On the evening of April 2, Beijing time, the 31st round of the Premier League kicked off, and a focus battle was played first at Anfield Stadium, with Liverpool sitting at home against Watford. Liverpool has previously won a wave of 9 consecutive wins, constantly narrowing the gap with Manchester City to only 1 point, the Premier League has become the most competitive league of the five major league champions, tonight back at home against Watford, Liverpool naturally hope to impact the success of the Premier League winning streak.
Liverpool launched a fierce attack after the opening, less than a minute, Liverpool won a corner kick on the left, Robertson sent the ball to the back post, Salah grabbed the second drop point to meet the ball and pushed it, the ball slightly off the goalpost. Watford's side was also sharp on the counter-attack, and in the 5th minute, Sal inserted a long pass from his teammate in the middle of the circle to get a good chance, he adjusted to go in and then went in to the top of the arc to volley, the ball slightly above the crossbar.
In the 21st minute, Watford's quick counter-attack from midfield tore through the Liverpool defence again, Sissoko was brilliantly straight, Kutzka inserted into the box on the left side to get a great one-handed opportunity, but Kutzka pushed and was saved by the attacking Alisson. After Alisson saved the siege, Liverpool counterattacked, the ball shifted from the left to the right, Gomez inserted the ball and made a slight adjustment after a 45-degree angle of accurate slanting, Jota inserted a look back at the moon and flicked the goal, the ball went straight into the net, Jota scored two consecutive rounds, Liverpool opened the record 1:0.
In the 29th minute, Liverpool almost created another killing chance, Thiago was exquisitely straight, Robertson entered the box and was shoveled down by Sissoko, referee Atwell did not say. Liverpool have since taken the initiative on the pitch, but they have not been able to score again, leading 1-0 at half-time. Taking the lead at half-time, Liverpool also took a solid step towards a 10-game Winning streak in the Premier League, with Mane on the bench more able to impact Watford's defence in the second half.