Match Report: West Ham United 1-4 Liverpool
Jurgen Klopp’s men were spot on in adding pressure to Slaven Bilic’s troubles as a brace from Mohamed Salah and a goal apiece from Joel Matip and Oxlade Chamberlain gave Liverpool a comfortable 4-1 win over the Hammers.
West Ham started off brightly and the deadlock could have been broken in the 9th minute after André Ayew saw himself get into a one-on-one against Simon Mignolet, only to hit the frame of the post. Liverpool conceded a corner in the 21st minute and West Ham decided to bring all three of their center-backs up for the kick. The decision, however, fired back as the Reds launched a fiery counter with Salah making no mistake in giving his side a lead.
Just a couple of minutes after the first goal, Liverpool added another through Joel Matip after a deflection from Mark Noble forced Joe Hart into making a point-blank save, giving the ball to Matip in the process. West Ham pulled one back through Manuel Lanzini in the 55th minute, but Chamberlain restored Liverpool’s two-goal lead just a minute later.
Heading into the final 15 minutes, Liverpool had the complete reigns of the game. Mohamed Salah eventually added a 4th with a brilliant strike and came close to completing his hat-trick. But his effort was equally matched by Joe Hart. Liverpool enjoyed 52% of possession and managed 15 shots (7 on target) in the process.
“Our counter-attacking was pretty perfect,” Klopp was quoted by BBC as saying.“We had some wonderful play. That’s 3-0, 3-0, 4-1, it’s been a really good week.
“I decided after just one training session to bring Sadio in from the beginning,” Klopp added. “I’ve never done that before, but obviously it was not the worst idea I’ve ever had. Sadio is a naturally fit player, he is a machine.”
With the win, Liverpool now sit 6th on the Premier League log, level on points with Chelsea and Arsenal – with the London clubs yet to play this weekend. Having said that, this is how the Liverpool fans reacted to the victory:
Salah, Mane and Firmino pic.twitter.com/t0bZ1ca5vs
— MB (@MrBoywunder) November 4, 2017
Apparently Liverpool FC are being investigated by the police for robbing Roma of Mohamed Salah
— ¹⁰ (@CoutinhoPrime) November 4, 2017
— Pontus Davidsson (@Pontdavidsson98) November 4, 2017
❤️ #Motm pic.twitter.com/isKiilUY0H
— Kenneth (@gamemasterken) November 4, 2017
Watching Salah,mane,Firmino together better than watching Porn…!
Cause they are sexy Trio
— Sli Alshareef (@SliAlshareef) November 4, 2017
we’re above burnley pic.twitter.com/gB3smsN3i8
— dan (@AImightyDan) November 4, 2017
Salah better than Sanchez
— Jack (@SimplySoler) November 4, 2017
Thought Firminho was excellent today! Sad he couldn’t add a goal to match his performance.
— Sailesh (@Saaileshh) November 4, 2017
Poor performance, so much work needs to be done. Playing an awful side just papers over the cracks
— . (@Kenidraj) November 4, 2017
africa fc
— Evan (@_lfcevan) November 4, 2017
This man made all the difference! It’s no coincidence the team always struggle when he is not available (AFCON / banned / injury) pic.twitter.com/4mAJDTLOoB
— Tattletale (@tattletalent) November 4, 2017
And Mo Salah, what a bargain! The most consistent player so far this season. 12 goals and it’s only November pic.twitter.com/Asl3IDaWmk
— Tattletale (@tattletalent) November 4, 2017
Massive result. Would’ve loved the clean sheet to go with it but hey, u can’t have it all. Mo Salah though…. world class nip for 38m!
— hussain (@HShugaa) November 4, 2017
