Summary

  • Bogdan drops cross to gift Watford goal

  • Ighalo scuffs shot in for fourth in four games

  • Ighalo heads his second from right-wing cross

  • Watford one point off the top four

  1. Farewellpublished at 16:01

    And with that from a tetchy Jurgen Klopp I bid you farewell.

    You can follow the second-half of a crazy game for Real Madrid here;

    And Swansea v West Ham has just kicked off over here.

    Enjoy Sports personality of the year and we will see you all soon.

  2. Postpublished at 15:59

    Watford 3-0 Liverpool

    More from Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, speaking to BBC Sport:On Adam Bogdan’s error: “He knows he should fix the first ball, and he knows he fixed the second ball, but the referee didn't see it. Things like this happen. I am not angry with him – I am only angry about our reaction. That is what we have to learn. Immediately."

    What has changed since the 6-1 victory over Southampton in the League Cup? “I think a lot of things have happened. It is not too easy to tell all these things in a short time. It is football. We have to play better, to use our skills. Today we had a few players coming back after injuries, things like this happen. We have so many games and we can show our reaction in our next game against Leicester. We have to show we have learned from this game."

  3. 'Watford deserved the win'published at 15:57

    Watford 3-0 Liverpool

    An unhappy Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, speaking to BBC Sport:On Nathan Ake’s opening goal: "If you watch the TV you see he had it under control and both hands were on the ball. But that is not the biggest mistake. It should not be allowed but first of all he should not drop the ball. That is the mistake of the referee but the biggest mistake was our reaction.

    "Always in football it is like this, somebody makes a mistake and you get a goal but you have to react better. We didn’t play how we wanted to play. We played how they wanted us to play – in small spaces, we played very complicated, and we always gave them the chance to press. 

    "When we played it easy it was better, and we had our moments.The start of the second half was good and with a bit of luck we could have scored two goals. But we didn’t score the goal and it was always possible one of the counters decides the game.

    "It was a deserved win for Watford. Not because of our faults, but more our reaction to the our faults."

    Jurgen KloppImage source, Reuters
  4. 'It started as a nightmare'published at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2015

    Watford 3-0 Liverpool

    Liverpool goalkeeper Adam Bogdan: "It was a wrong time to concede. I dropped the first ball which is a mistake, I hold my hands up, but I felt I recovered the ball and he kicked it out of my hands. But if I catch the first one it's not a goal.

    "I had both hands on the ball but we are talking about a split-second. It's not easy for the referee to see. If I catch the first ball there is no second one.

    "Something went wrong, I have to think about it again. It was a mistake and I will learn from it. I felt good, it wasn't nerves. I trained hard for this chance and it started as a nightmare. I don't blame the referee or anyone else, I go back to train and work hard."

    Adam BogdanImage source, Reuters
  5. Postpublished at 15:51

    Watford 3-0 Liverpool

    All credit to Liverpool keeper Adam Bogdan for facing the TV cameras - he says that the ball was in his hands but it's his mistake for dropping it.

  6. get involved

    Football's final form?published at 15:51 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2015

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    I can't readily remember political scientist Francis Fukuyama's views on football, but could the approach of Watford and Leicester this season be the endpoint of the game's evolution?

    Probably not...

  7. 'Of course we want to dream'published at 15:47

    Watford 3-0 Liverpool

    Watford

    WatfordImage source, Reuters

    Watford manager Quique Flores, speaking to BBC Sport:

    Can Watford finish in the top four? “[Laughs] I don’t want to talk about that. It is the moment to enjoy after this match, I like the happiness and I want to enjoy, the fans to enjoy. We should be humble. This is our one advantage, because the Premier League is very tough. We have a lot of matches to play. We never underestimate the teams we play. Of course we want to dream but we want to remain humble. We are completely happy with the performance. It was an amazing victory against an amazing team."

    On Nathan Ake’s opening goal: “The goalkeeper lost the ball and he tried to take it safe, it bounced on the ground and Ake was very clever. I think it is good and fair and finally the goal for us was completely important because when we are leading we are very safe and have a lot of confidence in what we are doing.”

    On Odion Ighalo’s form: “Ighalo is the biggest scorer this season. He is always close to the box, always shooting and creating attempts, he deserves it. But of course it depends on the players, we create like a collective.”

  8. 'Our reaction was really bad"published at 15:45

    Watford 3-0 Liverpool

    Liverpool

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, speaking to Sky Sports: “It was a bad start to the game. Of course the first ball from Adam Bogdan, he should keep and he drops it. Having seen it again usually it is a foul but it is 1-0 and our reaction was really bad. We lost our mind and stopped playing football. The second goal was very easy, we can defend this better. We tried a bit in the first half and changed a bit at half-time. 

