West Ham vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today
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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 2-1 Liverpool
68 mins: Thiago comes on for Oxlade-Chamberlain as Liverpool look to hit back. Henderson picks out Jota at the back post but his header hits the side netting.
GOAL! West Ham 2-1 Liverpool (FORNALS 67’)
The roof almost comes off the London Stadium as West Ham retake the lead and Fornals beats Alisson for the second time! Liverpool lose the ball cheaply in midfield and Bowen leads the charge, drawing four Liverpool players to the ball. He slips the ball forward to Fornals, who finishes past Alisson! The goalkeeper has to be doing much better to stop the shot, though. It went through him, again.
West Ham 1-1 Liverpool
64 mins: Johnson, who has been excellent so far, holds off Mane before taking an ambitious shot at goal. It’s dragged slightly wide of the post.
West Ham 1-1 Liverpool
62 mins: Rice switches play to Bowen, whose cross towards Antonio is cut out by Fabinho.
Zouma then makes a crucial interception at the other end as Jota tried to play in Salah.
West Ham 1-1 Liverpool
60 mins: Bowen’s ball is met by Henderson, and then Van Dijk as Bowen crossed from the second phase.
West Ham 1-1 Liverpool
58 mins: Benrahma dribbles past Fabinho in the box but can’t find Antonio as he flights a ball towards Antonio from the by-line. Jota then concedes a foul on Rice out on the right touchline, which West Ham will swing into the box.
West Ham 1-1 Liverpool
56 mins: Fabinho steps in well to break up a West Ham move - as Liverpool come forward. Oxlade-Chamberlain sees a shot blocked before Liverpool work it wide to Mane. It ends up breaking to Salah on the volley but he flashes the shot over the bar from 12 yards or so.
West Ham 1-1 Liverpool
54 mins: Liverpool haven’t been able to sustain their attacks as well as they were doing in the first half, with West Ham offering much more threat at the other end from open play. Alexander-Arnold feeds Salah in the box but his shot is blocked by Creswell, before Alexander-Arnold is booked for pulling back Benrahma as West Ham looked to break.
West Ham 1-1 Liverpool
51 mins: Save! Mane stings the palms of Fabianski. Alexander-Arnold switches play to Robertson who volleys a ball into the box. It’s met by Mane, again on the volley, but Fabianski stands strong to block his left-footed effort.
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