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Joel Matip's extremity was his archetypal successful the Premier League this seasonLiverpool came from a extremity down to triumph astatine West Ham and boost their hopes of securing European shot adjacent season.
The Hammers took a 12th-minute pb erstwhile Lucas Paqueta, aft playing a one-two with Michail Antonio, fired from 20 yards retired past Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson.
But the vantage lasted little than six minutes earlier Cody Gakpo equalised with his ain changeable from extracurricular the punishment area.
West Ham thought they had gone backmost successful beforehand with Jarrod Bowen's angled onslaught but the England guardant was ruled offside by the video adjunct referee to support it astatine 1-1.
An unmarked Joel Matip scored what proved to beryllium the victor successful the 67th infinitesimal with a almighty header from Andy Robertson's country from the left.
There was a precocious scare for Liverpool erstwhile Thiago handled successful the punishment area, with Hammers brag David Moyes furious that a determination was not awarded by either on-field referee Chris Kavanagh oregon Neil Swarbrick connected video adjunct referee duty.
At the last whistle Moyes confronted Kavanagh, inactive aggravated astatine the determination that outgo his broadside an accidental to gain a point.
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Liverpool inactive hoping to salvage thing from hard campaign
It has been a pugnacious play for Liverpool, who came 2nd successful 2021-22, losing retired to Manchester City by 1 constituent arsenic the rubric contention went to the last time of the season.
They went retired of some the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, competitions they won past season, astatine the fourth-round signifier and were hammered 6-2 connected aggregate by Real Madrid successful the past 16 of the Champions League.
Therefore, to miss retired connected European shot altogether would beryllium a monolithic setback for Jurgen Klopp's side.
They whitethorn person to settee for the Europa League astatine champion and volition request to decorativeness 5th oregon sixth to suffice for the second-tier European competition, portion seventh would permission them successful the play-offs for the third-tier Europa Conference League.
This triumph takes them sixth and supra Tottenham connected extremity difference, though Champions League shot looks beyond the Reds arsenic they are six points down third-placed Newcastle and Manchester United successful fourth, with some sides having astatine slightest 1 crippled successful hand.
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West Ham United
Squad number1Player nameFabianski- Squad number5Player nameCoufal
- Squad number4Player nameZouma
- Squad number27Player nameAguerd
- Squad number3Player nameCresswell
- Squad number28Player nameSoucek
- Squad number41Player nameRice
- Squad number20Player nameBowen
- Squad number11Player nameLucas Paquetá
- Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
- Squad number9Player nameAntonio
- Squad number14Player nameCornet
Squad number18Player nameIngs
Liverpool
- Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold
Squad number32Player nameMatip
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number26Player nameRobertson
Squad number14Player nameHenderson- Squad number3Player nameFabinho
- Squad number17Player nameJones
Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah- Squad number18Player nameGakpo
- Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota
- Squad number6Player nameThiago Alcántara
Squad number7Player nameMilner- Squad number23Player nameDíaz
- Squad number27Player nameNúñez
Line-ups
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Fabianski
- 5Coufal
- 4Zouma
- 27Aguerd
- 3Cresswell
- 28Soucek
- 41Rice
- 20Bowen
- 11Lucas Paquetá
- 22BenrahmaSubstituted forCornetat 70'minutes
- 9AntonioSubstituted forIngsat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Fornals
- 10Lanzini
- 12Downes
- 13Aréola
- 14Cornet
- 18Ings
- 21Ogbonna
- 24Kehrer
- 33Emerson
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-Arnold
- 32Matip
- 4van Dijk
- 26Robertson
- 14HendersonSubstituted forThiago Alcántaraat 59'minutes
- 3Fabinho
- 17JonesSubstituted forMilnerat 84'minutes
- 11Salah
- 18GakpoSubstituted forNúñezat 78'minutes
- 20JotaSubstituted forDíazat 59'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Gomez
- 6Thiago Alcántara
- 7Milner
- 19Elliott
- 21Tsimikas
- 23Díaz
- 27Núñez
- 28Carvalho
- 62Kelleher
Live Text
Match ends, West Ham United 1, Liverpool 2.
Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Liverpool 2.
Joël Matip (Liverpool) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) near footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
Declan Rice (West Ham United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Curtis Jones.
Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the container is conscionable a spot excessively high. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Fabinho.
Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (West Ham United) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is precocious and wide to the left. Assisted by Declan Rice with a done shot pursuing a accelerated break.
Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Cody Gakpo.
Attempt blocked. Thiago (Liverpool) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
Offside, Liverpool. Curtis Jones tries a done ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
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