Watford v Liverpool, 12 August 2017

Score3-3
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,407

View Watford v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm This was the second time in their last six visits that Liverpool had failed to win a top division game at Vicarage Road.

3 Watford

Manager: Marco Silva

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Stefano Okaka 8 G
Abdoulaye Doucouré 32 G
Miguel Britos 90 G

Goals:

Sadio Mané 29 G
Roberto Firmino penalty 55 P
Mohamed Salah 57 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Miguel Britos
Defender José Holebas
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Younès Kaboul
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder/Forward Nordin Amrabat
Forward Stefano Okaka

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Dejan Lovren Defender
Alberto Moreno Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Emre Can Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Kiko Femenía for Daryl Janmaat 18
Richarlison for Roberto Pereyra 49
Andre Gray for Stefano Okaka 63

Substitutions:

Divock Origi for Roberto Firmino 81
James Milner for Mohamed Salah 86
Joe Gomez for Trent Alexander-Arnold 90

Cards:

Cards:

Sadio Mané 37 Y
Trent Alexander-Arnold 61 Y
Simon Mignolet 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Sebastian Prödl
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Ben Watson
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Forward Andre Gray

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Ragnar Klavan
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Marko Grujić
Forward Divock Origi
Forward Dominic Solanke

Comments:

In his first game in charge, Marco Silva became the ninth different Watford manager since June 2012, and it was the third consecutive season they have started with a new manager since their promotion to the Premier League. Although the Hornets remained unbeaten in their last 11 opening league games, they had still yet to win an opening game in the Premier League (drawn three and lost two). Watford had lost their last six games of the 2016-17 Premier League season. Watford manager Marco Silva said: "I think it's a fair result. We had a very good first-half, a good intensity like I wanted. I didn't like the first 25 minutes of the second-half. We expected a good reaction from Liverpool but we needed to be better. We made mistakes but we reacted well."

Comments:

This was manager Jürgen Klopp's 100th game in charge of Liverpool in all competitions (won 50 wins, lost 22, scored 182 and conceded 108). Mohamed Salah became the 12th different player to score on his Premier League debut for the Reds. This was only second time in last 50 years that Liverpool had conceded two or more goals in the first-half of the opening league game of a season; also versus Middlesbrough in 1996. [c/o LFC Match by Match]. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp said: "The first-half I wasn't too happy with. We passed but couldn't see what we actually wanted. The second-half was a lot better. We forgot to close the game. We defended a little deep. We have to push up. Both teams struggled with 90 minutes, it's the first game. That's normal."

3 Watford

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Stefano Okaka 8 G
Abdoulaye Doucouré 32 G
Miguel Britos 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Miguel Britos
Defender José Holebas
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Younès Kaboul
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder/Forward Nordin Amrabat
Forward Stefano Okaka

Substitutions:

Kiko Femenía for Daryl Janmaat 18
Richarlison for Roberto Pereyra 49
Andre Gray for Stefano Okaka 63

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Sebastian Prödl
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Ben Watson
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Forward Andre Gray

Comments:

In his first game in charge, Marco Silva became the ninth different Watford manager since June 2012, and it was the third consecutive season they have started with a new manager since their promotion to the Premier League. Although the Hornets remained unbeaten in their last 11 opening league games, they had still yet to win an opening game in the Premier League (drawn three and lost two). Watford had lost their last six games of the 2016-17 Premier League season. Watford manager Marco Silva said: "I think it's a fair result. We had a very good first-half, a good intensity like I wanted. I didn't like the first 25 minutes of the second-half. We expected a good reaction from Liverpool but we needed to be better. We made mistakes but we reacted well."

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Sadio Mané 29 G
Roberto Firmino penalty 55 P
Mohamed Salah 57 G

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Dejan Lovren Defender
Alberto Moreno Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Emre Can Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Divock Origi for Roberto Firmino 81
James Milner for Mohamed Salah 86
Joe Gomez for Trent Alexander-Arnold 90

Cards:

Sadio Mané 37 Y
Trent Alexander-Arnold 61 Y
Simon Mignolet 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Ragnar Klavan
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Marko Grujić
Forward Divock Origi
Forward Dominic Solanke

Comments:

This was manager Jürgen Klopp's 100th game in charge of Liverpool in all competitions (won 50 wins, lost 22, scored 182 and conceded 108). Mohamed Salah became the 12th different player to score on his Premier League debut for the Reds. This was only second time in last 50 years that Liverpool had conceded two or more goals in the first-half of the opening league game of a season; also versus Middlesbrough in 1996. [c/o LFC Match by Match]. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp said: "The first-half I wasn't too happy with. We passed but couldn't see what we actually wanted. The second-half was a lot better. We forgot to close the game. We defended a little deep. We have to push up. Both teams struggled with 90 minutes, it's the first game. That's normal."