English Premier League

Liverpool vs Watford, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Liverpool
  • 22': Diogo Jota
  • 89': Fabinho (P)
FT
2 - 0
Watford

    Jota, Fabinho send Liverpool top as title pressure cranks up on Manchester City

    Liverpool moved top of the Premier League ahead of Manchester City's match at Burnley on Saturday with a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Watford.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Imrân Louza.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Jota following a corner.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Samir following a fast break.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago.
    • 11': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
    • 11': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
    • 14': Offside, Watford. João Pedro tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
    • 15': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
    • 15': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a cross.
    • 20': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joseph Gomez.
    • 21': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
    • 21': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Juraj Kucka (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 22': Goal! Liverpool 1, Watford 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joseph Gomez with a cross.
    • 24': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
    • 24': Hassane Kamara (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Offside, Watford. Kiko Femenía tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
    • 27': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
    • 29': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
    • 30': Cucho Hernández (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Joel Matip (Liverpool).
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
    • 36': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
    • 37': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 38': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ismaïla Sarr.
    • 39': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
    • 39': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Watford).
    • 40': Joel Matip (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah tries a through ball, but Curtis Jones is caught offside.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
    • 44': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
    • 44': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
    • 45'+1': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Watford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Watford 0.
    • 46': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Thiago.
    • 48': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
    • 49': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
    • 49': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 55': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Curtis Jones with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
    • 58': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Watford).
    • 58': Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Cucho Hernández (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
    • 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Curtis Jones.
    • 65': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
    • 66': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fabinho following a set piece situation.
    • 69': Substitution, Liverpool. Sadio Mané replaces Mohamed Salah.
    • 72': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
    • 73': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
    • 78': Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Imrân Louza.
    • 78': Substitution, Watford. Joshua King replaces João Pedro.
    • 78': Substitution, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Cucho Hernández.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
    • 80': Offside, Watford. Juraj Kucka tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Dennis is caught offside.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
    • 85': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
    • 86': Penalty Liverpool. Diogo Jota draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 86': Penalty conceded by Juraj Kucka (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 88': VAR Decision: Penalty Liverpool.
    • 89': Goal! Liverpool 2, Watford 0. Fabinho (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 90': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Thiago.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
    • 90'+1': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
    • 90'+2': Samir (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Watford 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Watford 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 9
    1 Saves 2
    26.9 Possession 73.1
    5 SHOTS 20
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    166 Accurate Passes 606
    263 Passes 716
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 7
    9 Crosses 22
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    63 Long Balls 46
    14 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 7
    8 Effective Tackles 13
    23 Tackles 23
    0.3 Tackle % 0.6
    14 Interceptions 7
    23 Effective Clearances 3
    23 Clearances 3

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Anfield
    Location: Liverpool, England
    Attendance: 53,104

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 27 +38 64
    2 Arsenal 26 +28 53
    3 Nottingham Forest 26 +11 47
    4 Manchester City 26 +15 44
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alisson Becker (GK)
    4 Virgil van Dijk
    32 Joël Matip
    26 Andrew Robertson
    12 Joe Gomez
    14 Jordan Henderson
    6 Thiago Alcantara
    17 Curtis Jones
    9 Roberto Firmino
    20 Diogo Jota
    11 Mohamed Salah
    Liverpool Substitutes:
    Fabinho, Luis Díaz, Caoimhín Kelleher, Kostas Tsimikas, Trent Alexander-Arnold, James Milner, Ibrahima Konaté, Sadio Mané, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

    WAT Watford (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ben Foster (GK)
    22 Samir
    27 Christian Kabasele
    6 Imran Louza
    14 Hassane Kamara
    21 Kiko Femenía
    33 Juraj Kucka
    19 Moussa Sissoko
    29 Cucho Hernández Yellow Card
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    10 João Pedro
    Watford Substitutes:
    Craig Cathcart, Edo Kayembe, Josh King, Ken Sema, Jeremy Ngakia, Tom Cleverley, Daniel Bachmann, Adam Masina, Emmanuel Dennis.

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