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.
Match Commentary
- 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.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 21,085
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 21,085
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +21 | Arsenal | 17 | 39 | 2 |
| +25 | Manchester City | 17 | 37 | 4 |
| +9 | Aston Villa | 17 | 36 | 3 |
| +12 | Chelsea | 17 | 29 | 4 |
Statistics
 LIV |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 4 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 8 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 76.2 | Possession | 23.8 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 711 | Accurate Passes | 165 |
| 816 | Passes | 252 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 19 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 18 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 8 | Clearances | 33 |
Watford (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Foster (GK) |
| 5 | William Troost-Ekong |
| 3 | Danny Rose |
| 15 | Craig Cathcart |
| 11 | Adam Masina |
| 21 | Kiko Femenía |
| 19 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 33 | Juraj Kucka |
| 29 | Cucho Hernández |
| 25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
| 23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 8 | Naby Keïta |
| 7 | James Milner |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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