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Welcome to our live text commentary of Liverpool's trip to face Watford at Vicarage Road.

Premier League / Matchday 17
Vicarage Road Stadium / 20.12.2015
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    Dan Quarrell

    Updated 20/12/2015 at 15:23 GMT


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    It's all over at Vicarage Road and Watford supporters can, incredibly, go into Christmas Day with dreams of Champions League football next season. Their team expertly picked apart a toothless Liverpool, who were undone by Adam Bogdan's howler and the brilliance of strike duo Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo, who simply can't stop scoring. Thanks for joining me and stick with Eurosport for live coverage of Swansea City v West Ham.
    90+2'
    Liverpool are attacking more out of obligation than belief now and their attempts are failing to trouble Gomes. Klopp embraces Quique Sanchez Flores as the final seconds approach...
    90'
    Three minutes of additional time to be played at Vicarage Road.
    89'
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    Final change for Watford as the hero Odion Ighalo departs and Adlene Guedioura comes on.
    87'
    That's 12 Premier League goals now for Ighalo...
    85'
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    GOAL! Watford 3-0 Liverpool. Stick a fork in the visitors. It's Ighalo again who does the damage, initiating a Watford counter before meeting a pinpoint Behrami cross with a header that gives Bogdan no chance. No one can stop this guy right now.
    82'
    Watford have managed to stem the tide of Liverpool attacks and despite the increased penalty area presence of Origi and Benteke, it's the hosts who look more dangerous on the counter...
    80'
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    Second substitution for Watford as Valon Behrami is introduced in place of Almen Abdi.
    79'
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    Britos earns the first booking of the game and Liverpool have a free-kick 30 yards out, but Benteke is unable to connect with Henderson's cross.
    78'
    Liverpool lay siege to the Watford penalty area but their most sustained spell of pressure yet ends with a corner that Gomes comes off his line confidently to claim.
    76'
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    Watford make their first change as Ikechi Anya replaces Jose Manuel Jurado.
    75'
    Watford have so much space to break into and when Ighalo is played through again he tries to dink the ball through for two midfield runners, but his pass floats over both of them.
    74'
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    Double substitution for Liverpool as Christian Benteke and Jordon Ibe come on for Adam Lallana and Roberto Firmino.
    72'
    Can pounces on a half-hearted Britos clearance to fire a shot from 25 yards that stings the palms of Gomes.
    71'
    Watson's delivery this time is massively overhit and drifts over everyone in the area before sailing out of play.
    70'
    Lucas needlessly pushes Ighalo over as the pair battle for possession and Watford have a free-kick in a dangerous crossing position...
    68'
    This match is becoming increasingly stretched and Origi plays a low cross from the left in towards Lallana, but Cathcart and Britos team up to clear the danger for Watford.
    66'
    CHANCE: Gomes has been every bit as heroic as Ighalo or Deeney for Watford this season and the Brazilian marks himself out again, flinging himself up to tip a Henderson shot over the crossbar after the Liverpool had crept past Ake too easily.
    65'
    Another Deeney knockdown, another panicked Sakho clearance under pressure from Ighalo. This pattern of play can't end well for Liverpool...
    63'
    CHANCE: How did Ighalo not score? Jurado sends Sakho tumbling to the floor with a brilliantly disguised pass and the Nigerian races through, but Bogdan stands tall to prevent him scoring his 12th Premier League goal of the season and surely putting this game to bed.