Ty Sleppy, Miami, FL
Liverpool beat Watford 3-0 at Watford on November 24th, 2018.
Liverpool walked away from Watford with yet another win and a few extra goals. The first half was somewhat uneventful. The Reds had some chances and Alisson made a brilliant save, but the match was still scoreless as the first half came to a close.
This all changed later in the second half when Salah put the ball in the back of the net after a flurry of shots from other Liverpool players. The Watford goalkeeper, Foster, put up a valiant struggle, but the Egyptian King scored anyways, putting Liverpool 1-0 above Watford.
One goal usually isn’t enough for Liverpool. After Firmino went down just a few yards from the penalty box, Alexander-Arnold took the resulting free kick, and scored the second goal. The ball seemed like it was going to sail above the net, but it instead dipped down right into the net. This was the goal that broke Watford, and was just what Liverpool needed.
Even though the Reds were up by two goals, they still had troubles. Watford tried to come out and score, but their attempts were not successful. One particular Watford player, Success, was causing a lot of problems for Jordan Henderson. Henderson already had a yellow card from a foul against Success, and when the English international committed yet another foul, the referee showed him another yellow card. This resulted in a red card, and Henderson was sent of the pitch with eight minutes left on the clock. This was most unusual, as Henderson is the captain of the Reds and usually doesn’t let himself get so carried away like that. However, since it was so late in the game, Henderson’s red card did not affect Liverpool.
After Liverpool successfully cleared a Watford set piece, Andrew Robertson ran up the left side of the pitch with the ball, getting past the Watford defense. He then passed the ball to Mane, who took a shot at the net. Foster, the goalkeeper, deflected the shot right to Bobby Firmino, who headed it, giving Liverpool a three goal lead late in the game.
Alisson Becker is a great goalkeeper. However, there is a slight issue with him. After every international break, he makes a mistake or two before he gets completely settled in the match. The Brazilian goalkeeper sometimes makes mistakes that Karius would make! However, despite this little flaw, he gave Liverpool yet another clean sheet, which helped the Reds defeat Watford.