Liverpool secured consecutive cleanable sheets for the archetypal clip successful the Premier League this season, pursuing Sunday's 1-0 triumph implicit Manchester City with another 1-0 result, this clip against West Ham United astatine Anfield connected Wednesday night.
Jurgen Klopp's broadside controlled the crippled aboriginal connected and got themselves successful beforehand erstwhile Darwin Nunez connected with a transverse into abstraction by Kostas Tsimikas from the near flank. The Uruguay planetary came adjacent to earning a brace with a spectacular volley from extracurricular the container that cannoned backmost disconnected the woodwork.
The visitors astir recovered an equaliser adjacent to half-time erstwhile VAR was required to grant the Hammers a punishment from Joe Gomez's challenge, but Jarrod Bowen saw his effort from the spot saved by Alisson, who dived astatine afloat agelong to the close broadside of his goal.
Roberto Firmino and Curtis Jones had the champion chances of the 2nd fractional for Liverpool, who should person done amended with their opportunities from promising areas. They were astir made to rue their missed chances erstwhile Said Benrahma got past Trent Alexander-Arnold successful the last minutes of the game, lone for his cut-back to beryllium anticipated by James Milner who produced an fantabulous goal-saving challenge.
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Positives
Liverpool saw Nunez bask 1 of his champion games successful the Premier League, with the guardant opening to look much settled with his determination making. Klopp besides saw his broadside look resolute astatine the back, amid caller highlighted antiaircraft problems.
Negatives
A punishment from a situation that Gomez didn't request to marque could person tipped the crippled backmost into the balance. The Reds besides person to beryllium much objective successful beforehand of extremity successful aboriginal to guarantee the crippled is enactment retired of scope of their opponents.
Manager standing retired of 10
7 -- An attacking starting lineup helped Liverpool power the crippled successful the archetypal half, portion Klopp was besides mindful of an upcoming clash connected Saturday against Nottingham Forest by withdrawing cardinal players adjacent to the hr mark. The Milner substitute proved to beryllium his best, with the experienced prima producing a captious halt from a unsafe cut-back that looked to beryllium a definite goal.
Player ratings (1-10; 10 = best, players introduced aft 70 minutes get nary rating)
GK Alisson, 8 -- A important punishment prevention adjacent to half-time ensured Liverpool went successful astatine the interruption with the lead. This turned retired to beryllium the infinitesimal that secured each 3 points for the Reds.
DF Kostas Tsimikas, 7 -- Stretched the play down the left-flank and it was the Greece planetary who recovered Darwin Nunez with a precise whipped transverse to enactment Liverpool into the pb successful the 22nd minute. Defended good against Jarrod Bowen erstwhile called upon.
DF Virgil van Dijk, 6 -- Van Dijk won the bulk of his duels erstwhile called upon connected the nighttime but saw the visitors look to nonstop astir of their crosses distant from his zone. The centre-back besides transitioned play good with passes retired towards Mohamed Salah.
DF Joe Gomez, 6 -- The antheral of the lucifer from Sunday's clash against City conceded a punishment with a situation connected Bowen that helium didn't request to make, but helium was relieved to spot Alisson marque the save. He enjoyed an assured show extracurricular of that moment.
DF Trent Alexander-Arnold, 6 -- A agleam show going forward, but beaten excessively easy by Benrahma precocious connected that tainted an different affirmative antiaircraft performance.
MF Jordan Henderson, 7 -- The Liverpool skipper had plentifulness of the shot passim the crippled and helped support a speedy tempo to get it into the provender of more-advanced players. Unlucky not to get an assistance erstwhile picking retired Roberto Firmino wrong the container conscionable aft the hr mark. A tireless performance.
MF Thiago, 7 -- Conducted play from the mediate of the transportation and was often the subordinate who would assistance modulation play from deeper midfield areas. He besides linked good with Tsimikas erstwhile timing balls down the near channel.
MF Fabio Carvalho, 6 -- The 20-year-old ever looked to play progressively but could person improved his last shot connected a mates of occasions. Worked hard successful his antiaircraft duties.
MF Roberto Firmino, 7 -- His link-up play was fantabulous connected the nighttime arsenic helium consistently took up promising positions and played incisively astir West Ham's punishment area.
MF Mohamed Salah, 6 -- Salah didn't often enactment a walk incorrect and linked play impressively erstwhile successful wrong areas, but helium couldn't look to find his objective borderline erstwhile presented with a shooting opportunity.
FW Darwin Nunez, 7 -- A beardown header into the crushed near the goalkeeper nary accidental arsenic Nunez enactment the Reds into the lead. The striker came adjacent to doubling Liverpool's vantage earlier the interruption with a volley that smashed against the station from extracurricular of the box.
Substitutes
MF Curtis Jones, 6 -- A instrumentality aft a spell connected the sidelines and immoderate invaluable minutes for the 21-year-old. Drew a beardown prevention from Lukasz Fabianski.
FW Harvey Elliott, 6 -- The 19-year-old played with wide strength erstwhile introduced and was assertive successful his pressing disconnected the ball. Made decisions rapidly to assistance determination play into much unsafe areas.
MF Fabinho, 6 -- Helped forestall play from gathering up successful cardinal areas, but helium could person been stronger with his situation that would person stopped a counterattack successful the 80th minute.
DF Andy Robertson, N/R -- A consecutive swap astatine left-back for the Scotland international, who came connected for Tsimikas.
MF James Milner, N/R -- Introduced successful the 81st infinitesimal arsenic Klopp looked to spot the crippled out, and that substitute provided afloat dividends arsenic the 36-year-old produced a sensational situation to contradict a West Ham equaliser precocious on.
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