Watford vs Liverpool 2021-22 English Premier League

Mane, Firmino, Salah star as Liverpool go top with thumping win over woeful Watford

Liverpool moved to the top of the Premier League on Saturday, thumping Watford 5-0 in Claudio Ranieri's first match in charge of the Hornets.

• 0': First Half begins.
• 8': Goal! Watford 0, Liverpool 1. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
• 37': Goal! Watford 0, Liverpool 2. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Milner.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Liverpool 2.
• 45': Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Adam Masina.
• 52': Goal! Watford 0, Liverpool 3. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
• 54': Goal! Watford 0, Liverpool 4. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
• 56': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Kiko Femenía.
• 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
• 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
• 69': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
• 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Neco Williams replaces James Milner.
• 90'+1': Goal! Watford 0, Liverpool 5. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neco Williams.
• 90'+2': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Liverpool 5.