Fantasy Premier League Player of the Week: Watford Striker Odion Ighalo

A mistake by Hungarian goalkeeper Adam Bodgan – in for the injured Simon Mignolet – gifted Watford an early lead after he dropped the ball as Liverpool’s day quickly unravelled at Vicarage Road.

Watford are also reported to be closing in on the signing of Roma attacker Juan Iturbe, who posted a farewell message to Roma supporters over the weekend.

Watford’s eighth win of the season lifts the Hornets to within just one point of the Premier League’s coveted top four, but Flores is refusing to change his pre-season expectations.

“We lost our mind”, says Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp after 3-0 Premier League defeat at Watford.

Liverpool, meanwhile, are without a win in December and remain five points off the top four – with their goal difference now dropping to -2. But we have fantastic goalscorers here, so we have the possibility to score every single match because we create chances.

Watford, for the first time in their history, came into this match with more points accrued that Liverpool.

“We didn’t do it and then a counter-attack decided the game. But we won’t go there to clap our hands for them”.

Watford doubled the dividend when Deeney and Ighalo flexed their strong-arm partnership once more. However, to be fair to the “keeper, he did look to have both hands back on the ball when Ake struck”.

“I have to presume that I am in charge for the next few games as time is tight, but if someone comes in they will obviously take over”, he said. “In terms of positions where we need to buy, you could go right through the spine of the team – centre-half, centre-midfield, striker”.

You may have seen the game in person at Vicarage Road or on TV and read the reports, but here are a selection of images to relive it all again.

“It was a bad start and really not the best reaction, not the best reaction to the goals”.

It enabled Bogdan to make his full league debut, but the Hungary worldwide made a nightmare start, fumbling Ben Watson’s corner and allowing on-loan Chelsea left-back Ake to stab the ball over the line. “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”, he said.