After the international matchday battle, the five major leagues in Europe were restarted, and the Premier League giants Liverpool sat at home against Watford, and in the end, Liverpool defeated the opponent 2-0, winning 10 consecutive league games and 8 consecutive home games against Watford. Liverpool scored 77 goals in the Premier League, no. 1 in the league, Klopp led the team to set 3 records, reaching 72 points, beating Manchester City with 70 points, temporarily ranking first in the league table, so that the pressure on Manchester City and Guardiola suddenly increased!
After the first 30 rounds of the Premier League, the point gap between the two champions Manchester City and Liverpool is very small, Manchester City is 70 points, Liverpool is 69 points, and the difference between the two sides is only 1 point. This means that if Liverpool, who watched first, beat Watford, Klopp's side would rise to the top of the Premier League table. For Liverpool, it's no small temptation. Watford are relegation teams, and before the game, this team ranked 18th in the Premier League, and the pressure to score points is very high.
Against Watford, Liverpool's formation is 433, Brazil international Alisson is the goalkeeper, the back line is Gomez, Matip, Van Dijk and Robertson, the trio of midfielders is Thiago, Henderson and Jones, Salah is the right winger, Jota is the left winger, and the team's center is Firmino. The two teams have met 34 times in their history, with Liverpool scoring 24 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats. In the first leg of the season, Liverpool won 5-0. In the last seven home games against Watford, Liverpool have won all of them.
In the first half, Liverpool quickly grasped the initiative of possession, and in the 22nd minute, Gomez sent a precise cross on the right side, and Jota's header broke the goal, and the score became 1-0.
In the 56th minute, Liverpool were awarded a corner kick opportunity, Arnold drove into the box and Van Dijk's header went high over the crossbar. In the 59th minute of the match, Liverpool were awarded a free-kick opportunity on the right, Henderson passed the ball into the middle and Jota's header flicked high into the net. In the 66th minute, the home team fired a free kick on the left side, the Watford player's header was cleared, Liverpool continued to attack, Fabinho crossed and Salah's header was high on the top of the goal.
In the 72nd minute, Firmino made a corner kick, Henderson crossed and the opponent's header was completed. In the 74th minute, Liverpool served back, Jota broke through with the ball and then passed it to Mane, but unfortunately the latter did not receive the ball and missed a great opportunity. In the 79th minute, Klopp's side formed a quick counter-attack and Mane's push from inside the box was deflected. In the 88th minute, Liverpool won a penalty and Fabinho hit the penalty to make it 2-0. Watford were unable to equalise and ended up losing 2-0!