Aston Villa v Liverpool: Lineups, stats and highlights

A perfect hat-trick from Ollie Watkins fired Aston Villa to second place after a sensational 7-2 win over champions Manchester City.

The England international struck twice in the first half and added a third just after the break, with Philippe Coutinho and Leon Bailey also on target for Unai Emery's side.

Liverpool, meanwhile, suffered their first defeat of the season as they were beaten 3-2 by Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka and Granit Xhaka were on target for the Gunners, while Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez replied for the Reds.

The result leaves Liverpool sixth in the table, nine points behind leaders Arsenal, while Aston Villa move up to second, two points clear of Manchester United.

Aston Villa: Olsen; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; McGinn, Kamara, Ramsey; Buendia, Watkins, Bailey

Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Thiago, Elliott; Salah, Nunez, Diaz