Liverpool v Watford result

Full-time · Liverpool 2–0 Watford

Premier League · Sat, 14 Dec 2019 12:30 GMT · Anfield

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Liverpool 2–0 Watford — Liverpool won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Liverpool beat Watford 2–0 at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday 14 December. Liverpool are unbeaten in at least their last 15 matches in all competitions. Watford are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

Liverpool led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Liverpool: Mohamed Salah (38’, assisted by S. Mané; 90’, assisted by D. Origi).

Discipline

The bookings — Liverpool: Jordan Henderson (43’) and J. Milner (57’); Watford: William Hughes (24’).

What it changes

Liverpool have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions. Liverpool have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions. Watford have failed to score in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 10.0, S. Mané (Liverpool) 5.4 and Christian Kabasele (Watford) 5.4 led the match.

Next up

Liverpool next host Villarreal on 20 October 2026.

Watford next travel to Wolves on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Liverpool: Liverpool v Villarreal, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Watford: Wolves v Watford, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Liverpool 2–0 Watford · Premier League
Venue: Anfield · Liverpool
Referee: Andre Marriner, England
Head-to-head (last 4): Liverpool 3 · draws 1 · Watford 0 · 4.75 goals/game
Recent form: Liverpool 4W 1D 0L · Watford 1W 1D 3L

Liverpool 2–0 Watford (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.5 / 0.5

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.83 / 4.38

Corners

against 2.83 / 6.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

6.83 / 2.5

Shots on target

against 3.33 / 5.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

0.83 / 2.88

Cards

against 1 / 1.88 · 0 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 December 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 December 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Liverpool for / against	Line	Watford for / against
Goals scored	2.5 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.83 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.38 for · 6.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	18.5 for · 8 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	9.38 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.83 for · 3.33 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	2.5 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.5 for · 8.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	13.13 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	0.83 for · 1 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Liverpool

Liverpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Mané n 8	80.6	2.8 7/5	2 6/4	—
J. Gomez n 8	48	1.6 4/3	0.9 3/1	Kiko Femenía
Fabinho n 8	81.1	1.5 7/3	1 4/2	—
A. Lallana n 8	48.5	1.4 3/2	1.9 5/3	—
C. Jones n 4	52.3	1.3 2/1	1.3 2/1	—

Liverpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Mohamed Salah n 8	83.3	5 8/8	2.3 7/4
D. Origi n 8	40.1	3.4 4/3	1.4 3/2
Roberto Firmino n 8	64.6	3.1 6/5	1.2 5/2
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain n 8	56.8	3 6/4	1 4/1
N. Keïta n 8	52.3	3 5/4	1.1 3/2

Liverpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Mané n 8	80.6	0.6 4/0	0.6 3/1
D. Origi n 8	40.1	1.1 2/2	0 0/0
X. Shaqiri n 8	40.5	0.3 1/0	0.6 2/0
Mohamed Salah n 8	83.3	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
N. Keïta n 8	52.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0

Liverpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Keïta n 8	52.3	3 5/5
Fabinho n 8	81.1	2.5 7/5
J. Henderson n 8	76	2.5 7/6
A. Lallana n 8	48.5	2.3 5/2
Trent Alexander-Arnold n 8	74.4	2.1 6/3

Liverpool — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Alisson Becker n 8	88.3	2.4 5/2
Adrián n 8	80.3	1.7 5/1

Watford

Watford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Domingos Quina n 8	21.1	2.7 3/1	2.1 3/1	—
W. Hughes n 8	64.8	2.6 6/4	2.3 5/4	—
Kiko Femenía n 8	70.8	2.2 6/5	0.8 4/1	J. Gomez
É. Capoue n 8	90	1.6 7/4	1 5/2	—
A. Masina n 8	72	1.6 6/2	0.9 5/1	—

Watford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
I. Success n 8	15.1	4.5 4/1	3 3/1
Deulofeu n 8	74.6	2.3 6/5	1.1 5/1
I. Sarr n 8	54.6	2.3 5/2	0.6 1/1
T. Cleverley n 8	73	1.8 4/2	0.6 2/1
T. Deeney n 8	81.8	1.7 6/3	0.7 4/1

Watford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Deulofeu n 8	74.6	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
T. Cleverley n 8	73	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
I. Sarr n 8	54.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
A. Gray n 8	46.8	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
D. Janmaat n 8	76	0 0/0	0.1 1/0

Watford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Kiko Femenía n 8	70.8	3.7 8/7
W. Hughes n 8	64.8	3.1 6/5
Domingos Quina n 8	21.1	2.7 4/1
C. Kabasele n 8	78.8	2.6 6/4
A. Doucouré n 8	83.6	2.4 7/6

Watford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Foster n 8	90	3.4 6/5
Gomes n 8	93.8	2.3 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Liverpool		Watford
67%	Possession	33%
16	Shots	8
6	Shots on target	2
8	Shots off target	6
2	Blocked shots	0
14	Shots inside the box	5
6	Corners	3
5	Offsides	4
8	Fouls	6
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	4
649	Passes	309
83%	Pass accuracy	64%

Liverpool player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Alisson Becker	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.4
Trent Alexander-Arnold	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.1
J. Gomez	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.7
V. van Dijk	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
J. Milner	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	Y	7.4
J. Henderson	90	0	0	2	0	1	1	Y	6.9
S. Mané	90	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	6.9
Mohamed Salah	90	2	0	7	3	0	1	0	8.4
Roberto Firmino	88	0	0	2	2	1	3	0	7
X. Shaqiri	70	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
G. Wijnaldum	59	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
A. Robertson sub	31	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
D. Origi sub	8	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	7.2

Watford player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Foster	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
A. Mariappa	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
C. Kabasele	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.1
C. Cathcart	90	0	0	0	4	0	7.1
Kiko Femenía	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.1
É. Capoue	90	1	0	1	4	0	6.4
W. Hughes	90	1	0	0	3	Y	6.8
I. Sarr	90	3	1	1	1	0	6.6
Deulofeu	90	1	1	0	1	0	6.2
A. Doucouré	87	2	0	3	0	0	6.7
T. Deeney	75	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
A. Gray	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Domingos Quina	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Liverpool v Watford — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

LiverpoolDWWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

WatfordWLLLD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Liverpool 3 · 1 draw · Watford 0 · 4.75 goals/game

2019-02-27 Liverpool 5–0 Watford
2018-11-24 Watford 0–3 Liverpool
2018-03-17 Liverpool 5–0 Watford
2017-08-12 Watford 3–3 Liverpool

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Liverpool#1 pos99 pts38 pl+52 GD

Watford#19 pos34 pts38 pl-28 GD

Goals per game

Liverpool scored2.24

Watford scored0.95

Liverpool conceded0.87

Watford conceded1.68

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Liverpool and Watford?: In their last 4 meetings, Liverpool won 3, Watford won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4.75 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Liverpool and Watford?: Recent form — Liverpool 4W 1D 0L; Watford 1W 1D 3L.

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