Aston Villa halted the start of the Premier League champions Liverpool, defeating them 7-2 on Sunday in the fourth round of the competition.

This round, which was held today, saw Manchester United lose 1-6 against Tottenham, Arsenal beat Sheffield United 2-1, West Ham beat Leicester City 3-0, Southampton over West Bromwich 2-0, Wolverhampton defeated Fulham 1-0.

The "black" sevens were scored by Oli Watkins (4, 22 and 39), John McGinn (35), Ross Barkley (55) and Jack Gralich (66 and 75).

Liverpool scored two goals, Mohamed Salah (33 and 60).

Liverpool scored 9 points in fifth place, on goal difference behind Aston Villa, Leicester and Arsenal, who ranked from second to fourth.

This is the first loss for the "Reds" in the league this season, where he won his first three matches, while Aston Villa achieved the full mark in the three matches he played, and he has a postponed match in the first round against Manchester City.