Liverpool vs West Ham United LIVE: League Cup result, final score and reaction
Follow live coverage as Liverpool face West Ham United in the EFL cup.
Manchester United won this competition last season - known as the Carabao Cup since 2017 - but it remains Liverpool who have the most triumphs in history, with nine to their name, one ahead of Man City.
While all 72 clubs from the football league enter from the first round, Premier League teams enter at the second or third round stage, the latter for clubs competing in Europe this season.
The final will be held at Wembley on 25 February, 2024, marking the first chance for both a trophy and a place in next season’s Uefa competitions.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Liverpool FC 5 - 1 West Ham United FC
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:55
Match ends, Liverpool 5, West Ham United 1.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:51
Second Half ends, Liverpool 5, West Ham United 1.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:51
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:49
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:48
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:48
Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:48
Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:48
Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:48
Foul by Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:45
Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:41
Goal! Liverpool 5, West Ham United 1. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:41
Foul by Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:39
Goal! Liverpool 4, West Ham United 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box following a fast break.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:39
Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Edson Álvarez.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:39
Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:39
Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:36
Offside, West Ham United. Thilo Kehrer is caught offside.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:36
Attempt saved. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:35
Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Cody Gakpo.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:34
Goal! Liverpool 3, West Ham United 1. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:33
Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:33
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:30
Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:30
Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:30
Substitution, West Ham United. Thilo Kehrer replaces Vladimír Coufal.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:30
Substitution, West Ham United. James Ward-Prowse replaces Mohammed Kudus.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:28
Goal! Liverpool 3, West Ham United 0. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:28
Attempt missed. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:26
Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Conor Bradley.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:26
Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Kostas Tsimikas.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:24
Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:22
Offside, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah is caught offside.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:22
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:21
Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:20
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:20
Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:19
Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:19
Substitution, Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Virgil van Dijk.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:19
Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Wataru Endo.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:19
Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:19
Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:19
Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:19
Substitution, West Ham United. Lucas Paquetá replaces Saïd Benrahma.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:13
Goal! Liverpool 2, West Ham United 0. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:13
Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:12
Offside, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma is caught offside.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:11
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:10
Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:10
Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:07
Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:07
Attempt missed. Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:07
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:07
Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:05
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:03
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:03
Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
21:02
Second Half begins Liverpool 1, West Ham United 0.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:47
First Half ends, Liverpool 1, West Ham United 0.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:46
Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:40
Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:38
Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:38
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:32
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:31
Offside, West Ham United. Mohammed Kudus is caught offside.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:31
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:31
Delay in match (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:28
Goal! Liverpool 1, West Ham United 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:26
Attempt missed. Wataru Endo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Harvey Elliott following a corner.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:26
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:25
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:23
Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:22
Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:20
Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:19
Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:18
Hand ball by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:18
Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:15
Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai following a fast break.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:14
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:10
Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:07
Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:05
Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:05
Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:03
Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:02
Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
20:01
First Half begins.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
19:30
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Liverpool vs West Ham United
19:00
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