Liverpool vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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, deftly steering home a volley on the hour mark.
The visitors got off to a flying start when Tomas Soucek forced a brilliant save from Alisson with a downward header in the seventh minute, and two minutes later Michail Antonio headed a Soucek cross wide with the goal at his mercy.
But the Hammers were left to rue those early misses when Mohamed Salah was felled by Nayef Aguerd in the 15th minute for a stonewall penalty, and the Egyptian attacker stepped up to smash home the resulting spot kick to give Liverpool the lead.
That kick-started the home side, but West Ham still managed to level before the break when Jarrod Bowen dived at the feet of Virgil van Dijk to score with a superb low header for his fourth goal of the season.
The goal was eerily similar to the James Ward-Prowse strike that put them ahead against Manchester City a week ago, but once again it wasn’t enough to get them anything from the game.
After spurning a number of decent chances, Nunez finally got on the scoresheet when he latched on to a beautiful lofted pass from Alexis Mac Allister, much to the delight of the Anfield crowd.
That goal took the wind out of the Hammers’ sails and substitute Diogo Jota was able to hook home a third goal from Virgil van Dijk’s knockdown in the 85th minute, four minutes after coming off the bench.
The win leaves Liverpool in second spot in the table on 16 points, two behind leaders Manchester City, while West Ham are seventh on 10 points.
Liverpool vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League updates
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Gomez, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Jones, Salah, Nunez, Diaz
West Ham XI: Areola, Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson Palmieri, Soucek, Alvarez, Bowen, Ward-Prowse, Lucas Paqueta, Antonio
Liverpool FC 3 - 1 West Ham United FC
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That's all for today, goodbye!
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That's Liverpool's sixth win on the bounce in all competitions, and it lifts them up to second in the table. Next up for them is Leicester City in the EFL Cup. West Ham suffer back-to-back 3-1 defeats in the league and will be hoping to bounce back against Lincoln City in the EFL Cup.
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Liverpool's unbeaten start to the season continues with a 3-1 win over West Ham. They took the lead from the penalty spot through Salah, but it was against the run of play after the Hammers missed two early chances. The visitors pulled level just before the break though as Bowen scored a wonderful diving header. The second half belonged to Liverpool though, and Nunez fired them ahead with a sweetly hit volley before Jota rounded things off late on as he poked in Van Dijk's knockdown from close range.
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FULL-TIME: LIVERPOOL 3-1 WEST HAM.
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West Ham have won a late free-kick that Ward-Prowse floats deep into the box. He's looking for Fornals, but Van Dijk hooks it away.
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The referee originally played the advantage, but now pulls it back for a Liverpool free-kick. Robertson clips it to Van Dijk at the far post, and he nods it down to Gakpo. His header is straight at Areola.
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It's a brilliant driving run from Jota down the left, and he chooses to go it alone as he cuts inside. He steps around Zouma before firing a shot on goal, but Coufal gets in the way of it.
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Substitution Alexis Mac Allister Wataru Endo
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Substitution Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima Daniel William John Ings
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Assist Virgil van Dijk
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West Ham are struggling to get upfield and Gravenberch intercepts an attack before helping it onto Gakpo. He tries another clever spin and manages to win a corner.
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Goal Diogo José Teixeira da Silva
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Gakpo tries to spin away from Zouma, but the defender crashes into him, stepping on his ankle. The West Ham captain goes into the book.
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There's another change for Liverpool, and this one's a double one. Diaz is taken off, with Jota on in his place.
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Substitution Darwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro Cody Mathès Gakpo
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Emerson's throughball bounces fortunately out to Fornals on the left and he cuts inside. Kudus is making a dart to the far post, but the Spaniard hits a weak shot on goal instead. It's comfortable for Alisson.
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Liverpool's first change sees Gravenberch come on in place of Jones.
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It's sent long over the top for Liverpool again, but Emerson gets there first to help it back to Areola. Nunez puts some pressure on the goalkeeper, but can't force him into an error.
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Substitution Tomáš SouÄek Pablo Fornals Malla
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West Ham move it quicker, and it gets Bowen into the box with the ball. The angle is against him on the right, but he still takes on the shot, though it's blocked by Van Dijk.
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Still, the Reds are on top and Jones makes a driving run through the middle. He decides to have another go from the edge of the box, but he fires this one straight at Aguerd.
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It's another good run between the two West Ham defenders by Nunez, and Szoboszlai tries to pick it out. It's just a bit heavy though, and Zouma is able to shield it back to the keeper.
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SAVE! Liverpool go more direct, with Gomez touching it through for Salah, who threads it into the box for Diaz. Areola is alert though, and rushes out to block it before the Colombian can get a touch.
