Liverpool vs Watford LIVE: Premier League latest score and goal updates

LIVE – Updated at 12:29

Liverpool are taking on Watford at Anfield as they seek to move top of the Premier League. Jurgen Klopp’s side have won their last nine league games to move within a point of leaders Manchester City, and victory here would send them above City at least until pep Guardiola’s side take on Burnley at 3pm.

Klopp has been boosted by the return to fitness of Trent Alexander-Arnold after the right-back missed the international break with a hamstring injury, but the England international starts on the bench with Joe Gomez playing from the beginning of the match. “Physically he should be fine,” Klopp said on Friday. “Now I have to make the decision about rhythm and these kinds of things.”

For Roy Hodgson and Watford the match represents a stiff test, but they can ill-afford to roll over with the relegation scrap entering its final weeks. With the two sides around 18th-placed Watford in the league – Everton above and Burnley below – meeting next week, the Hornets could find themselves slipping off the pace if they fail to take any points today.

Follow all the action from the Premier League match between Liverpool and Watford below.

Liverpool FC 0 - 0 Watford FC

Here come the teams. ‘You’ll never walk alone’ rings out around Anfield. A win for Liverpool will send them to the top of the Premier League table.

Liverpool’s tally of 75 goals is one short of their highest after 29 fixtures of a top-flight season, set in 2013-14.

Cucho Hernandez has scored three goals in his last three Premier League appearances.

The Hornets are also vying to earn consecutive away wins in the top flight for the first time since a run of three in September 2017.

Their last nine points have all come in away matches as they are