Saturday May 9, 2009 Finished Upton Park
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Liverpool down West Ham
A Steven Gerrard brace helped Liverpool ease past West Ham 3-0 at Upton Park, sending the title chasers to the top of the Premier League. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- West Ham
- Liverpool
90'+3 There goes the final whistle! And it ends 3-0! Easy for Liverpool, who keep alive their fading title dream!
90'+2 Gerrard hits the side netting! He doesn't give up... even at 3-0 up!- 89' Three minutes of added time to be played...
- 88' In fairness to those Hammers fans left in the ground, they're getting behind their side and showing their appreciation for their efforts today...
- 86' And Hammers fans start to file out of Upton Park... they've seen enough...
84' GOAL! BABEL MAKES IT THREE! It's all very easy as Liverpool break with Kuyt, who clips a cross over to Babel... the Dutchman sees his header saved by Green, but the rebound falls kindly for him and he makes no mistake on the second attempt!
82' Dossena on for Benayoun...- 80' Here comes another West Ham youngster... Josh Payne replaces Boa Morte...
78' Tristan is through here! But the flag's up for offside... doesn't stop the Spaniard from sticking the ball into the back of the net though!
77' Mascherano goes into the book, more for persisent offending than anything else.- 75' Fifteen minutes left and it looks like Liverpool are going back to the top of the Premier League.
- 72' Babel comes on to replace Torres... and the Spaniard is in no rush to get off the pitch...
- 70' West Ham make another change... off goes Di Michele and on comes Sears...
- 69' Kuyt breaks free once again... he cuts back for Gerrard, but Tomkins is there to mop up the danger...
- 67' Oooh! Ilunga on the overlap latches onto Noble's pass... he pulls it back for Di Michele! But the Italian's effort is wide of the mark!
- 63' This is better from West Ham... Collison delivers a centre with the outside of his boot... Tristan nearly gets there!
- 61' What a break by Liverpool! Lightning quick! Gerrard leads it, playing the ball out to Kuyt... but the Dutchman is foiled by Green in the end!
- 59' Here comes Collison... at the expense of Stanislas...
- 58' Gerrard strikes from the edge of the area after a neat dummy from Torres! Green is equal to it though!
- 56' Collison looks like he's coming on... West Ham need all the help they can get at the moment...
- 54' Liverpool make a like-for-like change now as Aurelio is replaced by Insua...
- 53' Liverpool break again! And it's Kuyt again, who centres for Torres! Over the bar with a header!
- 52' Upson has a nose bleed and he's forced to change his shirt - and his shorts! He comes back on with no number...
- 51' BENAYOUN! Oooh! Kuyt delivers a great cross to the back stick where Benayoun volleys over the bar on the stretch!
- 50' Aurelio hauls down Boa Morte... and the Liverpool man goes into the book...
- 49' Oh dear! Kuyt plays the ball square to the onrushing Gerrard! But for once, the Liverpool skipper's touch is poor and the ball spoons straight into Green's arms...
- 47' No changes to tell you about...
46' West Ham get us underway for the second half!- 45'+3 There goes the half time whistle and Liverpool head in 2-0 up! The crowd boo the ref and Boa Morte harrangs him on his way off... not a good image!
- 45'+2 Oooh! Torres rises for an aerial challenge with Upson... the ball bounces off the top of his head - he doesn't really know where it's going - and it loops up over Green but bounces wide of the post!
- 44' West Ham are in real danger of losing their cool completely now... they need to get a grip...
- 43' Ooh! A terrible, comical mistake by Carragher lets in Di Michele... he's one-on-one! But the Italian ends up making a total hash out of it... the ball runs away from him, so his only option is to take a dive! It's so blatant, it's not funny... and he is shown a yellow card! Embarrassing period of play all round!
- 42 ' Another decision goes Liverpool's way as Boa Morte clatters Aurelio... Kovac argues the toss and gets booked for his troubles!
- 39' That's harsh on West Ham... and Boa Morte is in danger of losing his cool now.... Neill has a word with the ref about the Portuguese...
- 38' GREEN SAVES GERRARD'S PENALTY! But the Liverpool captain reacts quickest and slots home the rebound from close range! Two-nil!
- 37' PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL! Boa Morte tugs the shirt of Torres as the Spaniard hares into the box!
- 36' Boa Morte thinks he should have a free-kick here... and he could have a point!
- 34' Noble keeps his balance before spreading wide to Neill as West Ham look to come forward again... and the crowd respond!
- 32' Stanislas makes a run in from the wing... Tristan looks to find him, but Reina comes off his line to claim...
- 30' It's been a decent enough response from West Ham, but Liverpool still look very dangerous on the break...
- 28' West Ham come again... Tristan comes inside and lets fly! But he drags it and Reina isn't unduly concerned...
- 27' Gerrard opens up the Hammers defence with a great ball out to Benayoun on the break, but Tomkins does well to stop the Israeli in his tracks...
- 27' Ooh! Kovac heads over the bar from the free-kick! Best chance for the hosts so far! Reina was nowhere to be seen!
