Liverpool v Watford photos

1 of 7 Neil Mellor holds off Watford's Jermaine Darlington and Jay Demerit as Liverpool struggle to dominate in the first half

2 of 7 Watford start to threaten the Liverpool goal, Paul Devlin troubling the home team with some searching crosses

3 of 7 Liverpool survive several chances on their goal despite a subdued first-half performance and go into the break at 0-0

4 of 7 With the introduction of Milan Baros at the start of the second half, Liverpool begin to look impressive

5 of 7 Liverpool increase the pressure and go ahead in the 56th minute when a deflected Steven Gerrard shot finds the net

6 of 7 Watford continue to cause problems with Heidar Helguson narrowly missing a chance to equalise with minutes to go

7 of 7 Gerrard's strike is enough to see Liverpool home to a 1-0 win ahead of the second leg at Vicarage Road in a fortnight