Liverpool 5-0 Watford: result and report

Premier League · Wednesday 27 February 2019

Result

Liverpool 5-0 Watford

Premier League · Wednesday 27 February 2019, 20:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Liverpool 5-0 Watford: match report

Liverpool defeated Watford 5-0 in the Premier League on Wednesday 27 February 2019. The half-time score was 2-0.

Sadio Mané opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Liverpool's goals came from Sadio Mané (9'), Sadio Mané (20'), Divock Origi (66'), Virgil van Dijk (79') and Virgil van Dijk (82'). Watford did not score.

Discipline: Liverpool received no yellow cards; Watford received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Liverpool were 1st on 66 points from 27 and Watford 7th on 40 points from 27. Liverpool went on to finish that season 2nd with 97 points, and Watford 11th with 50.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-3-3 and Watford in a 4-2-2-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool (9.5), level with Virgil van Dijk (9.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Liverpool wins, 1 draw and 1 for Watford.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Sadio ManéLiverpool · 1-0
  • 20'Goal · Sadio ManéLiverpool · 2-0
  • 66'Goal · Divock OrigiLiverpool · 3-0
  • 79'Yellow card · Craig CathcartWatford
  • 79'Goal · Virgil van DijkLiverpool · 4-0
  • 82'Yellow card · Adam MasinaWatford
  • 82'Goal · Virgil van DijkLiverpool · 5-0

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Liverpool 7, draws 1, Watford 1.

Team news

Liverpool line-up (4-3-3)

Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joël Matip, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, James Milner, Fabinho, Georginio Wijnaldum, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané, Divock Origi

Watford line-up (4-2-2-2)

Ben Foster, Daryl Janmaat, Adrian Mariappa, Craig Cathcart, Adam Masina, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Étienne Capoue, Will Hughes, Brian Gartland, Troy Deeney, Gerard Deulofeu