English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 2, 2022
Watford LDLLW 0
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Liverpool WLWWW 2
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LIV112
Anfield · 53,104 att.

Match Report

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Jota, Fabinho send Liverpool top as title pressure cranks up on Manchester City

Liverpool moved top of the Premier League ahead of Manchester City's match at Burnley on Saturday with a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Watford.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
9
1
Saves
2
26.9
Possession
73.1
5
SHOTS
20
2
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
166
Accurate Passes
606
263
Passes
716
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
7
9
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
46
14
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.2
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
7
8
Effective Tackles
13
23
Tackles
23
0.3
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
7
23
Effective Clearances
3
23
Clearances
3

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 12Joe GomezRB
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM
  7. 6Thiago AlcantaraLM
  8. 17Curtis JonesRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 20Diogo JotaLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 3FabinhoSUB
  2. 23Luis DíazSUB
  3. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  4. 21Kostas TsimikasSUB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldSUB
  6. 7James MilnerSUB
  7. 5Ibrahima KonatéSUB
  8. 10Sadio ManéSUB
  9. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB

WAT · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 22SamirCD-L
  3. 27Christian KabaseleCD-R
  4. 6Imran LouzaDM
  5. 14Hassane KamaraLB
  6. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  7. 33Juraj KuckaCM-L
  8. 19Moussa SissokoCM-R
  9. 29Cucho HernándezLM
  10. 23Ismaïla SarrRM
  11. 10João PedroF

Substitutes

  1. 15Craig CathcartSUB
  2. 39Edo KayembeSUB
  3. 7Joshua KingSUB
  4. 12Ken SemaSUB
  5. 2Jeremy NgakiaSUB
  6. 8Tom CleverleySUB
  7. 26Daniel BachmannSUB
  8. 11Adam MasinaSUB
  9. 25Emmanuel DennisSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Liverpool 1, Watford 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joseph Gomez with a cross.
  2. 45'+1' Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 59' Cucho Hernández (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 62' Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Curtis Jones.
  5. 69' Substitution, Liverpool. Sadio Mané replaces Mohamed Salah.
  6. 78' Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Imrân Louza.
  7. 78' Substitution, Watford. Joshua King replaces João Pedro.
  8. 78' Substitution, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Cucho Hernández.
  9. 89' Goal! Liverpool 2, Watford 0. Fabinho (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  10. 90' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Thiago.

Premier League News

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