Thursday , 2 July 2026

Liverpool FC vs Watford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Liverpool FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 2 Apr 2022 · 11:30 UTC Anfield HT 45' · FT 45'
Joe Gomez 45' Y
Y 59' Juan Hernandez

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Watford FC — Premier League at Anfield.

Match Details

  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee Tony Harrington
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Simon Bennett
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
1
Liverpool FC 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-02 Liverpool FC 2–0 Watford FC 2021-10-16 Watford FC 0–5 Liverpool FC 2020-02-29 Watford FC 3–0 Liverpool FC 2019-12-14 Liverpool FC 2–0 Watford FC 2019-02-27 Liverpool FC 5–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Watford FC H 2–0 W
20 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 1–0 W
16 Mar Arsenal FC A 2–0 W
12 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–0 W
08 Mar FC Internazionale Milano H 0–1 L
05 Mar West Ham United FC H 1–0 W
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
13 Mar Southampton FC A 2–1 W
10 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–4 L
06 Mar Arsenal FC H 2–3 L
26 Feb Manchester United FC A 0–0 D
23 Feb Crystal Palace FC H 1–4 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Liverpool FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joshua King, as he is very good at scoring at Anfield with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 22' GOAL! Diogo Jota scores on 22. Assisted by Joe Gomez
  • 23' Goal! Diogo Jota scores his 90 goal in 343 matches.
  • 28' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andrew Robertson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Liverpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 43' Mohamed Salah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joe Gomez.
  • 50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 55' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Juan Hernandez on 59.
  • 62' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Curtis Jones by Fabinho on 62 minute.
  • 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 358 games and scored 391 goals.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Mohamed Salah is replaced by Sadio Mane on 69 minute.
  • 74' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Christian Kabasele has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' The whistle greets Imran Louza as he departs to be replaced by Tom Cleverley.
  • 83' Liverpool FC is showing some good football. However, Liverpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 89' GOAL! Fabinho scores on 89.
  • 90' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Thiago Alcantara by James Milner on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Roberto Firmino 4
Mohamed Salah 4
Sadio Mane 3
Virgil van Dijk 2
Ismaila Sarr 2
Diogo Jota 2
Trent Alexander-Arnold 1
Divock Origi 1

Head to Head

2022-04-02 Liverpool FC 2–0 Watford FC 2021-10-16 Watford FC 0–5 Liverpool FC 2020-02-29 Watford FC 3–0 Liverpool FC 2019-12-14 Liverpool FC 2–0 Watford FC 2019-02-27 Liverpool FC 5–0 Watford FC

Liverpool FC Form

2022-04-02 Liverpool FC 2–0 Watford FC W 2022-03-20 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Liverpool FC W 2022-03-16 Arsenal FC 0–2 Liverpool FC W 2022-03-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Liverpool FC W 2022-03-08 Liverpool FC 0–1 FC Internazionale Milano L 2022-03-05 Liverpool FC 1–0 West Ham United FC W

Watford FC Form

2022-04-02 Liverpool FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2022-03-13 Southampton FC 1–2 Watford FC W 2022-03-10 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 4–0 Watford FC L 2022-03-06 Watford FC 2–3 Arsenal FC L 2022-02-26 Manchester United FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2022-02-23 Watford FC 1–4 Crystal Palace FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.7 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Liverpool FC to win 60% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC60% Draw24% Watford FC16%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Watford FC
40%
Liverpool FC or Watford FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC40% Draw47% Watford FC13%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.4%
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
6.5%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
3.6%
4 – 0
2.8%
0 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 25% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.