Watford vs Liverpool

16 October 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 0 – 5

Half-time: 0–2

  • Sadio Mané 9’
  • Roberto Firmino 37’, 52’, 90+1’
  • Mohamed Salah 54’

Match summary

Liverpool won comfortably, 5-0 away at Watford. Liverpool led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Sadio Mané put Liverpool ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino made it 0-2 in the 37th minute, set up by James Milner. In the second half, Firmino made it 0-3 in the 52nd minute, Mohamed Salah made it 0-4 in the 54th minute, set up by Roberto Firmino, and Firmino made it 0-5 in stoppage time, set up by Neco Williams.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 3.66 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Watford's 0.30 from 6.

Match stats

Watford Liverpool
6 Shots 19
2 Shots on Target 8
1 Corners 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.30 xG 3.66
0.30 Non-penalty xG 3.66
5 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Watford Liverpool
Kick-off
9’
Sadio Mané
Assist: Mohamed Salah0-1 (Liverpool)
37’
Roberto Firmino
Assist: James Milner0-2 (Liverpool)
Half-time0-2
52’
Roberto Firmino0-3 (Liverpool)
54’
Mohamed Salah
Assist: Roberto Firmino0-4 (Liverpool)
90+1’
Roberto Firmino
Assist: Neco Williams0-5 (Liverpool)
Full-time0-5

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.30 3.66 9’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 0-1 9’ 37’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 0-2 37’ 52’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 0-3 52’ 54’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 0-4 54’ 90+1’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 0-5 90+1’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.30 3.66 9’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 0-1 Mané 9’ 37’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 0-2 Firmino 37’ 52’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 0-3 Firmino 52’ 54’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 0-4 Salah 54’ 90+1’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 0-5 Firmino 90+1’
Watford 0.30 xGLiverpool 3.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Watford attacking 
37’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 52’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 90+1’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 71’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 9’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 15’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 54’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 68’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 88’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 84’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 12’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 61’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 81’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 73’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 37’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 52’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 90+1’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 71’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 9’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 15’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 54’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 68’ James Milner (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 88’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 84’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 81’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 12’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 61’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 69’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Juan Camilo Hernández (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Foster GK900 0.000.000
Kiko Femenía DEF570 0.000.000
William Troost-Ekong DEF900 0.000.000
Craig Cathcart DEF900 0.000.000
Danny Rose DEF900 0.000.000
Emmanuel Dennis MID700 0.000.000
Moussa Sissoko MID900 0.000.082
Juraj Kucka MID901 0.010.000
Adam Masina MID470 0.000.000
Ismaila Sarr FWD903 0.210.000
Juan Camilo Hernández FWD902 0.080.011
Tom Cleverley Sub430 0.000.000
Jeremy Ngakia Sub330 0.000.101
João Pedro Sub200 0.000.081

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 11% Avg odds 8.61
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.48
Liverpool win 71% Avg odds 1.35

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Watford LLWDL
Liverpool DWWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Watford 3-0 Liverpool, 29 Feb 20 Next meeting: Liverpool 2-0 Watford, 02 Apr 22  All Watford vs Liverpool meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.