Liverpool won with willpower over West Ham – football.ua

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October 31, 2020, 9:27 PM

As part of the seventh round of the Premier League, Liverpool and London’s West Ham met. Immediately after kickoff, the hosts, as expected, took the ball under their control, taking possession of the game and territorial advantage. But this did not bring much benefit to the team, because he did not get to shoot on goal. Over time, the “hammers” took the initiative and quickly managed to take the lead. Fornals took advantage of the rebound of the ball in the penalty area and sent it to the net – 0: 1.

After a goal was scored, the guests were expected to fall to their half of the field, counting on counterattacks. The “reds” owned a large part of the ball, but did not bring dividends, because there were not even shots on goal. The obtained standards also did not help, the drawing of which led nowhere. David Moyes’s pupils acted confidently on defense, without their head coach having no cause for concern. In one of the episodes, Henderson could have scored from a distance, but Jordan’s shot lacked accuracy.

After a while, West Ham calmed the game, taking the ball under their control. The Londoners carried out several attacks, but they posed no threat to Alisson’s door. Closer to the end of the first half, Liverpool once again occupied the other half of the field and began to get closer and closer to Fabianski’s goal. Alexander-Arnold had a great chance to score with a direct free kick, but Trent couldn’t throw the ball over the wall. And in the next attack, Salah earned a penalty in the fight against Masuaku. The victim herself noticed the penalty kick – 1: 1. The minutes remaining before the half-time elapsed in a measured way, the score did not change.

After the resumption of play, Lersisides regained possession of the playing advantage, intending to score an early goal. They were still controlling the ball in a foreign half of the field, but Fabianski’s goal was not threatened. With every minute that passed, Klopp’s defenses grew closer and closer to someone else’s penalty, but in the end this didn’t help the team score. Over time, the “hammers” managed to calm the game. They took her out of her half of the field and tried to create at least a moment of danger, but it was all limited only to approaches to the penalty area.

Klopp decided something had to be changed and released Shakiri and Zhota onto the field, which later benefited the Reds. Soon after his appearance on the field, Salah was able to distinguish himself, who struck a heavy blow in the far corner, but lacked precision. A few minutes later, Zhota sent the ball into the goal and even managed to celebrate the goal with his teammates, but it was later disallowed. After seeing numerous replays, the head referee fouled Mane in attack.

Liverpool did not despair and continued to put pressure on Fabianski’s stakes. A little later, Zhota sent the ball back into the net, but this time everything was within the rules. Shaqiri brought Diogo to shock position, and the Portuguese dealt with Fabianski – 2: 1. After a goal was scored, the hosts continued to attack in the hope of developing their own success, but no longer threatened the opponent’s goal . At the end of the match, they handed the ball to the guests. Moyes’s wards desperately tried to escape, but failed to disturb Alisson. As a result, Liverpool scored another tough victory, allowing the “reds” to take a clear first place at least for a while.

In the round of 16, Liverpool will face Manchester City and West Ham will play a derby with Fulham.

Liverpool – West Ham 2: 1
Goals: Salah, 42 (penalty), Jota, 85 – Fornals, 10

Liverpool: Alisson – Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Phillips, Robertson – Jones (Shakiri, 70), Henderson, Veynaldum – Salah (Milner, 90), Firmino (Jota, 70), Mane

West Ham: Fabianski – Zoufal, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Masuaku (Lansini, 88) – Bowen (Benrama, 89), Souchek, Rice, Fornals – Allé (Yarmolenko, 74)

Warning: Rice