Watford vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today

The Reds face the Hornets in Claudio Ranieri’s first game in charge to open this weekend’s Premier League action

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With a deft touch, a roll of the ball with his studs, a dummy and then a sublime finish into the bottom corner, Mohamed Salah produced another goal-of-the-season contender to headline Liverpool’s 5-0 win at Watford in the Premier League on Saturday.

On a tough day for Claudio Ranieri in his first match as Watford manager, Salah delivered almost a replica of his stunning individual goal against Manchester City before the international break to show just why many are calling him the world’s best player on current form.

It also overshadowed a hat trick scored by Roberto Firmino.Salah’s 54th-minute solo goal started just inside the area where he was surrounded by three Watford players. Salah somehow managed to extricate himself out of the situation with marvellous footwork - including the foot-roll that was a feature of the goal against City - before cutting back onto his left foot and curling into the far corner.

The Egypt winger was mobbed by his teammates after his seventh league goal of the season. He has now scored in his last eight games for Liverpool in all competitions.Liverpool was already well clear by then after an eighth-minute opener by Sadio Mane — off Salah’s exquisite pass from off the outside of his left boot — and tap-ins either side of halftime by Firmino. The Brazil striker completed his hat trick with virtually the last kick of the game.

Mane become the 31st player to score 100 Premier League goals, and the third from Africa after Didier Drogba and Salah.Liverpool started the eighth round of games in second place, a point behind Chelsea.The 69-year-old Ranieri, who was hired last week as the replacement for Xisco Munoz, will be judged on games against weaker opponents than Liverpool but this was as one-sided a game as it.

Watford vs Liverpool

• GOAL! Watford 0-1 Liverpool - Mane breaks the deadlock after a sublime Salah pass
• GOAL! Watford 0-2 Liverpool - Firmino doubles the Reds’ lead, tapping in Milner’s square ball
• GOAL! Watford 0-3 Liverpool - Firmino grabs a brace to convert a rebound from Foster’s save
• GOAL! Watford 0-4 Liverpool - Salah hits wonder goal after mesmerising footwork inside box
• GOAL! Watford 0-5 Liverpool - Firmino stabs home from close range to complete hat-trick

[16 October 2021 17:45 · Michael Jones]

Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea

15 mins: Onyeka is okay to play on but he loses the ball to Lukaku. Chelsea work it up to Werner who drives forward and slips a pass out wide to Azpilicueta. His cross from the right is blocked and goes out for a throw in.

[16 October 2021 17:43 · Michael Jones]

Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea

12 mins: Canos fouls Chilwell on Chelsea’s left side just as the ball is played inside to Loftus-Cheek. Loftus-Cheek gets to the ball but collides with Onyeka who drops to the floor. He stays down and needs looking over by the medical staff. It looked as though he took a knock to the face.

[16 October 2021 17:39 · Michael Jones]

Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea

9 mins: Christensen fires a long ball over to the right side of the pitch for Azpilicueta to chase down. He does his best and catches the ball just in front of the byline but he can’t get it under control and knocks the ball out for a Brentford throw in.

[16 October 2021 17:35 · Michael Jones]

Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea

6 mins: Chilwell swings a Chelsea corner into the middle of the box but Raya come out to claim the ball. He kicks it forward to slip Bryan Mbeumo free on the left side but Chelsea recover well with Werner sprinting back to halt Mbeumo’s run.

[16 October 2021 17:33 · Michael Jones]

Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea

3 mins: Lovely, lovely footwork from Loftus-Cheek. He glides past two defenders who try to tackle him before poking a pass to the edge of the box for Lukaku. The ball is wide of the forward but almost falls for Werner who can’t control the ball and prods it to David Raya.

[16 October 2021 17:31 · Michael Jones]

Brentford 0 - 0 Chelsea

Kick off: Chelsea kick off the match with Timo Werner sending the ball to Ruben Loftus-Cheek. He passes it to Malang Sarr who flicks it out to Ben Chilwell on the left wing. Chilwell attempts to send the ball up to Romelu Lukaku but the ball doesn’t reach him and Brentford clear their lines.

[16 October 2021 17:27 · Michael Jones]

Here come the teams

Cesar Azpilicueta leads out the Blues. There’s a loud cheer from the Brentford supporters as their players head out onto the pitch. Brentford have been a surprising side so far this season. It they win here they’ll move within a point of Chelsea.

[16 October 2021 17:21 · Michael Jones]

Brentford vs Chelsea

Yoane Wissa is averaging a goal every 47 minutes for Brentford this season, having scored five times in six league and cup appearances for the club.

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[16 October 2021 17:18 · Michael Jones]

Brentford vs Chelsea

Chelsea could become the first team in the top four English divisions to win seven consecutive London derbies away from home in the league.

The Blues have dropped points in three of their last four top-flight matches away to newly-promoted sides with two draws and one defeat.

Chelsea have scored a league-high seven first-half goals this season and Thomas Tuchel’s side have had 12 different goalscorers in the Premier League this season (excluding own goals), more than any other side.

[16 October 2021 17:15 · Michael Jones]

Jamie Vardy stuns Manchester United as Leicester snatch win in six-goal thriller

Dirty sheets, divine goals, utter chaos and the death of an English league record unbeaten away run.

Leicester swatted Manchester United 4-2 at King Power Stadium in a spectacle that was, well, pure Barclays.

Mason Greenwood and Youri Tielemans decorated it with the kind of strikes that demand Goal of the Season accolades.