English Premier League

West Ham United vs Liverpool, 2022-23 English Premier League

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  • 12': Lucas Paquetá
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  • 18': Cody Gakpo
  • 67': Joël Matip

Matip header keeps Liverpool in European hunt after win over West Ham

A bullet header from Joel Matip gave Liverpool a 2-1 Premier League win over West Ham United that moves them above Tottenham Hotspur in the table.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
  • 1': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
  • 1': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
  • 6': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 6': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 7': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
  • 8': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Declan Rice.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  • 10': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
  • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Goal! West Ham United 1, Liverpool 0. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
  • 18': Goal! West Ham United 1, Liverpool 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 21': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 21': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
  • 26': Foul by Joël Matip (Liverpool).
  • 26': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
  • 34': Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 35': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Hand ball by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
  • 39': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a headed pass.
  • 41': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, West Ham United 1, Liverpool 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 1, Liverpool 1.
  • 46': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
  • 51': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jordan Henderson.
  • 55': Offside, West Ham United. Lucas Paquetá tries a through ball, but Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
  • 55': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 56': VAR Decision: No Goal West Ham United 1-1 Liverpool.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a headed pass.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 59': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Jordan Henderson.
  • 59': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Diogo Jota.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Curtis Jones with a headed pass.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fabinho.
  • 66': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Joël Matip (Liverpool) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Joël Matip (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 66': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Declan Rice.
  • 67': Goal! West Ham United 1, Liverpool 2. Joël Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Michail Antonio.
  • 70': Substitution, West Ham United. Maxwel Cornet replaces Saïd Benrahma.
  • 70': Offside, Liverpool. Curtis Jones tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 78': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Cody Gakpo.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Declan Rice with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 81': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
  • 81': Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Fabinho.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Curtis Jones.
  • 85': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
  • 85': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Declan Rice (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
  • 86': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
  • 87': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
  • 87': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
  • 90'+2': Joël Matip (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Liverpool 2.
  • 0': Match ends, West Ham United 1, Liverpool 2.
  • 0': Match ends, West Ham United 1, Liverpool 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 2
72.6 Possession 27.4
20 SHOTS 7
4 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
743 Accurate Passes 217
850 Passes 311
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 2
13 Crosses 15
0.5 Cross % 0.1
68 Long Balls 67
32 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 11
20 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
18 Interceptions 18
17 Effective Clearances 13
17 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,473

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 28 +46 64
2 Liverpool 28 +39 64
3 Manchester City 28 +35 63
4 Aston Villa 29 +18 56
Full Table

Line-Ups

WHU West Ham United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
27 Nayef Aguerd
4 Kurt Zouma
3 Aaron Cresswell
5 Vladimír Coufal
11 Lucas Paquetá
41 Declan Rice
28 Tomás Soucek
9 Michail Antonio
22 Saïd Benrahma
20 Jarrod Bowen

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
32 Joël Matip
26 Andy Robertson
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
3 Fabinho
17 Curtis Jones
14 Jordan Henderson
18 Cody Gakpo
20 Diogo Jota
11 Mohamed Salah

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