English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 5, 2022
West Ham United WDDWL 0
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Liverpool WWWWW 1
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LIV101
Anfield · 53,059 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 8Naby KeitaLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 10Sadio ManéF
  10. 23Luis DíazLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB
  2. 12Joe GomezSUB
  3. 67Harvey ElliottSUB
  4. 20Diogo JotaSUB
  5. 7James MilnerSUB
  6. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  7. 18Takumi MinaminoSUB
  8. 17Curtis JonesSUB
  9. 27Divock OrigiSUB

WHU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Lukasz FabianskiG
  2. 4Kurt ZoumaCD-L
  3. 15Craig DawsonCD-R
  4. 3Aaron CresswellLB
  5. 31Ben JohnsonRB
  6. 10Manuel LanziniCM-L
  7. 28Tomás SoucekCM-R
  8. 11Nikola VlasicLM
  9. 20Jarrod BowenRM
  10. 9Michail AntonioCF-L
  11. 8Pablo FornalsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Arthur MasuakuSUB
  2. 51Daniel ChestersSUB
  3. 22Saïd BenrahmaSUB
  4. 23Issa DiopSUB
  5. 24Ryan FredericksSUB
  6. 16Mark NobleSUB
  7. 13Alphonse AreolaSUB
  8. 40Armstrong Oko-FlexSUB
  9. 33Alex KrálSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 28' VAR Decision: Goal Liverpool - Liverpool 1-0 West Ham United (Sadio Mané).
  3. 31' Craig Dawson (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 53' Substitution, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma replaces Jarrod Bowen because of an injury.
  5. 61' Substitution, West Ham United. Mark Noble replaces Nikola Vlasic.
  6. 79' Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Mohamed Salah.
  7. 89' Diogo Jota (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 90' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Naby Keïta.
  9. 90'+3' Substitution, West Ham United. Daniel Chesters replaces Pablo Fornals.
  10. 90'+4' Sadio Mané (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 90'+6' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Luis Díaz.

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