West Ham vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today
Follow all the latest updates from the London Stadium as Jurgen Klopp’s side try to close the gap to league leaders Chelsea
West Ham held off a late Liverpool fightback to win 3-2 and leapfrog their opponents in the Premier League table.
The opening goal arrived just minutes in as a West Ham corner was swung at and mostly missed by Alisson Becker’s fist, resulting in an own goal from the ‘keeper. While the home side then sat back, allowing the visitors all of the possession, it looked a struggle for Liverpool to break down two hard-working banks of four, until Mohamed Salah’s skill won a free-kick on the edge of the area - which Trent Alexander-Arnold sent into the top corner.
Straight after the restart Craig Dawson’s header hit the bar for the Hammers, while Sadio Mane then fired straight at the home team’s goalkeeper from close range. But rather than the Reds push on from that, it was West Ham who retook and then extended their lead: Pablo Fornals breaking clear to beat Alisson, before Kurt Zouma nodded in another dangerous corner delivery.
Divock Origi swivelled to finish and pull one back for Liverpool, but Mane sent a header wide at the death in the Reds’ final chance to preserve a point.
West Ham 3-2 Liverpool
86 mins: It’s grown a bit anxious inside the London Stadium now. West Ham have all their men back now as they look to hang on.
West Ham 3-2 Liverpool
85 mins: West Ham make two changes, both quite defensive, as full-backs Coufal and Masuaku replace forwards Bowen and Benrahma.
GOAL! West Ham 3-2 Liverpool (ORIGI 83’)
Hello?! Origi offers Liverpool a lifeline with a wonderful turn and finish! Liverpool tried to thread the ball forward to Alexander-Arnold, before it broke to the Belgian with his back to goal. He flicked it around Dawson before turning and volleying a left-footed shot into the corner!
West Ham 3-1 Liverpool
80 mins: Klopp makes his third and final change as Minamino replaces Fabinho. The Reds look out of ideas, though. Salah tries to go on another run after dancing past Cresswell, but the support from Rice is good. It breaks to Thiago but his shot is comfortably saved by Fabianski.
West Ham 3-1 Liverpool
79 mins: Salah drives into the West Ham box but there’s no space for him to dribble into and he’s quickly crowded out.
West Ham 3-1 Liverpool
77 mins: Origi has come on for Jota but it feels like it’s a long, long way back for Liverpool now. West Ham are bouncing and are moving above Liverpool in the table as it stands.
GOAL! West Ham 3-1 Liverpool (ZOUMA 75’)
West Ham strike from a corner again! Bowen curls in a wonderful ball to the back post and Zouma is unmarked to beat Alisson! It’s his first West Ham goal and the Hammers are in dreamland!
The defending from Liverpool is awful again. Just moments before, Van Dijk bailed them out once more as Antonio broke forward, which led to the corner.
West Ham 2-1 Liverpool
73 mins: Liverpool lose the ball in midfield again, this time as Antonio robs Fabinho. The striker drives at Van Dijk before slipping it through to Fornals, who is denied this time by Alisson. The Spaniard was offside though.
West Ham 2-1 Liverpool
72 mins: West Ham have once again dropped into their shape, and the match is now much more familiar to the first half. The Hammers only have 20 minutes or so to hold on this time, however.
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