English Premier League

Liverpool vs Watford, 2018/2019 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 9': Sadio Mané
  • 20': Sadio Mané
  • 66': Divock Origi
  • 79': Virgil van Dijk
  • 82': Virgil van Dijk
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5 - 0

Sadio Mane nets brace as Liverpool beat Watford, remain top of table

Sadio Mane scored twice -- including a highlight back-heel -- in the first half to give league leaders Liverpool a 4-0 win over Watford.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 8': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Gerard Deulofeu (Watford).
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Goal! Liverpool 1, Watford 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  • 11': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Fabinho.
  • 12': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Will Hughes.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Foster.
  • 20': Goal! Liverpool 2, Watford 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Milner.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 34': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford).
  • 34': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 37': Attempt saved. James Milner (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 45': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
  • 45': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Watford 0.
  • 48': Craig Cathcart (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Divock Origi.
  • 50': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Foster.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Daryl Janmaat (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
  • 55': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
  • 55': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Craig Cathcart (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joel Matip.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
  • 58': Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).
  • 58': Joel Matip (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Daryl Janmaat.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 64': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
  • 64': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 65': Offside, Watford. Will Hughes tries a through ball, but Gerard Deulofeu is caught offside.
  • 66': Goal! Liverpool 3, Watford 0. Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  • 68': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
  • 68': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adrian Mariappa.
  • 70': Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces James Milner.
  • 73': Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Troy Deeney.
  • 73': Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Gerard Deulofeu.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Hughes.
  • 75': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
  • 75': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Masina with a headed pass.
  • 77': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alisson.
  • 77': Offside, Watford. Abdoulaye Doucouré tries a through ball, but Adam Masina is caught offside.
  • 78': Substitution, Liverpool. Adam Lallana replaces Sadio Mané.
  • 79': Adam Lallana (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
  • 79': Craig Cathcart (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Goal! Liverpool 4, Watford 0. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 81': Foul by Roberto Pereyra (Watford).
  • 81': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
  • 82': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Adam Masina (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Goal! Liverpool 5, Watford 0. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 84': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keita replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  • 84': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Roberto Pereyra.
  • 86': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Fabinho.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Adrian Mariappa.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 5, Watford 0.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Liverpool 5, Watford 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 3
38.4 Possession 61.6
5 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 10
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
300 Accurate Passes 534
392 Passes 627
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 6
9 Crosses 21
0.0 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 62
18 Accurate Long Balls 41
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 12
27 Tackles 16
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
11 Interceptions 10
37 Effective Clearances 18
37 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,316

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 38 +44 85
2 Manchester City 38 +42 78
3 Manchester United 38 +19 71
4 Aston Villa 38 +7 65
Full Table

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
32 Joël Matip
26 Andrew Robertson
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
3 Fabinho
5 Georginio Wijnaldum
7 James Milner
10 Sadio Mané
27 Divock Origi
11 Mohamed Salah

WAT Watford (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
26 Ben Foster (GK)
15 Craig Cathcart Yellow Card
6 Adrian Mariappa
11 Adam Masina Yellow Card
2 Daryl Janmaat
29 Étienne Capoue
16 Abdoulaye Doucouré
7 Gerard Deulofeu
9 Troy Deeney
37 Roberto Pereyra
19 Will Hughes

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