Liverpool vs West Ham United, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLiverpool close on title after Virgil van Dijk winner, Mohamed Salah record
Liverpool resumed their march to a second Premier League title on Sunday after beating West Ham United 2-1, with Mohamed Salah breaking the record for most goal involvements in a season and Virgil Van Dijk scoring a late winner.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 4': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 7': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a cross.
- 8': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 9': Offside, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas is caught offside.
- 11': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 12': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (West Ham United).
- 14': Attempt blocked. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 14': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lucas Paquetá.
- 15': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 17': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 18': Goal! Liverpool 1, West Ham United 0. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 20': Offside, Liverpool. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
- 21': Attempt saved. Carlos Soler (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka with a through ball.
- 21': Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 21': Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right.
- 21': Attempt missed. Carlos Soler (West Ham United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Bradley.
- 26': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 26': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Carlos Soler (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 32': Offside, West Ham United. Konstantinos Mavropanos is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 33': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 33': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 36': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United).
- 36': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Offside, West Ham United. Mohammed Kudus is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 42': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Soler.
- 44': Offside, Liverpool. Diogo Jota is caught offside.
- 45': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, West Ham United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, West Ham United 0.
- 46': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (West Ham United).
- 46': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 47': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 50': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 50': Jean-Clair Todibo (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Offside, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
- 53': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 54': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 57': Substitution, West Ham United. Vladimír Coufal replaces Ollie Scarles.
- 59': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 59': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Diogo Jota.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Kostas Tsimikas.
- 62': Attempt missed. Carlos Soler (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 65': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
- 66': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
- 67': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a through ball.
- 67': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
- 68': Substitution, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Curtis Jones.
- 68': Substitution, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah replaces Conor Bradley.
- 71': Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 73': Foul by Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
- 73': Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lucas Paquetá.
- 76': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 76': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
- 77': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Soler.
- 78': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 78': Substitution, West Ham United. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Carlos Soler.
- 78': Substitution, West Ham United. Luis Guilherme replaces Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 80': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 80': Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 82': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Delay in match because of an injury Andy Robertson (Liverpool).
- 85': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 85': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Own Goal by Andy Robertson, Liverpool. Liverpool 1, West Ham United 1.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarell Quansah.
- 88': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 88': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a cross.
- 89': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 89': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 89': Goal! Liverpool 2, West Ham United 1. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 90'+1': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Offside, West Ham United. Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Niclas Füllkrug (West Ham United) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Maximilian Kilman.
- 90'+4': Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (West Ham United).
- 90'+4': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 90'+5': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 90'+6': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, West Ham United 1.
- 90'+8': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, West Ham United 1.
Statistics
 WHU |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 44.8 | Possession | 55.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 348 | Accurate Passes | 425 |
| 407 | Passes | 498 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 10 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 10 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 38 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,376
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,376
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | +15 | 26 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | +12 | 19 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 11 | +4 | 19 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | +9 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 84 | Conor Bradley |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
West Ham United (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 15 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 26 | Max Kilman |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá  |
| 4 | Carlos Soler |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 57 | Oliver Scarles |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 14 | Mohammed Kudus |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
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