- 26' Noble does a Cryuff turn to get past Arbeloa... the Liverpool man fouls as he tries to recover and West Ham have a free-kick!
- 25' This is promising from West Ham... Noble feeds Stanislas on the left... he cuts inside but his cross is poor and the ball sails over everyone's heads...
- 23' Di Michele incurs the wrath of the home crowd with a poor touch... the hosts are going to have to be better than that today...
- 22' Gerrard lines it up... Aurelio tees him up! But the Liverpool captain blazes well over the bar!
- 21' Torres jinks in between Neill and Tomkins... and he becomes the meat in a West Ham sandwich! Free-kick to Liverpool, 25 yards out... and possible danger is just round the corner.
- 20' Kuyt feeds the overlapping Aurelio... but the Brazilian's low cross into the box is dealt with by Carragher...
- 18' Boa Morte gets the ball tangled in between his feet somewhat... and West Ham's forward move breaks down.
- 16' Stanislas now as West Ham come forward, but Kovac's final ball is straight to a green shirt...
- 15' Green punches clear from the corner... it falls to Torres, who tries his luck from the edge of the area... way over the bar!
- 14' Kuyt gets to the by-line after beating Ilunga... but the Hammers defender recovers to concede a corner!
- 13' This is better from the Hammers!
- 12' Noble plays it in now for West Ham... Tristan flicks on with his head, but it's easy for Reina to claim!
- 11' Tristan now chases a long ball forward... Reina is off his line like a shot to meet the ball and hoof into the stands!
- 10' But here's Boa Morte... his cross is dealt with by the Liverpool back line...
- 7' Liverpool are playing with supreme confidence here.... the way the opening exchanges have gone, West Ham will have to produce something special to get anything from this one.
- 5' Torres again threatening... but this time Upson does well to ward off the Liverpool attack...
- 4' Torres now threatens to get to a ball through! This time Green is off his line quickly and snaffles it before the Spaniard can get there!
- 3' Excuse the pun, but that really is a hammer blow for West Ham... the sting has been taken out of the crowd, and they have it all to do now...
- 2' GOAL! One minute 17 seconds on the clock and Liverpool take the lead! Torres plays the ball through for Gerrard to run on to... the Reds skipper does the rest, rounding Green and slotting into an empty net! Incredible start for the visitors!
- 1' Liverpool are in their away strip today - green shirts and black shorts...
1' Here we go! Underway in East London!- - West Ham send out the same XI that beat Stoke last weekend.
- - So, Fernando Torres returns for Liverpool at the expense of Albert Riera, while Martin Skrtel comes in for Daniel Agger. And Lucas Leiva replaces Xabi Alonso, who was injured by Joey Barton last weekend.
- - And today's referee is Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).
- - Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa, Skrtel, Carragher, Aurelio, Benayoun, Mascherano, Lucas, Gerrard, Kuyt, Torres - Subs: Cavalieri, Dossena, Hyypia, Babel, Insua, Ngog, Degen
- - The teams are in... West Ham: Green, Neill, Tomkins, Upson, Ilunga, Boa Morte, Noble, Kovac, Stanislas, Di Michele, Tristan - Subs: Lastuvka, Lopez, Nsereko, Spector, Collison, Sears, Payne
- - Liverpool can go top of the Premier League with victory over West Ham at Upton Park - but again, it could prove to be a brief stay at the summit with Manchester United playing local rivals City on Sunday.
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Team Stats
West Ham Stats Liverpool 53% Possession 46% 8 Shots 19 1 Shots on target 7 3 Saves 1 2 Corners 4 17 Fouls 10 3 Offsides 1 3 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0 15 Tackles 45 427 Accurate passes 355 54 Bad passes 51 -
Player Stats
- G =
- Goals
- S =
- Shots
- SoT =
- Shot on Target
- F =
- Fouls
- FW =
- Fouls Won
- O =
- Offsides
- A =
- Assists
- AP =
- Accurate Passes
- BP =
- Bad Passes
- T =
- Tackles
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West Ham G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Robert Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 15 Matthew Upson 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 54 6 3 30 James Tomkins 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 46 1 3 3 Hérita N'Kongolo Ilunga 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 40 11 3 2 Lucas Neill 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 62 0 1 14 Radoslav Kovac 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 52 3 0 16 Mark Noble 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 68 11 2 46 Junior Stanislas 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 5 0 13 Luis Boa Morte 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 13 1 2 25 Diego Tristán 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 18 1 0 32 David Di Michele 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 20 4 0 18 Jonathan Spector 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Savio Nsereko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Freddie Sears 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 4 0 5 Walter Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Jack Collison 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 7 0 35 Josh Payne 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 24 Jan Lastuvka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Liverpool G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 25 Jose Reina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 37 Martin Skrtel 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 28 4 2 23 Jamie Carragher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 1 12 Fabio Aurelio 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 26 10 4 17 Alvaro Arbeloa 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 43 0 7 8 Steven Gerrard 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 33 5 1 20 Javier Mascherano 0 2 0 4 3 0 0 50 11 10 21 Lucas Leiva 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 41 3 8 15 Yossi Benayoun 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 28 10 4 9 Fernando Torres 0 4 0 3 3 1 1 10 2 0 18 Dirk Kuyt 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 33 1 6 19 Ryan Babel 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 Sami Hyypia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Philipp Degen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Andrea Dossena 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 24 David Ngog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Diego Cavalieri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Emiliano Insua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3 2
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Summary
- 90'+2 Gerrard hits the side netting! He doesn't give up... even at 3-0 up!
