Liverpool vs West Ham United, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
- 5': Hugo Ekitike
- 24': Virgil van Dijk
- 43': Alexis Mac Allister
- 70': Cody Gakpo
- 82': Axel Disasi (OG)
FT
5 - 2
5 - 2
Liverpool boost UCL hopes with 5-2 win over West Ham at Anfield
Liverpool boosted their hopes of Champions League qualification after beating West Ham United 5-2 at Anfield on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 5': Goal! Liverpool 1, West Ham United 0. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch following a corner.
- 7': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
- 10': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Milos Kerkez.
- 11': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
- 12': Attempt blocked. El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 12': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Tomás Soucek following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 13': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
- 16': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 20': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mads Hermansen (West Ham United). Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 23': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 23': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
- 24': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jarrod Bowen.
- 24': Goal! Liverpool 2, West Ham United 0. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
- 26': Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Handball by Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United).
- 29': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
- 30': Axel Disasi (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 31': Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 37': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 39': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 43': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 43': Goal! Liverpool 3, West Ham United 0. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hugo Ekitiké following a corner.
- 45': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham United).
- 45': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 45'+1': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
- 45'+3': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 45'+3': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 45'+4': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Liverpool 3, West Ham United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 3, West Ham United 0.
- 49': Goal! Liverpool 3, West Ham United 1. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by El Hadji Malick Diouf with a cross.
- 52': Axel Disasi (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool).
- 54': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Gomez.
- 55': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 55': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 59': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
- 63': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 63': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool).
- 65': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
- 67': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 67': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United).
- 68': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Crysencio Summerville.
- 70': Goal! Liverpool 4, West Ham United 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hugo Ekitiké.
- 72': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United).
- 72': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United).
- 74': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt saved. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
- 74': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
- 75': Goal! Liverpool 4, West Ham United 2. Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, West Ham United. Adama Traoré replaces Soungoutou Magassa.
- 76': Substitution, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
- 77': Substitution, Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Joe Gomez.
- 78': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 79': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 79': Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Attempt missed. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
- 82': Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha.
- 82': Own Goal by Axel Disasi, West Ham United. Liverpool 5, West Ham United 2.
- 85': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 85': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Offside, West Ham United. Konstantinos Mavropanos is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
- 87': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 87': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt saved. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Mads Hermansen (West Ham United). Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 90': Substitution, West Ham United. Mohamadou Kanté replaces Tomás Soucek.
- 90': Substitution, West Ham United. Ezra Mayers replaces El Hadji Malick Diouf.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Axel Disasi (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Trey Nyoni (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
- 90'+4': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 90'+5': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Liverpool 5, West Ham United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 5, West Ham United 2.
Statistics
 WHU |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 50.9 | Possession | 49.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 332 | Accurate Passes | 328 |
| 422 | Passes | 405 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 21 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 19 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,425
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,425
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 29 | +36 | 64 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 28 | +32 | 59 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 28 | +12 | 51 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 28 | +8 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 6 | Milos Kerkez |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 22 | Hugo Ekitike |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo  |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
West Ham United (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 4 | Axel Disasi |
| 15 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 12 | El Hadji Malick Diouf |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 27 | Soungoutou Magassa |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 18 | Mateus Fernandes |
| 7 | Crysencio Summerville |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
| 11 | Valentín Castellanos |
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