Watford v Liverpool, 01 May 2017

Score1-0 to Liverpool
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,959

View Watford v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Liverpool had now won 11 of the last 13 meetings in all competitions.

0 Watford

Manager: Walter Mazzarri

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Goals:

Emre Can 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Miguel Britos
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender Sebastian Prödl
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder/Forward Nordin Amrabat
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward M'Baye Niang

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Nathaniel Clyne Defender
Dejan Lovren Defender
Emre Can Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Leiva Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Philippe Coutinho Midfielder/Forward
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Divock Origi Forward

Substitutions:

Christian Kabasele for Miguel Britos 19
Isaac Success for Etienne Capoue 73
Stefano Okaka for Nordin Amrabat 85

Substitutions:

Adam Lallana for Philippe Coutinho 13
Daniel Sturridge for Divock Origi 84
Ragnar Klavan for Adam Lallana 87

Cards:

Sebastian Prödl 48 Y
Etienne Capoue 69 Y
Isaac Success 90 Y

Cards:

Lucas Leiva 44 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Andrew Eleftheriou
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender/Midfielder Valon Behrami
Defender/Midfielder Camilo Zúñiga
Forward Stefano Okaka
Forward Isaac Success

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Ragnar Klavan
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Midfielder Marko Grujić
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Daniel Sturridge

Comments:

League position: 13th This was Watford’s 200th home game in the top division (won 84, lost 65). The Hornets failed in their attempt to win four consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since December 1986 and to keep four consecutive clean sheets in the top division at home for the first time. Emre Can's goal was the first that Watford had conceded in the Premier League at Vicarage Road in five hours and 19 minutes of play. Watford manager Walter Mazzarri said: "We didn't concede them almost anything and had a couple of chances so overall it was a good performance. Usually I don't like to speak about luck but today we were completely unlucky. We didn't deserve to lose."

Comments:

League position: 3rd Liverpool had now won 20 games in a Premier League season for the second time in the last eight seasons (26 wins in 2013-14). The Reds had now won three consecutive away games in the Premier League under manager Jurgen Klopp for the second time (also in October 2016). James Milner became the 22nd player to make 450 appearances in the Premier League. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said: "We don't expect for a second it will be easy to reach the Champions League. If people think we have the three points against Southampton they can not have seen Southampton this season. We didn't play perfect against Watford and a draw would have been hard to accept, but we got the three points and that is all that the lads deserved."

0 Watford

Manager: Walter Mazzarri

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Miguel Britos
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender Sebastian Prödl
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder/Forward Nordin Amrabat
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward M'Baye Niang

Substitutions:

Christian Kabasele for Miguel Britos 19
Isaac Success for Etienne Capoue 73
Stefano Okaka for Nordin Amrabat 85

Cards:

Sebastian Prödl 48 Y
Etienne Capoue 69 Y
Isaac Success 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Andrew Eleftheriou
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender/Midfielder Valon Behrami
Defender/Midfielder Camilo Zúñiga
Forward Stefano Okaka
Forward Isaac Success

Comments:

League position: 13th This was Watford’s 200th home game in the top division (won 84, lost 65). The Hornets failed in their attempt to win four consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since December 1986 and to keep four consecutive clean sheets in the top division at home for the first time. Emre Can's goal was the first that Watford had conceded in the Premier League at Vicarage Road in five hours and 19 minutes of play. Watford manager Walter Mazzarri said: "We didn't concede them almost anything and had a couple of chances so overall it was a good performance. Usually I don't like to speak about luck but today we were completely unlucky. We didn't deserve to lose."

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Emre Can 45 G

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Nathaniel Clyne Defender
Dejan Lovren Defender
Emre Can Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Leiva Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Philippe Coutinho Midfielder/Forward
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Divock Origi Forward

Substitutions:

Adam Lallana for Philippe Coutinho 13
Daniel Sturridge for Divock Origi 84
Ragnar Klavan for Adam Lallana 87

Cards:

Lucas Leiva 44 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Ragnar Klavan
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Midfielder Marko Grujić
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Daniel Sturridge

Comments:

League position: 3rd Liverpool had now won 20 games in a Premier League season for the second time in the last eight seasons (26 wins in 2013-14). The Reds had now won three consecutive away games in the Premier League under manager Jurgen Klopp for the second time (also in October 2016). James Milner became the 22nd player to make 450 appearances in the Premier League. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said: "We don't expect for a second it will be easy to reach the Champions League. If people think we have the three points against Southampton they can not have seen Southampton this season. We didn't play perfect against Watford and a draw would have been hard to accept, but we got the three points and that is all that the lads deserved."