- 84' GOAL! BABEL MAKES IT THREE! It's all very easy as Liverpool break with Kuyt, who clips a cross over to Babel... the Dutchman sees his header saved by Green, but the rebound falls kindly for him and he makes no mistake on the second attempt!
- 78' Tristan is through here! But the flag's up for offside... doesn't stop the Spaniard from sticking the ball into the back of the net though!
- 67' Oooh! Ilunga on the overlap latches onto Noble's pass... he pulls it back for Di Michele! But the Italian's effort is wide of the mark!
- 61' What a break by Liverpool! Lightning quick! Gerrard leads it, playing the ball out to Kuyt... but the Dutchman is foiled by Green in the end!
- 58' Gerrard strikes from the edge of the area after a neat dummy from Torres! Green is equal to it though!
- 53' Liverpool break again! And it's Kuyt again, who centres for Torres! Over the bar with a header!
- 51' BENAYOUN! Oooh! Kuyt delivers a great cross to the back stick where Benayoun volleys over the bar on the stretch!
- 45'+2 Oooh! Torres rises for an aerial challenge with Upson... the ball bounces off the top of his head - he doesn't really know where it's going - and it loops up over Green but bounces wide of the post!
- 43' Ooh! A terrible, comical mistake by Carragher lets in Di Michele... he's one-on-one! But the Italian ends up making a total hash out of it... the ball runs away from him, so his only option is to take a dive! It's so blatant, it's not funny... and he is shown a yellow card! Embarrassing period of play all round!
- 38' GREEN SAVES GERRARD'S PENALTY! But the Liverpool captain reacts quickest and slots home the rebound from close range! Two-nil!
- 37' PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL! Boa Morte tugs the shirt of Torres as the Spaniard hares into the box!
- 27' Ooh! Kovac heads over the bar from the free-kick! Best chance for the hosts so far! Reina was nowhere to be seen!
- 2' GOAL! One minute 17 seconds on the clock and Liverpool take the lead! Torres plays the ball through for Gerrard to run on to... the Reds skipper does the rest, rounding Green and slotting into an empty net! Incredible start for the visitors!
Live Team Line-Up
- Referee: Alan Wiley
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West HamManager: Gianfranco Zola
Captain: Lucas Neill
Starting line-up
- R. Green
- L. Neill
- J. Tomkins
- M. Upson
- H. Ilunga
- L. Boa Morte
- M. Noble
- R. Kovac
- J. Stanislas
- D. Tristan
- D. Di Michele
Subs
- J. Spector
- J. Lastuvka
- S. Nsereko
- J. Collison
59′ - F. Sears 70′
- W. Lopez
- J. Payne 80′
Injured
- S. Parker
- K. Dyer
- J. Collins
- C. Cole
Suspended
None
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LiverpoolManager: Rafael Benitez
Captain: Steven Gerrard
Starting line-up
- J. Reina
- A. Arbeloa
- J. Carragher
- M. Skrtel
- F. Aurelio
- L. Lucas
- J. Mascherano
- D. Kuyt
- S. Gerrard
- Y. Benayoun
- F. Torres
Subs
- S. Hyypia
- P. Degen
- A. Dossena 82′
- R. Babel 72′
- D. N'Gog
- E. Insua 54′
- D. Cavalieri
Injured
- X. Alonso
Suspended
None
sorry west got hammerd u get it. u got canained
Congratulations Liverpool your the best!!!!!!!!
go fjts u r the best footballer ever
brilliant game by liverpool , hope arsenal and hull can stop manu in their tracks !!!
Congratulations Liverpool seems they have secured second spot in the EPL.
gerrard was on fire out there see if they can take ov er man u now
liverpool! the world's greatest
manu better watch out for liverpool fc lfc all the way.
Yes! Great result for the mighty reds! Beat that manure scums! 3-0, a great performance and back where we belong! Top! Come on City do us a massive favour!
Liverpool keep movin on!!! Red devils back off!!!!
Ref to 757,fhotaj, Thats not about luck... thats all about conspiracy in premier league
The FA only want to see manu win the leaguecome on liverpool stay at the top to you play west borm and tompnent and your going
to win the cup and man u is going to lose the math today and lose the faina
liverpool top the leage and i hope man u gets to lose and i want man u to lose
keep the dream ALIVE.....@#$% on CITY....
802 mancs hate scousers? if that is so, why are they all in lpool doing our jobs.
yer mother likes us !!!!!!get real lar.who's the ref at c l final. hope it's the same fella that chelski got hahahaha
livin in the hope that city can do the pl a favour and keep the cheats away from the silverware cupboard.
once again mu have their game the day after lpool play,this is not fair and should be addressed @ the highest level and find out who is getting the bung .......obvious advantage tactics that can not be allowed.
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