Watford vs Liverpool
Competition – Barclays Premier League
Stadium – Vicarage Road
Date: 1st May 2017
Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
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Watford host English top 4 hopefuls Liverpool with hopes of bouncing back to winning ways immediately while Liverpool play knowing that only 3 points will be enough to help them finish in the top 4.
10th place Watford have already reached the 40 points mark which guarantees their safety in the league this season.
They will want to upset Liverpool’s bid to finish inside the top 4.
They have won 3 of their last 6 games, losing the other 3.
They lost their last match in the league and will be hoping to get back to winning as soon as possible.
Their recent home form has been good – they have won all 3 of their last home games, although they were against lesser opponents.
Two of those games ended in 1-0 wins, while the other was a 2-0 win.
Liverpool have not given up hopes of finishing in the top 4 despite losing their last home game to Crystal Palace.
The reds know they need to take all 3 points from this game in order to keep their top 4 hopes alive.
Before their upsetting loss to Crystal Palace, they won 3 games in 5 and were unbeaten in 5 games.
They are currently 3rd in the league table with 66 points, just 1 above Manchester City who have a game in hand.
Liverpool have not lost any of their last 3 away games and are currently on a run of 2 straight away wins.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Watford last 5 matches (most recent first): |
22/04/17 |
(a)Hull City |
2-0 |
L |
15/04/17 |
(h)Swansea City |
1-0 |
W |
08/04/17 |
(a)Tottenham Hotspur |
4-0 |
L |
04/04/17 |
(h)West Bromwich Albion |
2-0 |
W |
01/04/17 |
(h)Sunderland |
1-0 |
W |
Liverpool last 5 matches (most recent first): |
23/04/17 |
(h)Crystal Palace |
1-2 |
L |
16/04/17 |
(a)West Bromwich Albion |
0-1 |
W |
08/04/17 |
(a)Stoke City |
1-2 |
W |
05/04/17 |
(h)Bournemouth |
2-2 |
D |
01/04/17 |
(h)Everton |
3-1 |
W |
Last time they met: Liverpool 6-1 Watford
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:
April 27, 2024 |
West Ham United |
12:30 |
Liverpool |
Fulham |
15:00 |
Crystal Palace |
Manchester United |
15:00 |
Burnley |
Newcastle United |
15:00 |
Sheffield United |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
15:00 |
Luton Town |
Everton |
17:30 |
Brentford |
Aston Villa |
20:00 |
Chelsea |
April 28, 2024 |
AFC Bournemouth |
14:00 |
Brighton & Hov… |
Tottenham Hotspur |
14:00 |
Arsenal |
Nottingham Forest |
16:30 |
Manchester City |
May 2, 2024 |
Chelsea |
19:30 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
May 3, 2024 |
Luton Town |
20:00 |
Everton |
May 4, 2024 |
Arsenal |
12:30 |
AFC Bournemouth |
Brentford |
15:00 |
Fulham |
Burnley |
15:00 |
Newcastle United |
Sheffield United |
15:00 |
Nottingham Forest |
Manchester City |
17:30 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
May 5, 2024 |
Brighton & Hov… |
14:00 |
Aston Villa |
Chelsea |
14:00 |
West Ham United |
Liverpool |
16:30 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Premier League Table
# |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
1 |
Arsenal |
34 |
24 |
5 |
5 |
82 |
26 |
+56 |
77 |
2 |
Manchester City |
33 |
23 |
7 |
3 |
80 |
32 |
+48 |
76 |
3 |
Liverpool |
34 |
22 |
8 |
4 |
75 |
34 |
+41 |
74 |
4 |
Aston Villa |
34 |
20 |
6 |
8 |
71 |
50 |
+21 |
66 |
5 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
32 |
18 |
6 |
8 |
65 |
49 |
+16 |
60 |
6 |
Manchester United |
33 |
16 |
5 |
12 |
51 |
50 |
+1 |
53 |
7 |
Newcastle United |
33 |
15 |
5 |
13 |
69 |
54 |
+15 |
50 |
8 |
West Ham United |
34 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
54 |
63 |
-9 |
48 |
9 |
Chelsea |
32 |
13 |
8 |
11 |
61 |
57 |
+4 |
47 |
10 |
AFC Bournemouth |
34 |
12 |
9 |
13 |
49 |
60 |
-11 |
45 |
11 |
Brighton & Hov… |
33 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
52 |
54 |
-2 |
44 |
12 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
34 |
12 |
7 |
15 |
46 |
54 |
-8 |
43 |
13 |
Fulham |
34 |
12 |
6 |
16 |
50 |
54 |
-4 |
42 |
14 |
Crystal Palace |
34 |
10 |
9 |
15 |
44 |
56 |
-12 |
39 |
15 |
Brentford |
34 |
9 |
8 |
17 |
52 |
59 |
-7 |
35 |
16 |
Everton |
34 |
11 |
8 |
15 |
36 |
48 |
-12 |
33 |
17 |
Nottingham Forest |
34 |
7 |
9 |
18 |
42 |
60 |
-18 |
26 |
18 |
Luton Town |
34 |
6 |
7 |
21 |
47 |
75 |
-28 |
25 |
19 |
Burnley |
34 |
5 |
8 |
21 |
37 |
69 |
-32 |
23 |
20 |
Sheffield United |
34 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
33 |
92 |
-59 |
16 |
Latest Premier League Results
April 25, 2024 |
Brighton & Hov… |
0 - 4 |
Manchester City |
April 24, 2024 |
Manchester United |
4 - 2 |
Sheffield United |
Everton |
2 - 0 |
Liverpool |
Crystal Palace |
2 - 0 |
Newcastle United |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
0 - 1 |
AFC Bournemouth |
April 23, 2024 |
Arsenal |
5 - 0 |
Chelsea |
April 21, 2024 |
Fulham |
1 - 3 |
Liverpool |
Aston Villa |
3 - 1 |
AFC Bournemouth |
Crystal Palace |
5 - 2 |
West Ham United |
Everton |
2 - 0 |
Nottingham Forest |
April 20, 2024 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
0 - 2 |
Arsenal |
Sheffield United |
1 - 4 |
Burnley |
Luton Town |
1 - 5 |
Brentford |
April 15, 2024 |
Chelsea |
6 - 0 |
Everton |
April 14, 2024 |
Arsenal |
0 - 2 |
Aston Villa |
West Ham United |
0 - 2 |
Fulham |
Liverpool |
0 - 1 |
Crystal Palace |