On the evening of 2 April, the 31st round of the Premier League began, liverpool sat at home to meet the Hornets Watford, in the first leg, the Reds once swept 5-0 away from home. Currently in the table, Liverpool are no. 2 with 69 points, just one point away from Manchester City at the top of the table. As the latter played a little later, it also meant that Liverpool would temporarily get the top-of-the-table experience card if they won.
Mane and Alexander-Arnold were on standby, with Salah, Firmino and Jota forming Liverpool's forward trident. After the opening, Liverpool used their good high position to press for a fierce attack, and Watford stabilized his position and waited for the opportunity to counterattack, the tactics of both sides were highly targeted, and the scene was good. In the 21st minute, Watford had a great counter-attack opportunity, but unfortunately failed to knock Alisson's ten fingers off. Just a minute later, Watford was punished when Jogomez crossed from the right and Portuguese striker Jota was astute to tip the ball into a deadlock. In the first half, Liverpool led 1-0.
Counting this goal, Jota has scored 20 goals in all competitions this season, setting a new career single-season goal. He is also the fourth player of the season to score 20+ goals in all competitions, the top three being Salah with 28 goals, Kane with 22 goals and Mahrez.
It is also worth mentioning that this is Jota's fourth Premier League header this season, a statistic that is unparalleled among all Premier League players. After joining Liverpool last season, Jota scored a total of 7 headers in the Premier League, which is also ranked first in the Premier League. It is very difficult for a player who is only 1.78 meters tall to do this. In addition, Jota scored at least four goals on both his left and right feet and headers after scoring in this match, becoming the fourth player in the five major leagues and the first player in the Premier League to do so. Before that, Levan, Dzeko, and Hick had all done just that.
Jota inherits the delicate foot technique characteristic of a Portuguese striker, and the speed, passing and shooting are also impressive. But at the same time, he can also frequently complete the header in front of the goal, to do this, Jota relies on his ghostly running position in the midfield, the small man of 1 meter 78 is very inconspicuous in the long group of Premier League defenders, but he always appears in the deadliest place and completes the deadliest blow. This may be the legendary killer essence.
In the summer of 2020, Liverpool spent €44.7 million to bring him from Wolves to Anfield. At that time, the Red Arrow Trident of Salah, Mane and Firmino was in full swing, and the young Jota, although showing his goalscoring potential at Wolves, was not too optimistic about Liverpool fans. However, Jota integrated into the team with incredible speed, making his debut in the 3-1 win over Arsenal in the third round of the Premier League and scoring his debut goal for the Reds.
In the 2020/21 season, Liverpool lost Van Dijk and struggled in the Premier League, and Jota ended up playing only 30 games due to injury, but 13 goals and 1 assist in all competitions still showed the young striker's potential. This season, Liverpool have gone hand in hand on all four lines and Jota has continued to play well, and for the 25-year-old Portuguese striker, his limit is the sky.