Watford FC vs Liverpool FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Watford FC vs Liverpool FC — Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Liverpool FC 38 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Stuart Attwell
- Referee Darren Cann
- Referee Tim Wood
- Referee Tony Harrington
- Referee Marc Perry
- Referee Jonathan Moss
25 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Oct Liverpool FC H 0–5 L 02 Oct Leeds United FC A 0–1 L 25 Sep Newcastle United FC H 1–1 D 18 Sep Norwich City FC A 3–1 W 11 Sep Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 0–2 L 29 Aug Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Oct Watford FC A 5–0 W 03 Oct Manchester City FC H 2–2 D 28 Sep FC Porto A 5–1 W 25 Sep Brentford FC A 3–3 D 18 Sep Crystal Palace FC H 3–0 W 15 Sep AC Milan H 3–2 W Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Liverpool FC0-151/216-301/–31-454/246-604/261-75–/376+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Watford FC to score. At the same time, Liverpool FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 9' What a strike from Sadio Mane! The score is 0-1.
- 14' Liverpool FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 19' 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.
- 24' It looks surprising Liverpool FC does not make any changes. Jordan Henderson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 29' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 37' What a strike from Roberto Firmino! The score is 0-2.
- 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 350 games and scored 323 goals.
- 46' Tom Cleverley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Masina on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 52' Goal! Roberto Firmino scores his 70 goal in 395 matches.
- 54' Goal! Mohamed Salah scores his 176 goal in 395 matches.
- 56' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremy Ngakia is hanging Femenia Far on the field on 56 minute.
- 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 64' The whistle greets Andrew Robertson as he departs to be replaced by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 65' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on 65 minute.
- 69' Joao Pedro is replacing Emmanuel Dennis for the Watford FC side.
- 74' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Virgil van Dijk, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 83' The supporters are chanting for Neco Williams. He replaces James Milner on 83 minute.
- 88' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 88 minutes.
- Full Time. Liverpool FC beats Watford FC
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Lineups
Watford FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Emmanuel Dennis ↓ Joao Pedro 69'
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11
Adam Masina ↓ Tom Cleverley 46'
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- 15
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21
Femenia Far ↓ Jeremy Ngakia 56'
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- 19
- 23
- 5
- 33
- 29
Bench
- 18
- 12
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Tom Cleverley ↑ 46'
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- 17
- 26
- 6
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10
Joao Pedro ↑ 69'
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2
Jeremy Ngakia ↑ 56'
Coach Claudio RanieriLiverpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 14
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- 11
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James Milner ↓ Neco Williams 83'
- 32
- 66
- 26
- 4
- 8
- 62
Bench
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15
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ↑ 65'
- 27
- 12
- 13
- 20
- 5
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21
Kostas Tsimikas ↑ 64'
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76
Neco Williams ↑ 83'
Coach Jurgen Klopp -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Roberto Firmino 4 Mohamed Salah 4 Sadio Mane 3 Virgil van Dijk 2 Ismaila Sarr 2 Diogo Jota 2 Troy Deeney 1 Fabinho 1 Head to Head
Watford FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41 Watford FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.32 Liverpool FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Liverpool FC to win 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Liverpool FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.32Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 84% 16% ± 2.5 63% 37% ± 3.5 42% 58% ± 4.5 24% 76% Double Chance
Watford FC or Draw 40%Draw or Liverpool FC 82%Watford FC or Liverpool FC 78%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Liverpool FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–5 not predicted0 – 5Actual0 – 2 9.7%1 – 2 9.4%1 – 1 9.2%0 – 1 8%0 – 3 7.3%1 – 3 7.2%0 – 0 5%2 – 2 4.7%1 – 4 4.2%0 – 4 4.2%2 – 1 4.1%2 – 3 3.7%Asian Handicap — Watford FC
Handicap Watford FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 4% 95% -1.5 5% — 95% -1 5% 9% 86% -0.5 14% — 86% +0.5 34% — 66% +1 34% 22% 44% +1.5 56% — 44% +2 56% 20% 24% +2.5 76% — 24% Clean Sheet
Watford FC keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.