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West Ham just can't get on the ball at the moment. They're still pressing high upfield, but Liverpool's confidence is up, and they're easily playing around them.
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SAVE! Again, West Ham are slow to close down, and Jones decides to try his luck from just outside the box. Zouma lazily sticks out a leg which sends the ball looping towards goal, and Areola takes no chances as he tips it onto the roof of the net.
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Assist Alexis Mac Allister
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Salah finds himself in space down the right, and he manages to square it into the middle before he's closed down. He has Nunez in the middle, but Aguerd hooks it away.
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Goal Darwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro
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It's an outstanding run from Paqueta, who plays a one-two with Emerson on the left. He knocks it past Szoboszlai before skilfully flicking it over Mac Allister. The Argentinian has no option but to bring him down in the end.
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Ward-Prowse whips in a free-kick from the right this time, and Bowen has a free header as he gets between Van Dijk and Nunez. He flicks his header on, but this one is straight at Alisson.
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WHAT A MISS! It's crowded on the edge of the West Ham penalty area, but Salah manages to poke it through to Nunez. He spins, but somehow gets it all wrong as he fires his shot well wide of the far post.
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Moyes has never won in 18 previous Premier League away games against Liverpool (D6 L12). The only occasion of a manager taking charge of more away games against a side without ever winning is Moyes himself (19 at Arsenal).
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A lot of the Reds' threat is coming down the left here and Robertson makes another good run down the left. He has two to aim for at the near post, but his cross is straight into Areola's gloves.
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Liverpool have made a quick start to this half, and Robertson slides it forward for Diaz, who times his run perfectly. He squares it in from the byline, but Areola stops it from getting through with his legs.
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Liverpool get us back underway for the second half!
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Klopp will be fairly pleased with his side's performance - unlike them this season, they opened the scoring and were showing a lot of threat, but without really testing Areola, which is something he'll want to improve on. Moyes will having been rueing those early chances they missed, but his side grew back into the game and got their reward. They just need to keep moving the ball quickly in the final third.
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It's all square at the break, with Liverpool and West Ham drawing 1-1. The Hammers had two glorious chances early on, with Alisson making a great save to deny Soucek before Antonio headed wide. At the other end, Salah won a penalty after being tripped by Aguerd, and converted with a powerful spot-kick. Just before the break, Bowen levelled things up with a wonderful diving header that went in off the inside of the far post.
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HALF-TIME: LIVERPOOL 1-1 WEST HAM.
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Liverpool have one last chance to put the ball into the box with a corner, and Szoboslai floats it into the middle. Van Dijk nods it down into the middle, and Zouma stretches to take it away from Diaz just in time.
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SAVE! Paqueta is crowded off the ball and Liverpool surge forward on the counter, with Salah leading the charge down the right. He plays a low cross into the middle and Nunez flicks it on, but it's straight into Areola's gloves.
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NO GOAL! Liverpool keep the pressure on as Szoboszlai plays a one-two with Diaz before clipping a ball towards the far post. Jones makes a run off the back of Aguerd before poking it past Areola at his far post. It won't count though as he just set off too early.
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Robertson fizzes it forward for Diaz, but West Ham quickly flood back into their shape to stop him from getting a shot away. He squares it to Szoboszlai, but he decides against the long-range shot.
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Assist Vladimír Coufal
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Goal Jarrod Bowen
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CHANCE! Bowen goes down in the box, but the referee signals Mac Allister got the ball as the away fans ask for a penalty. Coufal keeps it alive, pulling it back to Soucek, but his dragged shot is deflected wide.
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WIDE! Areola is put under pressure from Diaz, and the keeper's clearance is cut out by Mac Allister. He helps it forward to the Colombian, who lays it off to Salah. It's not the cleanest strike from him, and it bobbles wide of the far post.
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Diaz threads a ball forward but is blocked off by Alvarez when he tries to continue his run. The Mexican is shown the first yellow card of the game.
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Soucek wins the ball as he goes across Jones, and the youngster stays down holding his foot. He needs treatment, but he'll be okay to carry on.
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Van Dijk lifts a lovely ball over the top to Gomez, and he just cushions it down for Salah. He slices at his cross, and it comes to Nunez too quickly for him to react in the middle.
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West Ham are staying compact, and Liverpool are patiently pressing them deeper into their own box. Szoboszlai debates taking a shot on from range before switching it to Gomez instead, but he can't pick out a cross.
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Salah is the fifth player to either score or assist a goal in each of his team's first six games of a Premier League season, after David Beckham in 2000-01, Thierry Henry in 2004-05, Sergio Aguero in 2019-20 and Erling Haaland in 2022-23.
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Liverpool win a free-kick now and Robertson clips it in from the middle. Van Dijk heads it on from the middle of the crowd, and Diaz can't keep it in play at the byline.
