Liverpool 2-0 Watford: Jota & Fabinho strike as Reds' winning run continues

Liverpool kept the heat on Manchester City in the Premier League title race by beating relegation-threatened Watford 2-0 on Saturday thanks to Diogo Jota's 20th goal of the season in all competitions and Fabinho's late penalty.

Match Report

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.

Jota earned the penalty for the second goal, too, when he was bundled over at a corner by Juraj Kucka. Fabinho, a second-half substitute, tucked away the spot kick in the 89th with the usual penalty-taker - Mohamed Salah - having already been brought off.

It was a 10th straight win in the league for Liverpool, which returned from the international break one point behind City in what looks to be a two-team shootout for the title.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

1' CHANCE! Salah's shot wide out

6' CHANCE! Sarr's long shot over the bar

21' GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Watford (Jota)

29' CLOSE! Sissoko makes timely block

37' MISS! Jota's shot denied

52' CHANCE! Jota's long shot over the bar

58' Yellow Card! Hernandez booked

69' Sub! Mane replaces Salah

Line-ups

Liverpool XI: Henderson, Thiago, Matip, Alisson, Firmino, Salah, Van Dijk, Robertson, Joe Gomez, Jota, Curtis Jones

Subs: Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mane, Fabinho, Tsimikas, Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, L. Díaz

Watford XI: Foster, Sissoko, J. Kucka, Kabasele, Femenia, Hassane Kamara, Samir, J. Hernández, Sarr, I. Louza, João Pedro

Subs: Cathcart, Cleverley, King, Bachmann, Masina, K. Sema, Bonaventure, E. Kayembe, Ngakia