Following the international break, the Premier League resumes with tons at stake as title challengers Liverpool take on relegation battlers Watford at Anfield. 

With just one point difference, Liverpool will be pulling out all the stops to overtake league champions Manchester City whereas the Hornets will be fighting for a win to leapfrog Everton and climb out of relegation. 

Liverpool's powerful stats to cause problems for Watford.

Given the form that the Reds were in leading up to the international break and their recent 2-0 win over Arsenal, it is difficult to disagree that the outcome will go in Roy Hodgson's favour. 

Watford have struggled for results the majority of the season, and even the appointment of the tried-and-tested Hodgson hasn't had the impact the club would have hoped.

Watford have conceded the third most goals in the Premier League this season.

And although Watford had effectively ended Liverpool's unbeaten run of 18 Premier League games after a 3-0 win at Vicarage Road during the 2019/20 season, it won't be easy to stop the Reds reaching ten games without a loss.

talkSPORT EDGE takes a look at why Liverpool should be at the top of table when the final whistle blows…

  • Liverpool have won 12 of their 13 home league games against Watford, with the exception being a 1-0 loss in August 1999. They've won the last six in a row against the Hornets at Anfield by an aggregate score of 22-1.
  • Watford have taken just four points from their last 30 available against Liverpool in the Premier League (W1 D1 L8), drawing 3-3 in August 2017 and winning 3-0 in February 2020 (both at Vicarage Road).
  • Liverpool have won each of their last nine Premier League home games, scoring 27 goals and conceding just twice in this run. The Reds are unbeaten in their last 18 league games at Anfield (W14 D4) since a 1-0 loss to Fulham in March 2021.
  • Liverpool have won their last nine Premier League games, and victory here would see them become the second club to have five runs of 10+ consecutive wins in the competition, after Manchester City. It would also be Liverpool's third such run in the Premier League under Jürgen Klopp, with only Pep Guardiola (4) leading his side to 10+ consecutive wins on more occasions in the competition.

Liverpool have won their last nine Premier League matches.

  • Watford have won eight points from their six Premier League away games under Roy Hodgson (W2 D2 L2), as many as they had from their previous 17 on the road in the competition (W2 D2 L13). The Hornets won 2-1 at Southampton last time out, but haven't won consecutive away top-flight games since a run of three in September 2017.
  • Despite having used the joint-second most different players in the Premier League this season (30), Watford have had fewer different goalscorers than any other side this term (7). Meanwhile, Liverpool have had a league-high 17 different players find the net for them this season (excluding own goals).
  • Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in 11 goals in just seven Premier League games against Watford, scoring nine and assisting two. The Egyptian averages a goal or assist every 57 minutes against the Hornets, the fourth best ratio one player has against a club in Premier League history (minimum 600 minutes against that opponent).

Salah has netted in nine goals and assisted two against Watford.

  • No player has scored the opening goal in more different Premier League games this season than Sadio Mané (6), while teammate Mohamed Salah has scored the joint-most winning goals in the competition this term (6).