Liverpool vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League
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 Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 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.
- 45'+1': Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Watford 0.
- 59': Cucho Hernández (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Curtis Jones.
- 69': Substitution, Liverpool. Sadio Mané replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 78': Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Imrân Louza.
- 78': Substitution, Watford. Joshua King replaces João Pedro.
- 78': Substitution, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Cucho Hernández.
- 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'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Watford 0.
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,104
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+46 | Arsenal | 28 | 64 | 4 |
+39 | Liverpool | 28 | 64 | 2 |
+35 | Manchester City | 28 | 63 | 3 |
+18 | Aston Villa | 29 | 56 | 7 |
Statistics
WAT | LIV | |
---|---|---|
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 |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
32 | Joël Matip |
26 | Andy Robertson |
12 | Joe Gomez |
14 | Jordan Henderson |
6 | Thiago Alcantara |
17 | Curtis Jones |
9 | Roberto Firmino |
20 | Diogo Jota |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
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 |
23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
10 | João Pedro |
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