Liverpool snatches a 2-1 win against West Ham United. HIGHLIGHTS

LIVERPOOL. Liverpool beat West Ham United to win 2-1. A goal from V. van was decisive in the 89min.

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David Brown
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Liverpool snatches a 2-1 win against West Ham United. HIGHLIGHTS

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LIVERPOOL. Liverpool beat West Ham United to win 2-1. A goal from V. van was decisive in the 89min. It was Liverpool to strike first with a goal of Luis Díaz at the 18′. Then it was an own goal in the 86′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Virgil van Dijk gave the win to Liverpool in the 89′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Madley with the collaboration of Scott Ledger and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was Tony Harrington. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.93 degrees Celsius or 53.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Liverpool

2 - 1

Team 1

West Ham United

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 15 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 5 Shots blocked 1
  • 101 Attack 64
  • 59 Dangerous attack 28
  • 77 Ball safe 76
  • 12 Free Kicks 20
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 3
  • 5 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 15 Total 8
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Liverpool had a superior ball possession 55% while West Ham United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match​.

Liverpool shot 15 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, West Ham United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Liverpool didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, West Ham United received 2 yellow cards (Vladimír Coufal and Lucas Paquetá).

Match Timeline

Luis Díaz(goal)Mohamed Salah
18'
57'
Vladimír Coufal- sub ->Oliver Scarles
Cody Gakpo- sub ->Diogo Jota
60'
Andrew Robertson- sub ->Konstantinos Tsimikas
60'
Jarell Quansah- sub ->Conor Bradley
68'
Dominik Szoboszlai- sub ->Curtis Jones
68'
78'
Niclas Füllkrug- sub ->Carlos Soler
78'
Luis Guilherme- sub ->Jean-Clair Todibo
Wataru Endo- sub ->Mohamed Salah
85'
Andrew Robertson(own-goal)
86'
Virgil van Dijk(goal)Alexis Mac Allister
89'
90'
Vladimír Coufal- Yellow
90'
Lucas Paquetá- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Liverpool
79
33
Arsenal
66
33
Newcastle United
59
33
Manchester City
58
33
Chelsea
57
33
Nottingham Forest
57
32
Aston Villa
57
33
AFC Bournemouth
49
33
Fulham
48
33
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
33
Brentford
46
33
Crystal Palace
44
33
Everton
38
33
Manchester United
38
33
Wolverhampton Wanderers
38
33
Tottenham Hotspur
37
32
West Ham United
36
33
Ipswich Town
21
33
Leicester City
18
33
Southampton
11
33

After playing this encounter, Liverpool has 76 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, West Ham United stays with 35 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away against Leicester City on the 20th of April with a 15-5 head to head in favor of Liverpool (9 draws).

West Ham United will host Southampton on the 19th of April with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of West Ham United (13 draws).

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool
G
Alisson 1.Brazil
7.1
D
Konstantinos Tsimikas 21.Greece
7.1
60'
D
Virgil van Dijk 4.Netherlands
7.9
Goals89'
D
Ibrahima Konaté 5.France
7.1
D
Conor Bradley 84.Northern Ireland
7.4
68'
M
Alexis Mac Allister 10.Argentina
7.9
M
Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt
7.5
85'
M
Curtis Jones 17.England
7.2
68'
M
Ryan Gravenberch 38.Netherlands
7.0
M
Luis Díaz 7.Colombia
8.3
Goals18'
F
Diogo Jota 20.Portugal
6.7
60'
Substitutes
G
Vítězslav Jaroš 56.Czech Republic
G
Caoimhin Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland
D
Jarell Quansah 78.England
6.7
68'
D
Andrew Robertson 26.Scotland
6.1
60'
M
Wataru Endo 3.Japan
6.4
85'
M
Harvey Elliott 19.England
M
Dominik Szoboszlai 8.Hungary
6.6
68'
F
Federico Chiesa 14.Italy
F
Cody Gakpo 18.Netherlands
6.5
60'

Liverpool started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Alisson (7.1), Conor Bradley (7.4), Ibrahima Konaté (7.1), Virgil van Dijk (7.9), Konstantinos Tsimikas (7.1), Ryan Gravenberch (7.0), Alexis Mac Allister (7.9), Mohamed Salah (7.5), Curtis Jones (7.2), Luis Díaz (8.3) and Diogo Jota (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Dominik Szoboszlai (6.6), Cody Gakpo (6.5), Andrew Robertson (6.1), Caoimhin Kelleher, Wataru Endo (6.4), Federico Chiesa, Harvey Elliott, Vítězslav Jaroš and Jarell Quansah (6.7).

Substitutions

Liverpool made 5 changes: Konstantinos Tsimikas for Andrew Robertson (60′), Conor Bradley for Jarell Quansah (68′), Mohamed Salah for Wataru Endo (85′), Curtis Jones for Dominik Szoboszlai (68′) and Diogo Jota for Cody Gakpo (60′).

Player of the match: Luis Díaz​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Luis Díaz.

His rating is 8.3 with 1 goal, 26 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

West Ham United – Formation

West Ham United
G
Alphonse Aréola 23.France
6.7
D
Jean-Clair Todibo 25.France
6.6
78'
D
Max Kilman 26.England
7.6
D
Konstantinos Mavropanos 15.Greece
6.6
M
Carlos Soler 4.Spain
6.4
78'
M
James Ward-Prowse 8.England
6.9
M
Lucas Paquetá 10.Brazil
7.5
90'
M
Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England
7.9
M
Oliver Scarles 57.England
6.9
57'
F
Mohammed Kudus 14.Ghana
7.1
F
Jarrod Bowen 20.England
6.5
Substitutes
G
Łukasz Fabiański 1.Poland
D
Vladimír Coufal 5.Czech Republic
6.6
57' 90'
D
Emerson Palmieri 33.Italy
M
Guido Rodríguez 24.Argentina
M
Edson Álvarez 19.Mexico
M
Tomáš Souček 28.Czech Republic
F
Niclas Füllkrug 11.Germany
6.7
78'
F
Luis Guilherme 17.Brazil
7.0
78'
F
Evan Ferguson 34.Republic of Ireland

West Ham United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Graham Potter played with: Alphonse Aréola (6.7), Jean-Clair Todibo (6.6), Konstantinos Mavropanos (6.6), Max Kilman (7.6), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (7.9), Carlos Soler (6.4), James Ward-Prowse (6.9), Lucas Paquetá (7.5), Oliver Scarles (6.9), Jarrod Bowen (6.5) and Mohammed Kudus (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Edson Álvarez, Tomáš Souček, Emerson Palmieri, Łukasz Fabiański, Vladimír Coufal (6.6), Luis Guilherme (7.0), Guido Rodríguez, Evan Ferguson and Niclas Füllkrug (6.7).

Substitutions

West Ham United made 3 changes: Carlos Soler for Niclas Füllkrug (78′), Jean-Clair Todibo for Luis Guilherme (78′) and Oliver Scarles for Vladimír Coufal (57′).

Player of the match: Aaron Wan-Bissaka​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham United was Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

His rating is 7.9 with 31 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​