West Ham United suffered a crushing defeat at home to Premier League leaders Liverpool 5-0 on Sunday afternoon.
Only 12 places separate the two clubs Premier League table But there was a wide gulf in the quality on offer across the wide expanse of grass at the London Stadium.
Liverpool started fast and didn't slow down from there. Mohamed Salah He had the first chance of the match inside just six minutes, but it was blocked by Alphonse Areola. Frenchman Curtis Jones and Luis Diaz were also prevented from scoring before Liverpool's Colombian star broke the scoring after the hour mark.
Diaz was the first to make a loose pass – a sign of the feverish hunger pouring from Arnie Slot's tablecloths – and slotted the ball into the bottom corner.
Salah had his way with Kamel West Ham The back line throughout another inevitable outing. Liverpool's talisman passed the ball to both Konstantinos Mavropanos and Max Kelman while forcing the ball into Cody Jacobo in the 40th minute. The Hammers barely had time to escape through the London Stadium tunnel before Salah slotted home himself.
Trent Alexander-Arnold confirmed this Liverpool They picked up where they left off, scoring a deflected fourth goal for the visitors within the first 10 minutes of the second half.
West Ham felt very angry in the second half, in which Liverpool largely used warm-up exercises before the visit of Manchester United next week. However, the hosts were unable to pull one back and Diogo Jota extended the lead to five goals in the 84th minute, giving Liverpool their second 5-0 win over West Ham this season.
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player |
classification |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper: Alphonse Areola |
5.3/10 |
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lord: Vladimir Koval |
5.1/10 |
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Capacity building: Konstantinos Mavropanos |
5.3/10 |
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Capacity building: Max Kelman |
5.0/10 |
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pound: Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
5.5/10 |
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poison: Lucas Paqueta |
4.7/10 |
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poison: Edson Alvarez |
5.1/10 |
|
I be: Carlos Soler |
5.5/10 |
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Ru: Muhammad Al-Quds |
6.4/10 |
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street: Jarrod Bowen |
5.6/10 |
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Left wing: Emerson |
6.7/10 |
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sub: Jean-Clair Todibo (46' for Alvarez) |
6.6/10 |
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sub: Niklas Volkrug (46' for Koval) |
6.2/10 |
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sub: Crescencio Summervilla (60' for Bowen) |
6.1/10 |
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sub: Andy Irving (73' for Soler) |
6.0/10 |
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sub: Luis Guilherme (81' for Kudos) |
nothing |
Subs not used: Wes Fodringham (goalkeeper), Aaron Cresswell, Oliver Scarles, Danny Ings.
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player |
Ratings |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper: Alison |
7.2/10 |
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lord: Trent Alexander Arnold |
8.8/10 |
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Capacity building: Joe Gomez |
6.7/10 |
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Capacity building: Virgil van Dijk |
7.8/10 |
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pound: Andy Robertson |
7.1/10 |
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poison: Ryan Gravenberch |
7.6/10 |
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poison: Alexis McAllister |
8.4/10 |
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I be: Curtis Jones |
7.8/10 |
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Ru: Mohamed Salah |
9.3/10 |
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street: Luis Diaz |
7.9/10 |
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Left wing: Cody Steele |
7.9/10 |
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sub: Jarrell Quansah (37' for Gomez) |
6.7/10 |
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sub: Wataru Endo (57' for Gravenberch) |
6.4/10 |
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sub: Diogo Jota (58' for Jacopo) |
7.7/10 |
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sub: Kostas Tsimikas (74' to Robertson) |
6.3/10 |
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sub: Harvey Elliott (74' to Jones) |
6.0/10 |
Subs not used: Caoimhin Kelleher (goalkeeper), James McConnell, Darwin Nunez, Jayden Dance.
