Watford v Liverpool, 16 October 2021

Score5-0 to Liverpool
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance21,085

View Watford v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 15 Watford won: 3 Drawn: 1 Liverpool won: 11 Watford scored: 13 Liverpool scored: 40 This became Liverpool's biggest-ever win at Vicarage Road; previously 4-1 in League Division One on 13 February 1988.

0 Watford

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

5 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Goals:

Sadio Mané 9 G
Roberto Firmino 37 G
Roberto Firmino 52 G
Mohamed Salah 54 G
Roberto Firmino 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Emmanuel Dennis

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Naby Keïta Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Tom Cleverley for Adam Masina 46
Jeremy Ngakia for Kiko Femenía 56
João Pedro for Emmanuel Dennis 69

Substitutions:

Kostas Tsimikas for Andy Robertson 64
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Trent Alexander-Arnold 65
Neco Williams for James Milner 83

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Ozan Tufan
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Imran Louza
Midfielder Ken Sema
Forward Ashley Fletcher
Forward João Pedro

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Takumi Minamino
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 16th Following the sacking of Xisco, this was Claudio Ranieri's first game in charge of Watford. This defeat was the heaviest in a manager's first game at a club in the Premier League since a 6-1 loss by Alan Smith's Crystal Palace against Liverpool in August 1994. This was the Hornets' biggest home defeat since a 6-0 loss to Manchester City in the Premier League on 16 September 2017. They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 18 home games in the Premier League since their 3-0 win against Liverpool in February 2020.

Comments:

League position: 2nd Liverpool were now unbeaten in 20 consecutive games in all competitions (won 14) for the first time since March 1996. The Reds became the first-ever team in the top division to score three or more goals in seven consecutive away games in all competitions. Sadio Mané became the 31st player to score 100 goals in the Premier League (21 for Southampton and 79 for Liverpool) but only the third to do so without scoring a penalty after Les Ferdinand and Emile Heskey.

0 Watford

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Midfielder/Forward Ismaïla Sarr
Forward Emmanuel Dennis

Substitutions:

Tom Cleverley for Adam Masina 46
Jeremy Ngakia for Kiko Femenía 56
João Pedro for Emmanuel Dennis 69

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Ozan Tufan
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Imran Louza
Midfielder Ken Sema
Forward Ashley Fletcher
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 16th Following the sacking of Xisco, this was Claudio Ranieri's first game in charge of Watford. This defeat was the heaviest in a manager's first game at a club in the Premier League since a 6-1 loss by Alan Smith's Crystal Palace against Liverpool in August 1994. This was the Hornets' biggest home defeat since a 6-0 loss to Manchester City in the Premier League on 16 September 2017. They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 18 home games in the Premier League since their 3-0 win against Liverpool in February 2020.

5 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Sadio Mané 9 G
Roberto Firmino 37 G
Roberto Firmino 52 G
Mohamed Salah 54 G
Roberto Firmino 90 G

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Naby Keïta Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Kostas Tsimikas for Andy Robertson 64
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Trent Alexander-Arnold 65
Neco Williams for James Milner 83

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Takumi Minamino
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 2nd Liverpool were now unbeaten in 20 consecutive games in all competitions (won 14) for the first time since March 1996. The Reds became the first-ever team in the top division to score three or more goals in seven consecutive away games in all competitions. Sadio Mané became the 31st player to score 100 goals in the Premier League (21 for Southampton and 79 for Liverpool) but only the third to do so without scoring a penalty after Les Ferdinand and Emile Heskey.