Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Premier League · 2021-22
Watford FC
0 – 5
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 11:30 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Liverpool FC — Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Darren Cann
  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee Tony Harrington
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Jonathan Moss

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

1
5
Watford FC 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Liverpool FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2018-11-24 Watford FC 0–3 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Watford FC welcome Liverpool FC for this crunch clash at Vicarage Road Stadium.
  • 5' Watford 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.
  • 9' The deadlock is broken! Sadio Mane gets on the scoresheet on 9 minutes.
  • 14' Watford FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Liverpool FC's shape.
  • 19' Over 19 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 24' It looks like no one’s ball. Liverpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 29' It looks surprising Liverpool FC does not make any changes. Jordan Henderson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' 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.
  • 37' The Brazil forward Roberto Firmino breaks the deadlock on 37 minutes. 0-2!
  • 42' England international Trent Alexander-Arnold has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 4 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Tom Cleverley on, Adam Masina off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Ben Foster has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 52' GOAL! Roberto Firmino fires home to make it 0-3!
  • 54' Mohamed Salah adds to his 1 season tally! Liverpool FC lead 0-4 — and this changes everything.
  • 56' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Femenia Far departs to be replaced by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 64' The Liverpool FC manager makes a substitution. Andrew Robertson departs to be replaced by Kostas Tsimikas.
  • 65' Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is ready to make an impact after coming on for Trent Alexander-Arnold at the 65 minute mark.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Joao Pedro comes on to replace Emmanuel Dennis.
  • 74' Femenia Far needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
  • 79' Liverpool FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 83' Liverpool FC make a change. James Milner trudges off to be replaced by Neco Williams on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Virgil van Dijk has been relatively quiet despite scoring 30 goals in his last 409 appearances.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Watford FC and Liverpool FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio Ranieri

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2018-11-24 Watford FC 0–3 Liverpool FC

Watford FC Form

2021-10-16 Watford FC 0–5 Liverpool FC L 2021-10-02 Leeds United FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2021-09-25 Watford FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2021-09-18 Norwich City FC 1–3 Watford FC W 2021-09-11 Watford FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2021-08-29 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–0 Watford FC L

Liverpool FC Form

2021-10-16 Watford FC 0–5 Liverpool FC W 2021-10-03 Liverpool FC 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2021-09-28 FC Porto 1–5 Liverpool FC W 2021-09-25 Brentford FC 3–3 Liverpool FC D 2021-09-18 Liverpool FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-09-15 Liverpool FC 3–2 AC Milan W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.32 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Liverpool FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC18% Draw22% Liverpool FC60%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Watford FC13% Draw39% Liverpool FC48%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–5 not predicted
0 – 5
Actual
0 – 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.