Jake Livermore rolled again the years as he scored a pair of virtually carbon-copy strikes inside 5 minutes for Watford.
The 34-year-old, who began his profession at Tottenham and earned seven England caps from 2012-2017, helped the Hornets to all three factors as they beat QPR 2-1 of their Championship conflict. He broke the impasse simply earlier than the hour mark.
A pleasant curling effort from outdoors the field bent previous Asmir Begovic within the Rangers internet. And a matter of minutes later it was deja vu for Begovic, who this time might do nothing a few low Livermore shot from vary into the identical aspect of his internet.
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Lyndon Dykes acquired one again for the hosts, however Livermore’s brace was sufficient to assert victory. He’s nonetheless going robust within the second tier, having additionally performed for Hull City and West Brom within the Premier League.
Speaking to Sky Sports post-match, the midfielder joked: “I think I’ve been due a couple for the lads, been getting a bit of stick in there (the dressing room) for not chipping in enough.
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“I assumed it was an amazing crew efficiency away from residence, all the time tough on a Sunday as properly as a result of you’ll be able to put added stress on yourselves.”
When asked which of the goals pleased him more, Livermore replied: “I could not care much less, most likely the second [because] it seems to be the winner. As a crew, I assumed it was an amazing crew efficiency.
“It’s nice to chip in with a few goals. My role is different with the style we play, so when I do get the opportunity to get forward it’s nice to relieve some pressure off the front lads.”