FT: WEST HAM 2-3 LIVERPOOL

Date: Sunday 9 December 2012
Kick Off: 16:00
Venue: Boleyn Ground, London
Competition: Barclays Premier League
Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire)
Broadcast: Sky Sports 1, 15:30


LINKS

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=180388


LIVE ARTICLE

http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewLiveArticle/173393


Liverpool came away from Upton Park with all three points on Sunday evening following a pulsating encounter with West Ham United.

It was Liverpool who made the better start and took the lead with just 11 minutes gone, when former West Ham player Glen Johnson cut in from the right and unleashed a brilliant shot into the top left corner.

But West Ham quickly came back into the match and were gifted a chance to equalise on 36 minutes when Joe Allen was harshly penalised for handball following a Guy Demel shot, and Mark Noble converted the resulting penalty.

Just seven minutes later, the Hammers were in front with the goal coming from the most unlikely of sources. Matt Jarvis swung the ball in from the left and Steven Gerrard inadvertently headed it into his own net.

The second half was mostly similar to the first, with West Ham looking more likely to add to their tally, rather than concede an equaliser. Mohamed Diame was instrumental in midfield for the Hammers, but an injury to him coincided with a quick turnaround by Liverpool, which seemed incredibly unlikely with the absence of talisman Luis Suarez.

Firstly, Raheem Sterling fed a ball through to another ex-Hammer in Joe Cole, and he slotted it into the bottom right corner. And just three minutes later, Jordan Henderson crossed it in and James Collins, trying to clear it away from yet another ex-Hammer in Jonjo Shelvey, only managed to loop it into his own net.

West Ham tried to find an equaliser in the closing stages but Liverpool held out comfortably for the win which lifts them into the top half for the first time this season, just four points from fourth spot.


LIVE SCOREBOARD

WEST HAM - 2
Noble pen 36'
Gerrard o.g. 43'

LIVERPOOL - 3
Johnson 11'
Cole 76'
Collins o.g. 79'


LEAGUE POSITIONS AS IT STANDS

10. Liverpool - Pld 16, W 5, D 7, L 4, F 22, A 20, GD 2, Pts 22.
11. West Ham - Pld 16, W 6, D 4, L 6, F 21, A 20, GD 1, Pts 22.


TEAMS

West Ham
22 Jaaskelainen
20 Demel (McCartney 46')
19 Collins
2 Reid
17 O'Brien
21 Diame (Tomkins 73')
16 Noble
14 Taylor (Maiga 86')
4 Nolan
7 Jarvis
9 Cole

Subs: 30 Spiegel, 3 McCartney, 5 Tomkins, 11 Maiga, 27 Spence,
32 O'Neil, 42 Moncur.

Liverpool
25 Reina
2 Johnson
37 Skrtel
5 Agger
3 Enrique (Cole 27' )
24 Allen (Coates 86')
21 Lucas (Henderson 70')
8 Gerrard
31 Sterling
33 Shelvey
19 Downing

Subs: 1 Jones, 10 Cole, 14 Henderson, 16 Coates, 23 Carragher,
30 Suso, 50 Morgan.


KEY UPDATES

11: GOAL - WEST HAM 0-1 LIVERPOOL
Steven Gerrard passes it to Glen Johnson (2), and he takes a beautiful shot from 25 yards that flies into the top left corner beyond the reach of Jussi Jaaskelainen.

27: LIVERPOOL SUB
Jose Enrique is replaced by Joe Cole due to injury.

31: LIVERPOOL BOOKING
Jonjo Shelvey receives a yellow card (2) for a foul on Mohamed Diame.

34: LIVERPOOL BOOKING
Steven Gerrard receives a yellow card (2) for a foul on Mohamed Diame.

36: PENALTY TO WEST HAM
Joe Allen handballs in the area and Lee Probert points to the spot.

36: GOAL - WEST HAM 1-1 LIVERPOOL
Mark Noble (3) steps up and slots it into the bottom left corner.

38: WEST HAM BOOKING
Matt Taylor receives a yellow card (2) for a foul on Raheem Sterling.

43: GOAL - WEST HAM 2-1 LIVERPOOL
Matt Jarvis crosses the ball in from the left, and Steven Gerrard gets his head on it, inadvertently sending it past his own goalkeeper into the net.

46: WEST HAM SUB
Guy Demel is replaced by George McCartney at half time.

70: LIVERPOOL SUB
Lucas is replaced by Jordan Henderson.

73: WEST HAM SUB
Mohamed Diame is stretchered off and replaced by James Tomkins.

76: GOAL - WEST HAM 2-2 LIVERPOOL
Jonjo Shelvey plays it to Raheem Sterling, who feeds it through to Joe Cole (2), who slots a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner.

79: GOAL - WEST HAM 2-3 LIVERPOOL
Jordan Henderson crosses the ball in from the right hand side and James Collins tries to get it away from Jonjo Shelvey, but only manages to loop it into his own net.

86: WEST HAM SUB
Matt Taylor is replaced by Modibo Maiga.

86: LIVERPOOL SUB
Joe Allen is replaced by Sebastian Coates.


LAST MATCHES

West Ham
Saturday 1 December 2012
Barclays Premier League
West Ham 3-1 Chelsea

Liverpool
Thursday 6 December 2012
UEFA Europa League Group A
Udinese 0-1 Liverpool

Head to head
Sunday 27 February 2011
Barclays Premier League
West Ham 3-1 Liverpool


TOP SCORERS

West Ham
Kevin Nolan - 5
Modibo Maiga - 4
Mark Noble - 3

Liverpool
Luis Suarez - 13
Jonjo Shelvey - 4
Nuri Sahin - 3