English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 20, 2015
Liverpool WWLDD 0
–
Watford LLWWW 3
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WAT213
Vicarage Road · 20,707 att.

Match Report

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Odion Ighalo stars as Watford beat Liverpool after Adam Bogdan howler

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
10
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
4
64.9
Possession
35.1
12
SHOTS
6
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
376
Accurate Passes
144
500
Passes
268
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.5
6
Accurate Crosses
3
24
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.2
81
Long Balls
86
35
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
1
17
Effective Tackles
22
19
Tackles
28
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
19
Effective Clearances
16
30
Clearances
23

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-0

Lineups

WAT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 3Miguel BritosCD-L
  3. 15Craig CathcartCD-R
  4. 16Nathan AkéLB
  5. 2Allan NyomRB
  6. 29Étienne CapoueCM-L
  7. 23Ben WatsonCM-R
  8. 7José Manuel JuradoLM
  9. 22Almen AbdiRM
  10. 9Troy DeeneyCF-L
  11. 24Odion IghaloCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 32Alessandro DiamantiSUB
  2. 10Mamadou Obbi OularéSUB
  3. 17Adlène GuédiouraSUB
  4. 8Valon BehramiSUB
  5. 25José HolebasSUB
  6. 34Giedrius ArlauskisSUB
  7. 21Ikechi AnyaSUB

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 34Adam BogdanG
  2. 17Mamadou SakhoCD-L
  3. 37Martin SkrtelCD-R
  4. 18Alberto MorenoLB
  5. 2Nathaniel ClyneRB
  6. 21Lucas LeivaCM
  7. 23Emre CanLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 11Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Philippe CoutinhoLF
  11. 20Adam LallanaRF

Substitutes

  1. 56Connor RandallSUB
  2. 9Christian BentekeSUB
  3. 24Joe AllenSUB
  4. 4Kolo TouréSUB
  5. 33Jordon IbeSUB
  6. 39Ryan FultonSUB
  7. 27Divock OrigiSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Watford 1, Liverpool 0. Nathan Aké (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  2. 15' Goal! Watford 2, Liverpool 0. Odion Ighalo (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 41' Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Martin Skrtel because of an injury.
  4. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Jordon Ibe replaces Adam Lallana.
  5. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Christian Benteke replaces Roberto Firmino.
  6. 76' Substitution, Watford. Ikechi Anya replaces Jurado.
  7. 78' Miguel Britos (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 80' Substitution, Watford. Valon Behrami replaces Almen Abdi.
  9. 85' Goal! Watford 3, Liverpool 0. Odion Ighalo (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valon Behrami with a cross.
  10. 88' Substitution, Watford. Adlène Guédioura replaces Odion Ighalo.

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