English Premier League

FT Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Liverpool LDDWW 2
–
West Ham United WDDWW 1
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LIV112
WHU101
London Stadium · 62,473 att.

Match Report

Liverpool beats West Ham 2-1, not giving up on top-4 finish

— Liverpool is not giving up on a top-four finish in the Premier League, however unlikely it seems.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
2
72.6
Possession
27.4
20
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
743
Accurate Passes
217
850
Passes
311
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
15
0.5
Cross %
0.1
68
Long Balls
67
32
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
11
20
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
18
Interceptions
18
17
Effective Clearances
13
17
Clearances
13

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-1

Lineups

WHU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Lukasz FabianskiG
  2. 27Nayef AguerdCD-L
  3. 4Kurt ZoumaCD-R
  4. 3Aaron CresswellLB
  5. 5Vladimír CoufalRB
  6. 11Lucas PaquetáAM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 28Tomás SoucekRM
  9. 9Michail AntonioF
  10. 22Saïd BenrahmaAM-L
  11. 20Jarrod BowenAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Manuel LanziniSUB
  2. 24Thilo KehrerSUB
  3. 13Alphonse AreolaSUB
  4. 21Angelo OgbonnaSUB
  5. 12Flynn DownesSUB
  6. 18Danny IngsSUB
  7. 8Pablo FornalsSUB
  8. 33EmersonSUB
  9. 14Maxwel CornetSUB

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 18Cody GakpoF
  10. 20Diogo JotaLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 19Harvey ElliottSUB
  2. 2Joe GomezSUB
  3. 7James MilnerSUB
  4. 23Luis DíazSUB
  5. 6Thiago AlcantaraSUB
  6. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  7. 28Fábio CarvalhoSUB
  8. 27Darwin NúñezSUB
  9. 21Kostas TsimikasSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! West Ham United 1, Liverpool 0. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
  2. 18' Goal! West Ham United 1, Liverpool 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  3. 59' Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Jordan Henderson.
  4. 59' Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Diogo Jota.
  5. 67' Goal! West Ham United 1, Liverpool 2. Joël Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  6. 70' Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Michail Antonio.
  7. 70' Substitution, West Ham United. Maxwel Cornet replaces Saïd Benrahma.
  8. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Cody Gakpo.
  9. 84' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Curtis Jones.

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