Source: TheGuardian
Jake Livermore double boosts Watford’s playoff push with victory at QPR
Jake Livermore has never been much of a goalscorer. And yet he celebrated the first of two smoothly delivered strikes from the edge of the QPR area with the nonchalance of the regular marksman. The second, too, was greeted with a knowing smirk. Not bad for someone who rarely scores two goals in a season.A player taken to Hornet hearts since joining the club last summer after years of diligent service to West Brom, and Hull before that, was a most popular scorer among fans and teammates alike. A Sunday lunchtime win in west London was just what Watford required as they cling to the coattails of the playoff chase, Championship automatic promotion looking to be sewn up by clubs with Premier League class. Livermore, too, showed why his talents once belonged to that higher level and won him England caps. His intervention left QPR where they had kicked off, on the danger list at the foot of the division, badly struggling. Continue reading......read full article
