English Premier League

FT Sunday, September 24, 2023
West Ham United WWWLW 1
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Liverpool WWWWW 3
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WHU101
LIV123
Anfield · 50,136 att.

Match Report

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Superb Nunez strike helps Liverpool overcome dogged West Ham

Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez netted a brilliant goal as his side romped to a 3-1 Premier League win over a dogged West Ham United side at Anfield on Sunday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
3
36
Possession
64
11
SHOTS
22
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
279
Accurate Passes
572
356
Passes
645
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
5
17
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
39
20
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
7
18
Effective Tackles
11
24
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
9
28
Effective Clearances
19
28
Clearances
19

Highlights

01:23 Nicol delighted by a 'real Liverpool performance' in win vs. West Ham Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 2Joe GomezRB
  6. 10Alexis Mac AllisterCM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRM
  9. 9Darwin NúñezF
  10. 7Luis DíazLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Kostas TsimikasSUB
  2. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  3. 3Wataru EndoSUB
  4. 78Jarell QuansahSUB
  5. 5Ibrahima KonatéSUB
  6. 18Cody GakpoSUB
  7. 19Harvey ElliottSUB
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchSUB
  9. 20Diogo JotaSUB

WHU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Alphonse AreolaG
  2. 27Nayef AguerdCD-L
  3. 4Kurt ZoumaCD-R
  4. 33EmersonLB
  5. 5Vladimír CoufalRB
  6. 7James Ward-ProwseAM
  7. 19Edson ÁlvarezLM
  8. 28Tomás SoucekRM
  9. 9Michail AntonioF
  10. 10Lucas PaquetáAM-L
  11. 20Jarrod BowenAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Lukasz FabianskiSUB
  2. 21Angelo OgbonnaSUB
  3. 18Danny IngsSUB
  4. 14Mohammed KudusSUB
  5. 24Thilo KehrerSUB
  6. 22Saïd BenrahmaSUB
  7. 15Konstantinos MavropanosSUB
  8. 8Pablo FornalsSUB
  9. 17Maxwel CornetSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Liverpool 1, West Ham United 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  2. 36' Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 42' Goal! Liverpool 1, West Ham United 1. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross.
  4. 60' Goal! Liverpool 2, West Ham United 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a through ball.
  5. 74' Substitution, West Ham United. Mohammed Kudus replaces Michail Antonio.
  6. 74' Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Tomás Soucek.
  7. 77' Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Curtis Jones.
  8. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Darwin Núñez.
  9. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Luis Díaz.
  10. 82' Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 85' Goal! Liverpool 3, West Ham United 1. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a headed pass following a corner.
  12. 87' Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Lucas Paquetá.
  13. 88' Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Alexis Mac Allister.

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