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Joel Matip's goal was his first in the Premier League this seasonLiverpool came from a goal down to win at West Ham and boost their hopes of securing European football next season.
The Hammers took a 12th-minute lead when Lucas Paqueta, after playing a one-two with Michail Antonio, fired from 20 yards out past Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson.
But the advantage lasted less than six minutes before Cody Gakpo equalised with his own shot from outside the penalty area.
West Ham thought they had gone back in front with Jarrod Bowen's angled strike but the England forward was ruled offside by the video assistant referee to keep it at 1-1.
An unmarked Joel Matip scored what proved to be the winner in the 67th minute with a powerful header from Andy Robertson's corner from the left.
There was a late scare for Liverpool when Thiago handled in the penalty area, with Hammers boss David Moyes furious that a decision was not awarded by either on-field referee Chris Kavanagh or Neil Swarbrick on video assistant referee duty.
At the final whistle Moyes confronted Kavanagh, still angry at the decision that cost his side an opportunity to earn a point.
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Liverpool still hoping to salvage something from difficult campaign
It has been a tough season for Liverpool, who came second in 2021-22, losing out to Manchester City by one point as the title race went to the final day of the season.
They went out of both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, competitions they won last season, at the fourth-round phase and were hammered 6-2 on aggregate by Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Therefore, to miss out on European football altogether would be a massive setback for Jurgen Klopp's side.
They may have to settle for the Europa League at best and will need to finish fifth or sixth to qualify for the second-tier European competition, while seventh would leave them in the play-offs for the third-tier Europa Conference League.
This win takes them sixth and above Tottenham on goal difference, although Champions League football looks beyond the Reds as they are six points behind third-placed Newcastle and Manchester United in fourth, with both sides having at least one game in hand.
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West Ham United
Squad number1Player nameFabianski- Squad number5Player nameCoufal
- Squad number4Player nameZouma
- Squad number27Player nameAguerd
- Squad number3Player nameCresswell
- Squad number28Player nameSoucek
- Squad number41Player nameRice
- Squad number20Player nameBowen
- Squad number11Player nameLucas Paquetá
- Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
- Squad number9Player nameAntonio
- Squad number14Player nameCornet
Squad number18Player nameIngs
Liverpool
- Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold
Squad number32Player nameMatip
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number26Player nameRobertson
Squad number14Player nameHenderson- Squad number3Player nameFabinho
- Squad number17Player nameJones
Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah- Squad number18Player nameGakpo
- Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota
- Squad number6Player nameThiago Alcántara
Squad number7Player nameMilner- Squad number23Player nameDíaz
- Squad number27Player nameNúñez
Line-ups
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Fabianski
- 5Coufal
- 4Zouma
- 27Aguerd
- 3Cresswell
- 28Soucek
- 41Rice
- 20Bowen
- 11Lucas Paquetá
- 22BenrahmaSubstituted forCornetat 70'minutes
- 9AntonioSubstituted forIngsat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Fornals
- 10Lanzini
- 12Downes
- 13Aréola
- 14Cornet
- 18Ings
- 21Ogbonna
- 24Kehrer
- 33Emerson
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-Arnold
- 32Matip
- 4van Dijk
- 26Robertson
- 14HendersonSubstituted forThiago Alcántaraat 59'minutes
- 3Fabinho
- 17JonesSubstituted forMilnerat 84'minutes
- 11Salah
- 18GakpoSubstituted forNúñezat 78'minutes
- 20JotaSubstituted forDíazat 59'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Gomez
- 6Thiago Alcántara
- 7Milner
- 19Elliott
- 21Tsimikas
- 23Díaz
- 27Núñez
- 28Carvalho
- 62Kelleher
Live Text
Match ends, West Ham United 1, Liverpool 2.
Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Liverpool 2.
Joël Matip (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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.
Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
Declan Rice (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Curtis Jones.
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.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Fabinho.
Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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.
Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Cody Gakpo.
Attempt blocked. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
Offside, Liverpool. Curtis Jones tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
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