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  • Gerrard 2’, 38’ (pen.)
  • Babel 84’

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  1. Liverpool down West Ham

    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

  • 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.

  • 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
    • 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

  • 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

  • West Ham

    Manager: Gianfranco Zola

    Captain: Lucas Neill

    Starting line-up

    • R. Green
    • L. Neill
    • J. Tomkins
    • M. Upson
    • H. Ilunga
    • L. Boa Morte Yellow Card Substitution Out (80′)
    • M. Noble
    • R. Kovac Yellow Card
    • J. Stanislas Substitution Out (59′)
    • D. Tristan
    • D. Di Michele Yellow Card Substitution Out (70′)

    Subs

    • J. Spector
    • J. Lastuvka
    • S. Nsereko
    • J. Collison Substitution In59′
    • F. Sears Substitution In70′
    • W. Lopez
    • J. Payne Substitution In80′

    Injured

    • S. Parker
    • K. Dyer
    • J. Collins
    • C. Cole

    Suspended

    None

  • Liverpool

    Manager: Rafael Benitez

    Captain: Steven Gerrard

    Starting line-up

    • J. Reina
    • A. Arbeloa
    • J. Carragher
    • M. Skrtel
    • F. Aurelio Substitution Out (54′)
    • L. Lucas Yellow Card
    • J. Mascherano Yellow Card
    • D. Kuyt
    • S. Gerrard Goal
    • Y. Benayoun Substitution Out (82′)
    • F. Torres Substitution Out (72′)

    Subs

    • S. Hyypia
    • P. Degen
    • A. Dossena Substitution In82′
    • R. Babel Substitution In72′ Goal
    • D. N'Gog
    • E. Insua Substitution In54′
    • D. Cavalieri

    Injured

    • X. Alonso

    Suspended

    None

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  1. YNWA....... NUFF SAID

    From dancer007, on Sat 9 May 8:44PM

  2. simone120 - if you read the site properly you'd­ realise it's other fans - most noticably man u -­ who are writing the foul and disgusting comments. FOOL.

    From Susan M, on Sat 9 May 8:43PM

  3. I have a strong belive that liverpool will win this­ premiership on goal difference.
    Liverpool 4 life

    From dejavu, on Sat 9 May 8:34PM

  4. ha ha ha liverpool on top. with man utd 2 games less.­ but how can anyone say that they are first when they­ level points and 2 games more. it's a very nice­ joke,

    From Fredu, on Sat 9 May 8:27PM

  5. The majority of English teams change the way of playing­ football accept Liverpool that is way they will not win­ any thing until they start to play modern football

    From scott a, on Sat 9 May 8:16PM

  6. Liverpool (old style football )is the team I don’t like

    From scott a, on Sat 9 May 8:11PM

  7. Jeffrey (818) you look like a @#$%

    From jaytibor, on Sat 9 May 8:09PM

  8. RE. 812 u know fu*k all about utd if u can say they are­ the real reds, every 1 know liverpool being wearing red­ long before u utd sc*m, that makes liverpool the real­ reds u wan*er.

    From ian.mitchell74, on Sat 9 May 8:09PM

  9. Perhaps Liverpool should take a leaf out of Man U book­ "called how to win the title) sign a couple of­ cheating diving @#$%, appoint the most unsporting­ manager in the land, make sure with the FA to have only­ refs that support Man U, and have the luck of Jobe in­ every match winning dubious penalties and win a large­ percentage of games 1-0 as the score dosen't matter­ to Man U success followers as long as they win.

    From john g, on Sat 9 May 8:09PM

  10. G-Man is a c**t

    From jaytibor, on Sat 9 May 8:07PM

  11. my brother will be happy tonight, that liverpool have­ won again!, does not matter anyway when wolves play­ them next season wolves fc are going to beat them­ anyway lols

    From Jeffrey, on Sat 9 May 8:07PM

  12. Go on Sarah girl, you tell em!

    MUFC for CL 09

    From G-Man, on Sat 9 May 8:03PM

  13. BRILLIANT!!!!!!! LIVERPOOL FOREVER!!!!!!!

    From Charleyd, on Sat 9 May 7:58PM

  14. The foul language & name calling on this site is­ disgraceful, I guess its the only way you 'pool­ fans' can express yourselves huh?
    BTW pool­ don't deserve to have the highest record of­ trophies not after NINETEEN years of league failure.

    From simone120, on Sat 9 May 7:57PM

  15. scott a ,soccer?????
    are you the only gay in your­ villge

    From craig, on Sat 9 May 7:57PM

  16. 792 COMMENT SEE U ON HERE ON THE 17TH U TOBY CAN U­ REALLY SEE THE REAL REDS SLIPPIN UP NOW AFTER REACHIN­ THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL AND BEIN ON A HIGH MORE FOOL­ U FOR BELIEVIN U CAN WIN IT U PLONKER M.U.F.C FOREVER

    From sarahmclellan, on Sat 9 May 7:55PM

  17. Pool cannot win the league on their own merit, go on be­ city fans for all of 90 mins u sad individuals. FYI UTD­ will thrash them just like spurs will thrash you pool­ once again in 2 weeks time. Rafa makes me laugh­ he's a wannabe who talks about the great squad­ haha. dumped out of every cup by mediocore teams.

    From simone120, on Sat 9 May 7:53PM

  18. kvenkatesh_1988 Your a foul disgusting braindead­ typical of a Man U suceess following yeti, Rafa Benitez­ is a gentleman who has and shows respect for all the­ people he meets, its a pity that the ignorant old­ whiskey nose isn't the same, i would like to bump­ into someday and teach you respect (bet it won't be­ anywhere near Old Trafford) of course it won't.

    From john g, on Sat 9 May 7:53PM

  19. I am not MU fan but I don't like Liverpool they­ don’t know how to play soccer , its better for them to­ change to rugby team I am sure Gerrard will become one­ of the best rugby players in the world

    From scott a, on Sat 9 May 7:52PM

  20. david z

    If you are going to open your mouth please­ start your brain first!
    That is the pea sized thing in­ your head!
    You ignoramous - you might want to look that­ up in the dictionary -
    Thats the big thick book full­ of words by the way!

    From simon7685, on Sat 9 May 7:51PM
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