This score coupled with the opponent's attitude towards the game, Klopp then began to make substitutions one after another, replacing three main players to rest.
Even so, Liverpool's goals didn't stop.
In the 85th minute, center back Lovren grabbed the spot from the back during a corner kick and headed the ball into Watford's goal.
In the end, Liverpool defeated Watford 3-0 at home, taking all three points and narrowing the points gap between Liverpool and Leicester City to 1 point. Leicester City failed to win the championship in advance. The championship battle between the two sides, It will last until the final round.
After the penultimate round, there were no games in the middle of the week and they could rest for a full week. Klopp therefore gave everyone a day off, but only for one day, and then returned to the base for daily training.
In addition to preparing for the final round of the league, the most important thing is to prepare for the Europa League final.
The initiative in the league is no longer with Liverpool. Even if they win in the last round, they may not win the championship. But the Europa League final can be actively controlled by oneself. As long as they defeat Sevilla, they can win the championship.
The opponent in the final round of the league is also a team ranked in the middle. There is a high probability that there is no desire to compete. It should be no problem to win the game. Therefore, Liverpool should naturally focus on preparing for the Europa League final.
A week later, in order to avoid match-fixing, tacit understanding and other factors to the greatest extent, at 15:00 on May 15th, with the whistle of the referee, the 38th round of the 2015/2016 Premier League season, which was the final round, The games all start at the same time.
In this game, Liverpool will challenge West Bromwich Albion, who are ranked 15th in the standings but have successfully avoided relegation, away from home, while Leicester City will challenge Chelsea, which is ranked 9th, away.
They are all away games. Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion are already in a state of wanting nothing, but the problem is that no one wants to let people step on their own bodies to win the championship.
Therefore, neither Chelsea nor West Bromwich Albion may be very motivated, but they will definitely not deliberately let go in this final round of games.
Relatively speaking, of course, it is slightly more difficult for Leicester City to face Chelsea, but they have to rely on themselves to fight in the end. How successful they can be depends on the performance of Liverpool and Leicester City.
The biggest good news for Liverpool is that captain Henderson returned from injury and appeared in the starting lineup for this game. After adapting to this game, if he can start in the Europa League final, it will undoubtedly add another winning chip to Liverpool.
However, after the game against West Bromwich Albion started, Henderson's running intensity was not high. Klopp started him in this game just to let him adapt to the atmosphere of the game, and did not ask him to perform. What a strong state.
The main defense is still done by Alan Willard and Emre Can. Anyway, West Bromwich's desire to attack is not strong. As long as they are a little more serious, it will be difficult to lose the ball.
Of course, when Liverpool attacks, West Bromwich Albion's defensive will is very strong. They don't want Liverpool to score goals and win on them, step on their corpses, reverse Leicester City and win the championship, and let themselves become background.
Even though they are stronger than Willard, West Bromwich Albion players dare to collide and commit fouls.
In the 16th minute, when Willard dribbled the ball through the winger McLean and midfielder Fletcher, and reached the right side of the penalty area to take a shot, another midfielder Jacob rushed over from the side. Bu made a flying tackle and the ball-carrying shovel fell to the ground.
Although Jacob was shown a yellow card, Velarde's shooting opportunity was also lost, and Velarde also failed to make a free kick and missed the post slightly.
When West Bromwich Albion gets the ball and counterattacks, only two or three people rush forward to conduct a tentative attack. If they can complete the shot, it is better. If they cannot complete the shot, they immediately retreat and shrink to the 30-meter area of the goal to set up a bus and iron barrel formation. Hold on to death.
In order to ensure victory, Liverpool's main force in this game, West Bromwich Albion's offensive intensity, naturally cannot threaten Liverpool's goal. Most of the time, the Red Army attacks with the ball and blasts around the home team's penalty area. Exploding, the ball possession rate was close to 80%.
Although breaking dense defenses has always been a worldwide problem, with Willard, an expert in breaking dense defenses, it is still difficult for Liverpool to keep a clean sheet from their opponents.
After holding on for more than 20 minutes, West Bromwich Albion's iron barrel formation was finally broken by Liverpool in the 28th minute.
This was an aerial ball passed down by Coutinho after breaking through from the left. With the cover of Sturridge and Henderson, Willard rushed into the penalty area from the middle, leaped high and overwhelmed the opponent's central defender. Olsson grabbed the first point and made a powerful lion's head, heading the ball towards the goal.
Willard not only pushed the ball within the goal frame, but also had enough energy to push it at a certain angle. In addition, the distance was too close, and goalkeeper Ben Foster was unable to save it, and could only watch helplessly as the ball flew into the goal. .
"Ha ha……"
"The ball went in!!!"
"Willard opened the scoring for Liverpool and the Reds led 1-0 away from home."
"This game is solid."
"Liverpool, with all their main players, cannot allow West Bromwich Albion, who are ranked lower and have no desires, to score on themselves."
"Now it depends on the situation on Leicester City's side. Neither Chelsea nor Leicester City have scored a goal yet, and the score is still 0-0."
"According to the real-time points situation, Liverpool is now in a winning state, with 3 points; Leicester City is in a draw, with 1 point; Liverpool will overtake Leicester City by 1 point and top the standings."
"If the game ends with this score, Liverpool will win."
"But the game is far from over, there should be variables."
The away fans of the Red Army in the stands also cheered excitedly. More than 10,000 die-hard away fans came to Liverpool for this game, making it one of the away games with the largest number of fans.
While they were watching this game, they were also paying attention to the score of another game on their mobile phones. Now that Liverpool is ahead, Leicester City and Chelsea are still tied, and the fans have reason to cheer.
Someone also took out a huge scoreboard that had been prepared and showed it to the field to remind the players on the field of the current situation of their competitors.
Naturally, Willard and his teammates not only saw the score from their own fans, but also learned from the coaching staff on the sidelines that the Leicester City score had not changed.
Therefore, Willard and his teammates also celebrated the goal enthusiastically.
At least the situation is now favorable to Liverpool.
As a traditional giant in the Premier League, Chelsea has encountered some difficulties this season, which led to Mourinho's dismissal midway. But the pride of their giants will certainly not allow Leicester City to step on their corpses and win the championship.
Therefore, the possibility of Liverpool winning the championship is still not small, as long as they can win and Leicester City cannot defeat Chelsea.
