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2021/22 English Premier League
Matchday 31
Liverpool v Watford
Anfield
Liverpool, England
Saturday, 2 April 2022
Kick-off is at 13h30
Liverpool have the chance to climb to the
Premier League summit when they welcome strugglers Watford to Anfield on Saturday, April 2.
The Reds have slowly been whittling away at Manchester City's lead and a 2-0 victory at Arsenal prior to the international break cut the gap to just one point.
Jurgen Klopp's side have shown title-winning form in their pursuit of the Citizens, going unbeaten in their last 10 league games, including nine straight wins.
April will be a massive month for the Merseysiders, who also face City, Manchester United and Everton in the league as well as Benfica in the UEFA Champions League.
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Virgil van Dijk is relishing the challenges ahead as the newly-crowned EFL Cup champions continue to battle for honours on the other three fronts.
"Obviously that's something that we all want first and foremost, so you have to look after yourself, make sure you recover well, prepare well," Van Dijk told the club's official website.
"I think one of the first things you don't have to forget is: enjoy it. Like today, it's something you should enjoy, these nights where you have to fight for everything. So that's what we have to do in April as well."
The Hornets breathed new life into their survival bid with a 2-1 success at Southampton last time out, which took them within three points of safety in 18th place.
The three-point haul arrested a four-match winless run for Roy Hodgson's charges, who had conceded seven goals in their previous two outings against Arsenal (3-2) and Wolves (4-0) - both defeats.
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Hodgson praised the determination shown by the defence to withstand late pressure from the Saints, saying they can expect more of the same in the final nine fixtures of the campaign.
"Resilience is such an important factor in top Premier League football," he said. "It doesn't matter if you're at the bottom or fighting for a place in the Champions League, to stay in the game and deal with the corners and free-kicks that might be coming your way, you've got to have the resilience to come through that.
"There's not going to be many games that aren't going to be as edgy towards the end, with teams loading balls into your penalty area. That's inevitable as the need greatens. It's a great result and it will fuel our desire to win at home as well as away."
Head-to-Head (Last Five Premier League Meetings)
Matches - 5
Liverpool - 4
Watford - 1
Draws - 0
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