English Premier League

Liverpool vs West Ham United, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 27': Sadio Mané
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Liverpool maintain pressure in Premier League title race with win vs. wasteful West Ham

Liverpool edged to a 1-0 victory over West Ham United on Sunday as they maintained pressure in the race for the Premier League title.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, West Ham United. Aaron Cresswell tries a through ball, but Nikola Vlasic is caught offside.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 3': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
  • 6': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
  • 14': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Alisson.
  • 15': Offside, West Ham United. Ben Johnson tries a through ball, but Pablo Fornals is caught offside.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabinho.
  • 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Manuel Lanzini.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini.
  • 22': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Alisson.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic with a headed pass.
  • 25': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
  • 25': Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Naby Keïta.
  • 27': Goal! Liverpool 1, West Ham United 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 28': VAR Decision: Goal Liverpool - Liverpool 1-0 West Ham United (Sadio Mané).
  • 31': Foul by Kurt Zouma (West Ham United).
  • 31': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Craig Dawson (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah from a direct free kick.
  • 34': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Johnson.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Nikola Vlasic (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 39': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Johnson with a cross.
  • 41': Foul by Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United).
  • 41': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 45': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 45': Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Offside, Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, West Ham United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, West Ham United 0.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 49': Foul by Craig Dawson (West Ham United).
  • 49': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 53': Substitution, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma replaces Jarrod Bowen because of an injury.
  • 54': Offside, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma tries a through ball, but Pablo Fornals is caught offside.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  • 60': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (West Ham United).
  • 60': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, West Ham United. Mark Noble replaces Nikola Vlasic.
  • 63': Foul by Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United).
  • 63': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
  • 65': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 65': Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  • 68': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
  • 68': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tomas Soucek with a cross.
  • 71': Foul by Mark Noble (West Ham United).
  • 71': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Naby Keïta.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a headed pass.
  • 74': Offside, West Ham United. Aaron Cresswell tries a through ball, but Saïd Benrahma is caught offside.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 78': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
  • 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Mohamed Salah.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Naby Keïta.
  • 83': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
  • 83': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
  • 89': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 89': Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Naby Keïta.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, West Ham United. Daniel Chesters replaces Pablo Fornals.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 90'+4': Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sadio Mané following a fast break.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Luis Díaz.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, West Ham United 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 1, West Ham United 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 4
31.3 Possession 68.7
13 SHOTS 22
5 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
231 Accurate Passes 619
316 Passes 715
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
19 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.2
74 Long Balls 51
33 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 7
8 Effective Tackles 6
16 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
18 Interceptions 5
24 Effective Clearances 10
24 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,059

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 38 +44 85
2 Manchester City 38 +42 78
3 Manchester United 38 +19 71
4 Aston Villa 38 +7 65
Full Table

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
5 Ibrahima Konaté
26 Andrew Robertson
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
3 Fabinho
8 Naby Keïta
14 Jordan Henderson
10 Sadio Mané
23 Luis Díaz
11 Mohamed Salah

WHU West Ham United (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
4 Kurt Zouma
15 Craig Dawson Yellow Card
3 Aaron Cresswell
31 Ben Johnson
10 Manuel Lanzini
28 Tomás Soucek
11 Nikola Vlasic
20 Jarrod Bowen
9 Michail Antonio
8 Pablo Fornals

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