LIVERPOOL. Liverpool conquers West Ham United 3-1. Liverpool was surely better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh with the assistance of Matthew Wilkes and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19.21 degrees Celsius or 66.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 22 Total 11
- 7 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 4
- 7 Shots blocked 3
- 133 Attack 69
- 83 Dangerous attack 30
- 92 Ball safe 77
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 64% while West Ham United was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool had a more offensive attitude with 83 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.
Liverpool shot 22 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, West Ham United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Liverpool didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, West Ham United received 2 yellow cards (Kurt Zouma and Edson Álvarez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Liverpool will have 16 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, West Ham United will stay with 10 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will host Everton on the 21st of October with a 21-3 head to head in favor of Liverpool (17 draws).
West Ham United will play away agasint Aston Villa on the 22nd of October with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of West Ham United (10 draws).
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson , Joe Gomez , Joël Matip , Virgil van Dijk , Andrew Robertson , Dominik Szoboszlai , Alexis Mac Allister , Curtis Jones , Mohamed Salah , Darwin Núñez and Luis Díaz .
The home team had on the bench: Ibrahima Konaté, Cody Gakpo , Diogo Jota , Wataru Endo , Harvey Elliott, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Ryan Gravenberch , Caoimhin Kelleher and Jarell Quansah.
Substitutions
Liverpool made 4 changes: Luis Díaz for Diogo Jota (81′), Curtis Jones for Ryan Gravenberch (77′), Darwin Núñez for Cody Gakpo (81′) and Alexis Mac Allister for Wataru Endo (88′).
Best player: Mohamed Salah
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Mohamed Salah.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
West Ham United – Formation
West Ham United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
David Moyes played with: Alphonse Aréola , Vladimír Coufal , Kurt Zouma , Nayef Aguerd , Emerson Palmieri , Tomáš Souček , Edson Álvarez , Jarrod Bowen , James Ward-Prowse , Lucas Paquetá and Michail Antonio .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Saïd Benrahma, Łukasz Fabiański, Pablo Fornals , Mohammed Kudus , Konstantinos Mavropanos, Maxwel Cornet, Danny Ings , Angelo Ogbonna and Thilo Kehrer.
Substitutions
West Ham United made 3 changes: Michail Antonio for Mohammed Kudus (74′), Tomáš Souček for Pablo Fornals (74′) and Lucas Paquetá for Danny Ings (87′).
Best player: James Ward-Prowse
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham United was James Ward-Prowse.
His rating is with 36 passes (92% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Sheffield United – Newcastle United – 0-8
- Liverpool – West Ham United – 3-1
- Chelsea – Aston Villa – 0-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – AFC Bournemouth – 3-1
- Arsenal – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-2