Sports - Football - Premier League - WHU 0:2 LFC
Biggest pre-match news: Sadio Mané starts for Liverpool after long absence!!! And stopper Simon Mignolet skippers the Reds in Jordan Henderson's absence due to injury.
2' West Ham keeper Joe Hart blocks Roberto Firmino after an early Liverpool free kick, Alberto Moreno brought down loud and painful.
6' Hammers play the ball too far and out for a throw a second time they look close to pushing forward, Obiang with the overhit this time.
9' Ayew hits the post after breaking clear and collecting Lanzini's ball over the top, looking to curl the ball around and past a hesitant Mignolet, Liverpool caught sleeping and running behind.
13' Hernandez goes to ground a little too over-dramatic there, ref doesn't give anything, Bilić is furious. A couple of minutes break as Hernandez receives treatment.
15' Lanzini takes a free kick from about 25 yards out, cleared by the Reds.
16' A lot of tumbles and falls, appeals for free kicks, the ref's whistle on high demand, the visitors winning the call this time in their own half.
18' Offside flag up against Hernandez, Hammers pushing more as the Reds keep losing the ball.
21' Fernandes wins the first corner of the game, on the right, off his throw, the home side on top at the moment. As I write that, the corner is cleared, Mané and Salah break clear, KILLER COUNTER, 0-1! Mané runs and runs and passes to his right, Salah gratefully collects, controls and taps it in with his left, Hart well beaten. BOOM!
24' Salah corner, first for the Reds, Hart punches away NOBLE's block, nearly an own goal there, but MATIP NETS the rebound with his right boot, wham, bam, thank you ma'am, 0-2.
Liverpool are on their way to their first back-to-back league wins since August.
There were just two minutes and 37 seconds between the two LFC goals. West Ham co-owner David Gold does not look impressed.
34' Liverpool happy to play kick-about in the middle of the park, comfy with the two-goal lead, West Ham growing more and more frustrated.
37' First booking goes to West Ham skipper Noble for diving, cheeky one the French commentators say, stupid one I say!
40' Some harsh tackling, but Klopp and Bilić are going more mental than anyone else at the moment, great entertainment on the sideline, like a dance choreography between the two managers.
44' Roadrunner style, Salah breaks on the right, wins a corner, second for the Reds, Hart collects.
45' Mané gives away a free kick, soft one, the home side looking for anything and everything, desperate.
Two minutes added on before the break, loud boos echoing around London Stadium, the Hammer fans are not happy.
Mignolet comes out the box, unable to clear the ball against Ayew on the right, flappy, floppy, needless.
But I'm happy, nothing comes off that little slip up, Liverpool stay two goals up at the break, West Ham drawing a much more sloppy and frustrated picture!
HT Stats: WHU 0-2 LFC
Possession: 43%-57%
Shots: 2-3
On target: 0-3
Corners: 1-2
Fouls: 5-6
Yellow cards: 1-0
LFC Goals: Salah 21' & Matip 24'.
WHU Team: 25 Hart; 21 Ogbonna, 8 Kouyate, 2 Reid; 3 Cresswell, 16 Noble (c) (booked 37'), 10 Lanzini, 14 Obiang, 31 Fernandes; 17 Hernandez, 20 Ayew. 3-5-2
Substitutes: 7 Arnautovic, 9 Carroll, 13 Adrian, 15 Sakho, 23 Haksabanovic, 26 Masuaku, 41 Rice.
LFC Team: 22 Mignolet (c); 18 Moreno, 17 Klavan, 32 Matip, 12 Gomez; 5 Wijnaldum, 23 Can, 21 Oxlade-Chamberlain; 19 Mané, 9 Firmino, 11 Salah. 4-3-3
Substitutes: 1 Karius, 6 Lovren, 7 Milner, 15 Sturridge, 16 Grujic, 66 Alexander-Arnold.
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Ground: London Stadium
All facts and stats were taken from the BBC website and SFR live match coverage.
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