English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 29, 2020
Liverpool WWWLW 0
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Watford LLLDL 3
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Match Report

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Liverpool's unbeaten league run ends with shock loss at Watford

Liverpool's unbeaten run in the Premier League came to a stunning end after losing 3-0 to relegation threatened Watford on Saturday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
70.8
Possession
29.2
7
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
620
Accurate Passes
198
732
Passes
299
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
3
26
Crosses
13
0.0
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
56
24
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
2
Effective Tackles
7
8
Tackles
13
0.3
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
17
13
Effective Clearances
41
13
Clearances
41

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

WAT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Ben FosterG
  2. 15Craig CathcartCD-L
  3. 27Christian KabaseleCD-R
  4. 11Adam MasinaLB
  5. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréAM
  7. 29Étienne CapoueLM
  8. 19Will HughesRM
  9. 9Troy DeeneyF
  10. 7Gerard DeulofeuAM-L
  11. 23Ismaïla SarrAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Ignacio PussettoSUB
  2. 18Andre GraySUB
  3. 37Roberto PereyraSUB
  4. 14Nathaniel ChalobahSUB
  5. 4Craig DawsonSUB
  6. 10Danny WelbeckSUB
  7. 1Heurelho GomesSUB

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Adrián SUB
  2. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  3. 18Takumi MinaminoSUB
  4. 48Curtis JonesSUB
  5. 32Joël MatipSUB
  6. 51Ki-Jana HoeverSUB
  7. 20Adam LallanaSUB

Timeline

  1. 37' Substitution, Watford. Roberto Pereyra replaces Gerard Deulofeu because of an injury.
  2. 54' Goal! Watford 1, Liverpool 0. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
  3. 60' Goal! Watford 2, Liverpool 0. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
  4. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Adam Lallana replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  5. 65' Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  6. 72' Goal! Watford 3, Liverpool 0. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
  7. 79' Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Roberto Firmino.
  8. 82' Substitution, Watford. Ignacio Pussetto replaces Ismaila Sarr.
  9. 89' Substitution, Watford. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré.

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