and i must say this stadium falls and they must visit category for any football fan should the
chance come his or her way anfield is the venue i'm derek ray and joining me to provide expert
analysis is stuart robson i'm very much looking forward to bringing you action from the premier
league it is liverpool up against watford thanks derek as always this should be a good game great
atmosphere inside the stadium we've got two teams full of quality some interesting match-ups and
two coaches that want to play an attractive brand of football what more could you ask for
so the starting lineup for liverpool alison begins in goal
virgil van dyke plays alongside joelle matief in central defense
sadio mane starts with mohamed salah out wide and leading the attack today is roberto firmino
and the starting 11 for watford well they're playing in a 4-5-1 formation which is set up
to counter attack at pace yes they'll play with a flat midfield out of possession but
when they win the ball back they'll break forward really quickly let's hope they play it well today
enjoy the match
and so the match is underway
thiago here's robertson
filmino
henderson has it liverpool in a position of menace
clears it away how can they create something
that is a very bright start perfect way to open
well just look at this again the speed of counter attack is so impressive and once he gets onto it
he just smashes it past the keeper with great technique what an emphatic finish that is
and the ball moving again what sort of response will we see from them now
what a contest this is turning out to be
let's see this again because the delivery into the box couldn't be any better
played into just the right area and the finish is clinical it just makes it look so easy doesn't it
back underway level pegging one girl a piece in this game
defensive efficiency personified
salah
it's a good liverpool move in the making pretty comfortable piece of defending
firmino
well that is how to run at defenders determine defending
ismail assad
a meaty but fair challenge and it will be a throw in
trust ekkong
he has time to play us over and space for him to cut in now showing excellent judgment to intercept
and they'll get ready for the throw in
fabinho
liverpool have given it away
can he put them in front
safe pair of hands did his job
alexander arnold
fabinho now roberto firmino and a long way out oh the goalkeeper did well to hang on to that one
tom cleverley
well that's one for them to pursue and with that they've thwarted the opportunity
roberto firmino
this is thiago just cutting off the supply
sizoco racing forward trying to catch them out
excellent challenge
well there you have it liverpool have controlled most of the possession but it's been a frustrating
performance from them so far they just haven't had enough gal in the final third
it's all been a bit too predictable which has to change if they want to win this one
they might be able to get in now oh just wide of the mark goal kick well that never
looked like trouble in the keeper did it but it was worth an effort a good strike from him
and continues this run
henderson fabinho now has got the right idea with that pass
and fine goalkeeping just wanted to get it out of there well i still don't know
how he kept that out derrick it's a fantastic save to keep it all square
and with that the attack fizzles out can they exploit the space out wide
take shame oh magnificent reaction
well just listen to these fans they're urging their team to score here and take the lead
now sending it in well they couldn't take advantage of the chance
no more time left first half is over here at anfield
well he's a player who often gets eight nine out of ten for his performances
roberto firmino but the marks will be a bit lower today stuart well the touch map tells
us everything he just hasn't been able to get on the ball in dangerous positions
yes he's been well marked but he has to do a lot more to find space i think
teams are ready to have a go at each other again as the second half commences fabinho monet
here's robertson
sadio mane now unable to keep the ball that time well the counter chance looks very
real an attack full of promise untidy in possession
beautifully disguised ball he just needs to keep a cool head well the keeper performing
brilliantly well that's just incredible he reacted so quickly there and a substitution in the offing
delivering it able to deal with the threats keeping possession of the ball with authority
suzuka
tom cleverley joshua king
so following the deflection a corner kick coming up here
who's gonna get on the end of it just far too close to the goalkeeper
alexander arnold
fabinho
30 minutes to go then
not getting anxious when they have the ball and that's the end of that move for now
and i think unfortunately for him the less said about
that attempt the better well he had a lot of options there but he's chosen the wrong one
that was a poor effort there has been plenty of limbering up from substitutes
and now both sides will make personnel switches
not the best challenge free kick
perfectly positioned to take it away
king urai kutska will it be and there is the goal to re-establish their advantage
just look at this again the combination play in the top third of the field was so precise
and then the shot could not be hit any better struck with such venom great goal
well the action continues is there to be a response from liverpool now there needs to be
jones
fabinho henderson this is salah
not getting the ball forward shots are
jones has it
did well to win the ball back well as you can see watford have found it difficult to control
the game here but what they've done with it has been really good and they'll be happy
with the way the game is being played at the moment they love to play on the counter attack
a liverpool free kick coming up
and they will make the change now
and this is the ogiota now could be troublesome this could square the game and that's exactly what
has transpired now that could be a massive turning point and momentum is with them
well let's look at this again to pick out this pass shows wonderful vision
it's inch perfect and from there he never looked like missing that's a lovely goal
so back underway dead level two
salah
henderson
here's sama not really the ideal clearance
henderson and gobbled up with ease by the keeper
excellent first touch under the circumstances there counter attacking very much adoption
well they're certainly thinking about a winner
well nothing comes of it it looked promising
how can they create something
good work to win the ball back high up the pitch oh they've done it
they forged ahead and it might be the goal that gives them victory
well here's the replay and when you've got the ball at the back you've got to pass it
forward and he doesn't do that there he has his pocket picked and he's been rightly punished
well a dramatic moment near the end and that might well be the decider
it is to be a throw in
and space here on the flank well still time for them to level it king
good looking ball and the referee has pointed to the sports at a crucial phase in the proceedings
chance to equalize here a goal accurate from the sport
well let's look at that again because it's a risky penalty if he's trying to hit the inside of the
post it's a matter of inches from rebounding back into play but he won't care about that
and level again here this has been quite the roller coaster ride
and that'll be the goalkeeper's ball
and there's the whistle all even at the end of 90 minutes here