Match Report
21 points separated the sides: Liverpool 5th on 60, West Ham United 18th on 39. Recent form told a different story for Liverpool: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Liverpool ran at 1.66 scored and 1.39 conceded, West Ham United at 1.21 and 1.71.
Liverpool had won three straight, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
40 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Liverpool 27, draws 7, West Ham United 6, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 70% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 57%.
The match was played at Anfield (capacity 61,276). Liverpool led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 5-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Liverpool: Axel Disasi (82' og), Hugo Ekitiké (5'), Virgil van Dijk (24'), Alexis Mac Allister (43'), Cody Gakpo (70') · West Ham United: Tomáš Souček (49'), Taty Castellanos (75')
Key stats
Possession: Liverpool 49% · West Ham United 51% · Total shots: 18-11 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 10-5