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Liverpool beat Watford to extend unbeaten Premier League run

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Published: 05:35, 15 December 2019   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Liverpool beat Watford to extend unbeaten Premier League run

Liverpool continued its unbeaten run in the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Watford.

Mo Salah was once again the hero for those in red, scoring two stunning goals as his individual brilliance made the difference on a scrappy afternoon of football.

Surprisingly, this was one of the trickiest matches Liverpool has faced this season and Watford, rock-bottom of the league, will be bitterly disappointed to have not come away with at least a point.

The script for Liverpool games this season, in particular at Anfield, has remained largely the same; dominate possession early before inevitably running rampant.

On paper, separated by 20 places and 37 points, this was the biggest mismatch of the Premier League season so far.

Watford, a team with just one win to its name and already six points adrift of safety, against a ruthless Liverpool side that was unbeaten in a club record 33 matches.

The Reds had taken a staggering 73 points from the last 75 available, winning 24 and drawing one of its previous 25 matches.

Though the team started surprisingly well, the omens did not look good for Watford on this part of Merseyside.

In the last three seasons, the Hornets have lost each match at Anfield by five goals -- 5-0, 5-0 and 6-1 -- with the club's last win coming 20 years ago.

But the elements, even if not the Watford front line, were giving Liverpool's defense some problems.

It was a blustery afternoon in the northeast and the wind was whipping through the stadium, causing stand-in central defender Joe Gomez to misjudge the flight of the ball on more than one occasion.

The sizable attacking figures of Troy Deeney and Abdoulaye Doucoure were not making life any easier.

 

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