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Liverpool moved top of the Premier League for the first time this year as Diogo Jota's header and a late Fabinho penalty saw off Watford 2-0.

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool moved top of the Premier League for the first time this year as Diogo Jota's header and a late Fabinho penalty saw off Watford 2-0. Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool moved top of the Premier League for the first time this year as Diogo Jota's header and a late Fabinho penalty saw off Watford 2-0. Diogo Jota scored his 20th goal of the season for Liverpool

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool kept the heat on Manchester City in the Premier League title race by beating relegation-threatened Watford 2-0 on ...

That comes between two matches against Benfica in the Champions League quarterfinals. Jota darted across the face of the six-yard box and glanced in a header from a right-wing cross by Joe Gomez in the 22nd minute at Anfield. The ball immediately got transferred forward by Liverpool and Gomez, starting ahead of Trent Alexander-Arnold at right back, curled in a pinpoint cross for Jota, who got ahead of goalkeeper Ben Foster to find the net.

Goals from Diogo Jota and Fabinho saw Liverpool beat Watford 2-0 for a 10th successive Premier League win.

Substitute Fabinho swept the penalty into the top corner and Liverpool into pole position. The visitors possessed a clear threat too, on the break and from set pieces, and performed with a composure that belied their lowly league position. Jota, keeping his eye on the ball and not on the keeper soaring towards him, bravely flicked home his 20th goal in all competitions this season. Cucho Hernández had another decent chance for Watford when connecting with Imran Louza’s corner to the near post. Their three clean sheets in the league this season have all come on Roy Hodgson’s watch and, with trusted assistant Ray Lewington alongside him, the former Liverpool manager oversaw a typically well-drilled defensive display from his team. Jürgen Klopp’s team were far from their fluid, dominant best against relegation-threatened Watford but that was an irrelevance alongside a 10th successive league win that took Liverpool top before Manchester City’s visit to Burnley.

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The cross by Gomez was very much like one you would see from Liverpool's usual right-back. After a very good chance for Watford at the other end just before, a beautiful cross by Joe Gomez, who is standing in for Trent Alexander-Arnold, found the head of Diogo Jota. A win would see Jurgen Klopp's men go two points clear of Manchester City.

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Jota puts it well over Jota picks the ball up from some distance and decides to take a shot which flies well over the bar. Jota pulls it back for Mane, who is unable to get a clean contact with the ball. Dennis gets caught on the ball Dennis lingers on the ball in his own half and is eventually tackled. Kucka is caught on the ball by Fabinho in the middle of the park and Liverpool come forward with three men. Hernandez becomes the first Watford player to get booked after a tussle with Gomez. It's a massive chance missed for the visitors. Fabinho floats the ball into the box and it's met by the head of Salah, who loops onto the roof of the net. Jordan Henderson delivered a corner into the box and Jota was wrestled to the ground by Kucka. Substitute Fabinho stepped up and found the top corner. Mane is slipped in and he attempts to round Foster but the Watford goalkeeper manages to gather the ball. A great cross from Joey and a brilliant header from Diogo. We were in control and we needed to be in control today. Henderson delivers a corner into the box and Jota is wrestled down by Kucka. A penalty is given after a VAR check. The second half started edgy, with Watford sitting back and looking to catch Liverpool on the counter-attack. Liverpool vs Watford result live updates: Fabinho wraps up win with Diogo Jota scoring as hosts go top of Premier LeagueLiverpool went top of the Premier League table for the first time since December after beating Watford 2-0 at Anfield. The hosts didn't start the game as well as they would've liked and it was Watford who created the better chances in the early stages.

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But if Salah is unable to rediscover his form and sharpness in the weeks ahead, Liverpool at least know that Jota is ready, willing and able to fill the void -- a point he made with his headed goal. But while Salah deals with the angst of missing out on AFCON glory and World Cup qualification, Liverpool can rely on Jota. And that's why they are now one step closer to an unprecedented quadruple. The Portugal international scored both in a 2-0 win against Leicester and has also netted the crucial openers in wins against Arsenal, Nottingham Forest (in the FA Cup) and in this game against Watford. To suffer a similar heavy blow so soon afterward -- one that may have denied Salah his final chance to play at the World Cup after his Russia 2018 campaign was marred by the aftereffects of a shoulder injury -- will undoubtedly weigh heavily on Salah, and it was evident against Watford that the forward was nowhere near his best form. But he has also lost his edge in Liverpool's big games, with his goals since returning from AFCON duty coming against Leeds, Norwich, Brighton and one against Inter Milan. Every player has off days, even supreme talents like Salah, but with Liverpool still chasing a quadruple this season, they need their talisman to shake off his World Cup hangover quickly.

Liverpool beat Watford 2-0 at Anfield to take their place at the top of the Premier League table for the first time since October.

Avec 72 points, les Reds en comptent deux de plus que les Citizens, qui se déplacent chez l'avant-dernier, Burnley, dans l'après-midi.

Mais les Blues se sont ensuite écroulés, encaissant un doublé de Vitaly Janelt (1-1, 50e et 1-3, 60e), un but d'Eriksen (1-2, 54e) et un dernier, en toute fin de match par Yoanne Wissa (1-4, 87e). Dès la 5e minute, d'une superbe frappe, Kevin de Bruyne a placé son équipe aux commandes du match (1-0) et 20 minutes plus tard, après un une-deux entre de Bruyne et Sterling, ce dernier a centré pour Ilkay Gündogan qui a facilement doublé la mise (2-0, 25e). Le match a basculé au coeur de la première période, quand le milieu Juraj Kucka a perdu son face-à-face avec Alisson (22e).

Klopp marked his 250th league game in charge of Liverpool with a 160th victory as Diogo Jota scored his 20th goal of the season and Fabinho sealed the points ...

“It is unlikely after the international break that it will be the best game of the season,” he added. I don’t think we are favourites in one of the competitions we are in but who cares, we will give it a try. “I really appreciate the situation we are in.

Liverpool beat Watford 2-0 at Anfield to take their place at the top of the Premier League table for the first time since October.

Minute-by-minute report: Liverpool were forced to battle but Diogo Jota's header and Fabinho's late penalty saw off a determined Watford at Anfield.

Liverpool completed its 119-day mission to displace Manchester City from atop the English Premier League. It lasted only a matter of hours.

We have to feel the pressure, we have to handle it. What we did in the past, when we won 14 games in a row, now we have to win eight, otherwise we will not be champions.” Only Beckham, with 18, has scored more direct free kick goals in Premier League history than Ward-Prowse, who has moved on to 13. Liverpool and City have games in the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday before what could yet be a decisive meeting at City's Etihad Stadium five days later. Ilkay Gundogan scored the other goal. “I really appreciate the situation we are in," said Klopp, who has already led Liverpool to the League Cup title and the latter stages of the FA Cup and Champions League. “I told the boys yesterday, if somebody would have told us in the summer that end of March, early April (we would be) in the situation we are in — in all competitions, won one trophy and a full squad available — we all would have taken it, absolutely.

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Liverpool are set for a title showdown next week against top-of-the-table Manchester City. Unfortunately, according to reports, Jurgen Klopp has revealed ...

Reports from Goal suggest that The Reds have suffered an injury in today's 2-0 win over Watford. Both Liverpool and Manchester City will have to be at their best if they want to become the champions. Next week, both outstanding sides come together to play in one of the most thrilling title matches in recent history.

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