    "The start to the second half was very good, we could have scored two goals, but we didn’t and then the third goal. Yeah, game over.

    “The first one is his [Bogdan's] fault, but then both hands on the ball, that is the goalkeeper safe, he has the ball, I think the referee didn’t see it. It was the wrong decision but we made more wrong decisions.

    "Martin Skrtel is injured now, that is a problem I don’t know who will come back in this moment. Nobody had a rest, now we have to look who is available for Boxing Day."

  9. Postpublished at 15:42

    Watford 3-0 Liverpool

    Everyone in Watford colours has laughed off talk of a place in the Champions League - but how high can they finish this year?

  10. get involved

    The honeymoon's overpublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2015

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    Henry Weston: We lose 3-0 and both Ake and Ighalo on the bench in my fantasy football - awful week!

    Christopher: Safe to say Klopp's honeymoon period is well and truly over. We've been shockingly poor. Credit to Watford though. I hope they and the other promoted teams stay up - they're showing the stereotypically bigger clubs how it's done.

  11. get involved

    Watching Liverpool like pulling teethpublished at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2015

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    Other brands of painkillers are available...

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    Ta ta tiki taka?published at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2015

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    Not that any Premier League side ever reached Barcelona levels of possession football, but with the likes of Leicester and Watford stunning the big clubs this season - is their high-tempo counter-attacking style here to stay?

    Danny Hacking: All PL clubs play the defensive counter against the top teams and it works great! #bbcfootball, external

    Ralph Goga: #bbcfootball, external #2015/16 #premierleague, external proving possession for possession's sake is pointless if you don't do anything with the ball!!

    Jerry Elumeze: Teams like Leicester, Watford and Bournemouth have played with joy and freedom that have rejuvenated the league this season #bbcfootball, external

  13. Postpublished at 15:35

    Watford 3-0 Liverpool

    "It was a wrong decision - but we made many more wrong decisions," says Jurgen Klopp when asked about the decision for Adam Bogdan's error.

  14. Goal crazypublished at 15:33

    Real Madrid 3-2 Rayo

    Spanish La Liga

    Real MadridImage source, Reuters

    It's goal mad in Madrid, that's five goals and two red cards already!

    Follow the chaos here.

  15. 'They should be good enough'published at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2015

    Liverpool may be a team in transition, but they need to start fulfilling their potential, according to former player Jimmy Case."We know the problems facing Liverpool but there are no excuses - this team is young enough and have enough quality," he says.

    "Klopp needs the time to get a couple of new players in and get them gelled a bit more.

    "But the way the league has gone I wouldn't be surprised if Liverpool beat Leicester at home now."

  16. Hornets absolutely flyingpublished at 15:30

    Watford 3-0 Liverpool

    Watford have already equalled their entire points tally from their last Premier League season in 2006-07 (28).  

  17. Watford's front twopublished at 15:30

    Watford 3-0 Liverpool

    Troy Deeney and Odion IghaloImage source, Reuters

    Watford captain Troy Deeney: "That's four wins in a row which is massive in the Premier League and starts our so-called tough run that everyone is talking about. We show no fear against anyone. Odion Ighalo is on fire.

    "I know he is making the runs which makes life easy for me, I just put it in the space and he causes anyone problems.

    "If Leicester are still talking about getting to 40 points, so are we. We'll see about this top-four nonsense in March!"

    Odion Ighalo: "From the first minute you could see that we were after the first goal. We had no fear. I just make runs in behind and I know that Troy can find me. We have a connection."

    After Ighalo hands Deeney his man-of-the-match award, Deeney says: "that's the first pass I've had off you all season!"

  18. Wonderful Watfordpublished at 15:30 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2015

    It's been a Leicester love-in this season but as BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty says, Watford are providing plenty of warm feelings too.

  19. Postpublished at 15:25

    Watford 3-0 Liverpool

    This is Liverpool's heaviest Premier League defeat to a promoted side since losing 3-0 to Newcastle United in November 1993.  

  20. Tests ahead for Jurgenpublished at 15:24 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2015

    Watford 3-0 Liverpool

    Ian Kennedy
    Reporter, BBC Radio Merseyside Sport

    "Jurgen Klopp will come out on to the pitch here but that's another defeat after such a sparkling start to his managerial career at Liverpool.

    "It's early days of course but now he's got to deal with the situation of things not going well."

    Jurgen KloppImage source, Reuters