English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 8, 2016
Watford DWLLW 0
–
Liverpool WDLLW 2
1st2ndT
WAT000
LIV112
Anfield · 43,341 att.

Match Report

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Roberto Firmino puts seal on Liverpool's Premier League victory over Watford

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
3
33.9
Possession
66.1
14
SHOTS
19
3
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
193
Accurate Passes
479
271
Passes
563
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
9
Accurate Crosses
5
23
Crosses
20
0.4
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
58
25
Accurate Long Balls
41
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
6
15
Effective Tackles
18
17
Tackles
22
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
19
Effective Clearances
21
25
Clearances
24

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 21Lucas LeivaCD-L
  3. 37Martin SkrtelCD-R
  4. 18Alberto MorenoLB
  5. 38Jon FlanaganRB
  6. 33Jordon IbeAM
  7. 24Joe AllenLM
  8. 35Kevin StewartRM
  9. 9Christian BentekeF
  10. 10Philippe CoutinhoAM-L
  11. 54Sheyi OjoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 34Adam BogdanSUB
  2. 11Roberto FirminoSUB
  3. 4Kolo TouréSUB
  4. 56Connor RandallSUB
  5. 32Cameron BrannaganSUB
  6. 15Daniel SturridgeSUB
  7. 68Pedro ChirivellaSUB

WAT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 3Miguel BritosCD-L
  3. 5Sebastian PrödlCD-R
  4. 21Ikechi AnyaLB
  5. 15Craig CathcartRB
  6. 23Ben WatsonCM-L
  7. 4Mario SuárezCM-R
  8. 7José Manuel JuradoLM
  9. 22Almen AbdiRM
  10. 9Troy DeeneyCF-L
  11. 24Odion IghaloCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Allan NyomSUB
  2. 16Nathan AkéSUB
  3. 18Costel PantilimonSUB
  4. 17Adlène GuédiouraSUB
  5. 14Juan Carlos ParedesSUB
  6. 20Steven BerghuisSUB
  7. 11Nordin AmrabatSUB

Timeline

  1. 35' Goal! Liverpool 1, Watford 0. Joe Allen (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Benteke with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  2. 53' Substitution, Watford. Adlène Guédioura replaces Mario Suárez.
  3. 57' Substitution, Watford. Steven Berghuis replaces Jurado.
  4. 59' Miguel Britos (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  6. 63' Jon Flanagan (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 69' Substitution, Watford. Nordin Amrabat replaces Almen Abdi.
  8. 73' Steven Berghuis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 76' Goal! Liverpool 2, Watford 0. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sheyi Ojo.
  10. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Cameron Brannagan replaces Sheyi Ojo.
  11. 88' Substitution, Liverpool. Connor Randall replaces Alberto Moreno.

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