English Premier League

West Ham United vs Liverpool, 2024-25 English Premier League

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  • 30': Luis Díaz
  • 40': Cody Gakpo
  • 44': Mohamed Salah
  • 54': Trent Alexander-Arnold
  • 84': Diogo Jota
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Mohamed Salah shines again as Liverpool put five past West Ham

Liverpool thrashed West Ham United to stretch their Premier League lead to eight points on Sunday with Mohamed Salah once again in irrepressible form.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
  • 2': Offside, West Ham United. Mohammed Kudus is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 4': Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a through ball.
  • 6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross following a corner.
  • 9': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
  • 9': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
  • 15': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
  • 15': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
  • 16': Andy Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
  • 17': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch following a corner.
  • 22': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
  • 23': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
  • 23': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
  • 30': Goal! West Ham United 0, Liverpool 1. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 32': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
  • 32': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus with a cross.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Substitution, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah replaces Joe Gomez because of an injury.
  • 38': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
  • 38': Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
  • 40': Goal! West Ham United 0, Liverpool 2. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 44': Goal! West Ham United 0, Liverpool 3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
  • 45': Offside, West Ham United. Lucas Paquetá is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, West Ham United 0, Liverpool 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 0, Liverpool 3.
  • 45': Substitution, West Ham United. Jean-Clair Todibo replaces Vladimír Coufal.
  • 45': Substitution, West Ham United. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Edson Álvarez.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a through ball.
  • 47': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
  • 47': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
  • 47': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Offside, West Ham United. Aaron Wan-Bissaka is caught offside.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 50': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
  • 50': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Goal! West Ham United 0, Liverpool 4. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
  • 57': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
  • 57': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
  • 58': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Cody Gakpo.
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Substitution, West Ham United. Crysencio Summerville replaces Jarrod Bowen because of an injury.
  • 61': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
  • 61': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold following a fast break.
  • 67': Carlos Soler (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
  • 71': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 73': Substitution, West Ham United. Andy Irving replaces Carlos Soler.
  • 74': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Curtis Jones.
  • 74': Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Andy Robertson.
  • 75': Offside, West Ham United. Mohammed Kudus is caught offside.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  • 77': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
  • 78': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
  • 79': Offside, West Ham United. Mohammed Kudus is caught offside.
  • 80': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emerson.
  • 81': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
  • 81': Substitution, West Ham United. Luis Guilherme replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
  • 83': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
  • 83': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Goal! West Ham United 0, Liverpool 5. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a fast break.
  • 86': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Luis Guilherme (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  • 90'+4': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, West Ham United 0, Liverpool 5.
  • 0': Match ends, West Ham United 0, Liverpool 5.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
6 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 8
54.1 Possession 45.9
22 SHOTS 7
13 ON GOAL 0
0.6 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
475 Accurate Passes 399
540 Passes 466
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 2
22 Crosses 9
0.3 Cross % 0.2
38 Long Balls 43
21 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 3
15 Effective Tackles 13
23 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
4 Interceptions 11
14 Effective Clearances 23
14 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,476

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 21 +30 50
2 Arsenal 22 +22 44
3 Nottingham Forest 21 +10 41
4 Newcastle United 22 +12 38
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WHU West Ham United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Alphonse Areola (GK)
26 Max Kilman
15 Konstantinos Mavropanos
29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
5 Vladimír Coufal
4 Carlos Soler
19 Edson Álvarez
10 Lucas Paquetá
20 Jarrod Bowen
33 Emerson
14 Mohammed Kudus

LIV Liverpool (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
2 Joe Gomez
26 Andrew Robertson
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
17 Curtis Jones
10 Alexis Mac Allister
38 Ryan Gravenberch
7 Luis Díaz
18 Cody Gakpo
11 Mohamed Salah

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