 On 18 September, he was sent off in a 4–0 away defeat against Tottenham.On 18 December, Škrtel scored Liverpool's second goal in a league match away at Aston Villa in a 2–0 win.His first goal of 2012 came in a FA Cup fifth round tie against Brighton & Hove Albion, opening the scoring within five minutes of kick-off with header from a corner kick.