English Premier League

Watford vs Liverpool, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Watford
    FT
    0 - 5
    Liverpool
    • 8': Sadio Mané
    • 37': Roberto Firmino
    • 52': Roberto Firmino
    • 54': Mohamed Salah
    • 90'+1': Roberto Firmino

    Mane, Firmino, Salah star as Liverpool go top with thumping win over woeful Watford

    Liverpool moved to the top of the Premier League on Saturday, thumping Watford 5-0 in Claudio Ranieri's first match in charge of the Hornets.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
    • 3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Danny Rose.
    • 4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
    • 8': Goal! Watford 0, Liverpool 1. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
    • 12': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
    • 13': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
    • 13': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 19': Offside, Watford. Craig Cathcart tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Dennis is caught offside.
    • 20': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
    • 20': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Offside, Watford. Moussa Sissoko tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
    • 28': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
    • 28': William Troost-Ekong (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Cucho Hernández.
    • 31': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Juraj Kucka.
    • 35': Cucho Hernández (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
    • 36': Offside, Watford. Craig Cathcart tries a through ball, but Kiko Femenía is caught offside.
    • 37': Goal! Watford 0, Liverpool 2. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Milner.
    • 40': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
    • 40': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Milner.
    • 42': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Juraj Kucka.
    • 43': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
    • 45': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Liverpool 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Liverpool 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Adam Masina.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
    • 47': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
    • 47': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 49': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Foster.
    • 52': Goal! Watford 0, Liverpool 3. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
    • 53': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
    • 53': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Goal! Watford 0, Liverpool 4. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
    • 56': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Kiko Femenía.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Juraj Kucka (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
    • 57': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
    • 57': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Milner.
    • 63': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Danny Rose.
    • 64': Offside, Liverpool. James Milner tries a through ball, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught offside.
    • 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
    • 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 66': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
    • 66': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Offside, Watford. Danny Rose tries a through ball, but William Troost-Ekong is caught offside.
    • 68': Attempt missed. James Milner (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
    • 69': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
    • 75': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
    • 75': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Cucho Hernández (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
    • 78': Corner, Watford. Conceded by James Milner.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
    • 81': Offside, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.
    • 82': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
    • 82': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Neco Williams replaces James Milner.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 84': Offside, Watford. Ismaila Sarr tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
    • 86': Offside, Watford. João Pedro tries a through ball, but Juraj Kucka is caught offside.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.
    • 88': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 88': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Offside, Watford. João Pedro tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Goal! Watford 0, Liverpool 5. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neco Williams.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Liverpool 5.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 0, Liverpool 5.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 4
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 8
    9 Corner Kicks 1
    2 Saves 4
    76.2 Possession 23.8
    19 SHOTS 6
    8 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    711 Accurate Passes 165
    816 Passes 252
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    19 Crosses 7
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    59 Long Balls 61
    39 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.3
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    8 Effective Tackles 10
    18 Tackles 14
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    4 Interceptions 11
    8 Effective Clearances 33
    8 Clearances 33

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 21,085

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
    2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
    3 Manchester United 29 +11 51
    4 Aston Villa 29 +5 51
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ben Foster (GK)
    5 William Troost-Ekong
    3 Danny Rose
    15 Craig Cathcart
    11 Adam Masina
    21 Kiko Femenía
    19 Moussa Sissoko
    33 Juraj Kucka
    29 Cucho Hernández
    25 Emmanuel Dennis
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    Watford Substitutes:
    Jeremy Ngakia, Daniel Bachmann, Imran Louza, Ken Sema, Ashley Fletcher, Tom Cleverley, Dan Gosling, João Pedro, Ozan Tufan.

    LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    62 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
    4 Virgil van Dijk
    32 Joël Matip
    26 Andrew Robertson
    66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    14 Jordan Henderson
    8 Naby Keïta
    7 James Milner
    9 Roberto Firmino
    10 Sadio Mané
    11 Mohamed Salah
    Liverpool Substitutes:
    Diogo Jota, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Divock Origi, Neco Williams, Ibrahima Konaté, Kostas Tsimikas, Joe Gomez, Takumi Minamino, Adrián.

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