	3
67 L. Koumas F • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	2
18 C. Gakpo AM-L • Starter	1	0	1	3	1	1	2	–	3
73 R. Ngumoha AM-R • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	–	2
7 F. Wirtz SUB • Subbed on	1	1	0	4	2	1	2	–	1
9 A. Isak SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	1
2 J. Gomez SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1
29 B. Barcola SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	1
53 J. McConnell SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	1

Head-to-Head

VIL

No previous meetings found

LIV

Last Five Matches

Date	Opp	Result	Competition
10/17/26	vs ELC	D0-0	2026-27 LALIGA
10/13/26	vs NAP	W3-1	2026-27 UEFA Champions League
10/10/26	@ RMA	L0-1	2026-27 LALIGA
9/20/26	vs LEV	W3-1	2026-27 LALIGA
9/17/26	@ MCF	W3-1	2026-27 LALIGA

Date	Opp	Result	Competition
10/17/26	@ BRE	W2-1	2026-27 English Premier League
10/14/26	@ LAS	W6-3	2026-27 UEFA Champions League
10/11/26	vs MNC	L0-3	2026-27 English Premier League
9/20/26	@ BOU	W1-0	2026-27 English Premier League
9/15/26	vs TOT	W3-1	2026-27 English Carabao Cup

UEFA Champions League Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Paris Saint-Germain	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5	3
2	Bayern Munich	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	3
3	Barcelona	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	3
4	Manchester United	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3
5	Como	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	3
6	Sporting CP	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3
7	VfB Stuttgart	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3
8	Manchester City	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
9	Aston Villa	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	3
10	Lens	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	3
11	Real Betis	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	3
12	Borussia Dortmund	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	3
13	Liverpool	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
14	Real Madrid	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
15	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
16	AEK Athens	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
17	AS Roma	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
18	Shakhtar Donetsk	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
19	Fenerbahce	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
20	PSV Eindhoven	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
21	Villarreal	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0
22	Club Brugge	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0
23	Lille	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0
24	Slavia Prague	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0
25	Atlético Madrid	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
26	Internazionale	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
27	LASK Linz	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
28	Napoli	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
29	Galatasaray	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
30	Viking FK	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
31	FC Porto	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
32	RB Leipzig	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0
33	Feyenoord Rotterdam	1	0	0	1	1	5	-4	0
34	Sabah FK	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0
35	Slovan Bratislava	1	0	0	1	1	6	-5	0
36	Bodo/Glimt	1	0	0	1	0	5	-5	0

Qualifies for round of 16

Knockout phase playoffs - seeded

Knockout phase playoffs - unseeded

Eliminated

Villarreal

Formation 4-2-3-1

Liverpool

Formation 4-2-3-1

Villarreal Squad

Goalkeepers

#25

Péter GulácsiG

Defenders

#23

Sergi CardonaLB

#15

Santiago MouriñoRB

Midfielders

#24

Nathan SalibaAM

#18

Pape GueyeLM

#14

Santi ComesañaRM

Forwards

Georges MikautadzeF

Other

#12

Renato VeigaCD-L

Pau NavarroCD-R

#10

Alberto MoleiroAM-L

#17

Tajon BuchananAM-R

Gerard MorenoSUB

#16

Carlos MaciàSUB

#21

Tani OluwaseyiSUB

#28

JoselilloSUB

Juan FoythSUB

Luiz JúniorSUB

Logan CostaSUB

#27

Nizar El Jmili Ben HamouSUB

#11

#22

Liverpool Squad

Goalkeepers

Alisson BeckerG

Defenders

#21

Kostas TsimikasLB

#33

Ronald AraújoRB

Midfielders

#38

Ryan GravenberchAM

#42

Trey NyoniLM

#10

Alexis Mac AllisterRM

Forwards

#67

Lewis KoumasF

Other

Virgil van DijkCD-L

Jérémy JacquetCD-R

#18

Cody GakpoAM-L

#73

Rio NgumohaAM-R

#44

Luke ChambersSUB

Milos KerkezSUB

Florian WirtzSUB

#25

Giorgi MamardashviliSUB

Alexander IsakSUB

#76

Jayden DannsSUB

Joe GomezSUB

#29

#53

#28

#94

Villarreal

Liverpool

Match Statistics

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Offsides

Corner Kicks

Saves

47.4

Possession

52.6

SHOTS

ON GOAL

0.4

On Target %

0.3

Penalty Goals

Penalty Kicks Taken

415

Accurate Passes

464

498

Passes

541

0.8

Pass Completion %

0.9

Accurate Crosses

Crosses

0.1

Cross %

0.1

Long Balls

Accurate Long Balls

0.4

Long Balls %

0.6

Blocked Shots

Effective Tackles

Tackles

0.6

Tackle %

0.5

Interceptions

Effective Clearances

Clearances

FAQs: Villarreal vs Liverpool

How can I watch Villarreal vs. Liverpool in the U.S.?

You can stream Liverpool vs. Villarreal on Paramount+, according to the match-specific U.S. listing. The listing does not identify a separate linear TV channel or state subscription terms.

What time does the match start?

Kickoff is Tuesday, October 20, at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. That is 8 p.m. in the U.K., where Liverpool’s local listing gives the start time as 20:00 BST.

Where is Liverpool vs. Villarreal being played?

The match is at Anfield, with Liverpool listed as the home team. Villarreal are the visitors for this Champions League league-phase fixture.

What does Matchday 3 mean for this Champions League game?

This is a league-phase match, not a knockout tie: UEFA lists it as Matchday 3 of the 2026/27 phase. Liverpool entered the fixture after beating Atlético de Madrid 2–1 and LASK 6–3, while Villarreal had a 2–3 loss to Borussia Dortmund and a 3–1 win over Napoli in their first two matches.

Who is refereeing the match?

Poland’s Szymon Marciniak is the referee at Anfield. Tomasz Listkiewicz and Adam Kupsik are named as the assistant referees.