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Alvarez cuts out Mac Allister's pass and Ward-Prowse sweeps it out to Bowen on the right. He picks out Coufal's overlapping run, and he wins a free-kick when he's tripped by Robertson. It comes to nothing though.
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West Ham win a corner which is swung into the box by Ward-Prowse. Van Dijk half clears it in the middle but only gets it as far as Emerson. He drills a low shot through the crowd, but it's Szoboszlai that gets the deciding block.
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The home fans and players are asking for another penalty here. Gomez floats a cross towards Nunez from the right and he goes down under pressure from Zouma. There is a quick VAR check, but it's only a corner.
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West Ham are still trying to press Liverpool high upfield, but they can't get close the Reds at the moment as they comfortably knock it around in their own half.
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PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL! The hosts break quickly on the counter, but Diaz's pass is just slightly behind Nunez. It bounces kindly off his heel into Salah, who knocks it past Aguerd before tripping over the defender's outstretched leg. The referee points straight to the spot.
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Penalty Goal Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly
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Szoboszlai's free-kick is straight into the wall, and West Ham come away with the ball. Antonio has to wait for support to join him, and by that point, Liverpool have flooded back into their shape.
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Liverpool are seeing a lot of the ball early on here, but they're struggling to pass their way through West Ham's compact shape. The hosts are switching it from side to side, but still not opening up any space.
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Liverpool have lost just one of their last 50 league games at Anfield against West Ham - a 3-0 loss in August 2015 under Brendan Rodgers.
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GREAT SAVE! Alvarez outmuscles Szoboszlai to win it on the left before Paqueta clips a good cross into the middle. Soucek has a free header in the middle and he thumps it towards the near bottom corner, but Alisson gets down quickly to tip it wide.
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GREAT CHANCE! Soucek is looking to turn provider this time, and he curls a wonderful cross onto the edge of the six-yard box. Antonio runs onto it and heads it across goal, but he sends it wide.
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Liverpool are pushing forward down the right, and Szoboszlai manages to lay it off to Salah before he's tripped. Jones is making a late run to the far post, but the Egyptian's cross is too heavy for him to reach.
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West Ham have made a bright start here as Alvarez plays himself out of a tight spot before picking out Ward-Prowse. He has acres of space but sweeps it out to Coufal who lifts a first-time cross in. Alisson awkwardly punches it away.
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Ward-Prowse gets the game underway for West Ham!
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There's going to be a slight delay to kick-off as the referee is having some technical problems. He's getting his microphone pack readjusted on the sideline, but as soon as it's sorted, the game will get started.
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The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away!
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David Moyes also made wholesale changes for their Europa League game, and he reverts back to the same line-up that started against City last Saturday. Alvarez and Bowen both missed the game on Thursday through fatigue and illness respectively, but they are back today. Aaron Cresswell is out after picking up a hamstring injury last time out.
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Jurgen Klopp changed his whole starting line-up for the trip to LASK in midweek, but today uses a similar team to the one that started against Wolves last weekend. There are three changes from that game, with Van Dijk available in the league again after serving his domestic ban. Nunez and Diaz also impressed in midweek to start today. Gravenberch is deemed fit enough for the bench after going off injured on Thursday.
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WEST HAM SUBS: Angelo Ogbonna, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Mohammed Kudus, Danny Ings, Maxwel Cornet, Said Benrahma, Thilo Kehrer, Lukasz Fabianski, Pablo Fornals.
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WEST HAM STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Alphonse Areola; Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma, Nayef Aguerd, Emerson; Tomas Soucek, Edson Alvarez; Jarrod Bowen, James Ward-Prowse, Lucas Paqueta; Michail Antonio.
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LIVERPOOL SUBS: Jarell Quansah, Harvey Elliott, Wataru Endo, Diogo Jota, Caoimhin Kelleher, Ibrahima Konate, Kostas Tsimikas, Cody Gakpo, Ryan Gravenberch.
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LIVERPOOL STARTING XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Joe Gomez, Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson; Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones; Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz.
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West Ham also started their Europa League campaign with a 3-1 win on Thursday, beating TSC to get the three points. In the Premier League, their own unbeaten start was brought to an end by City last weekend as they were seen off 3-1 by the reigning champions. Before that, they'd won three and drawn one of their first four games in the competition.
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Liverpool are unbeaten in all competitions this season and are looking to continue that run as they aim to keep pace with the early league leaders, Manchester City. The Reds drew their opening game of the season, but have won their last five on the bounce, coming from behind in four of those games to win. After seeing off Wolves 3-1 in the league last weekend, they followed that up with a victory of the same scoreline against LASK in the Europa League on Thursday.
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