Aston Villa Draw 3-3 with Liverpool in Premier League Thriller

Ollie Watkins' hat-trick earns Villa a point

Liverpool twice took the lead but could not hold on

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A perfect hat-trick from Ollie Watkins fired Aston Villa to second place after a sensational 7-2 win over Liverpool. The visitors had taken the lead through Harvey Elliott's cross from the dead ball finding the head of Joel Matip, but Watkins levelled with a fine finish from outside the box.

Liverpool regained the lead when Mohamed Salah converted a penalty after Tyrone Mings was adjudged to have fouled Diogo Jota, but Watkins equalised again with a header from a corner.

Villa took the lead for the first time when Watkins completed his hat-trick with a close-range finish, but Liverpool levelled again when Roberto Firmino headed in from a corner.

The visitors thought they had won it when Sadio Mane scored with a header in the 87th minute, but Watkins had the final say when he headed in a cross from Douglas Luiz in the 94th minute.

The result leaves Aston Villa in second place on 55 points, while Liverpool remain in sixth place on 51 points.