English Premier League

FT Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Watford LDWWW 0
–
Liverpool DDWDD 5
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WAT000
LIV235
Anfield · 53,316 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 13Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 7James MilnerRM
  9. 10Sadio ManéF
  10. 27Divock OrigiLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

WAT · 4-2-2-2

  1. 26Ben FosterG
  2. 15Craig CathcartCD-L
  3. 6Adrian MariappaCD-R
  4. 11Adam MasinaLB
  5. 2Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 29Étienne CapoueCM-L
  7. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM-R
  8. 7Gerard DeulofeuCF-L
  9. 9Troy DeeneyCF-R
  10. 37Roberto PereyraAM-L
  11. 19Will HughesAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 70' Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces James Milner.
  5. 73' Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Troy Deeney.
  6. 73' Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Gerard Deulofeu.
  7. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Adam Lallana replaces Sadio Mané.
  8. 79' Craig Cathcart (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 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.
  10. 82' Adam Masina (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 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.
  12. 84' Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keita replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  13. 84' Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Roberto Pereyra.

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