Liverpool vs West Ham Match Thread

[slimbimjim]

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[bigfooty]

All West Ham at the moment, they have recovered well. We're doing nothing down their end of the pitch.

[bigfooty]

Everyone back defending for us.

We break, Nando wide on the right, trys to go past one but defended well for a throw.

Good bit of play, Arbeloa in behind, first cross blocked, second back to Gerrard but West Ham throw bodies at it and get it away to Mascherano who blazes high and wide.

[royzared]

I ****ing hate Lucas Neill

So do the West Ham fans.

[bigfooty]

Gerrard crosses on the stretch, over everyone for a throw.

17 minutes gone, 1-0 to us.

Nando on the left, cross blocked for a corner.

[bigfooty]

Gerrard to take the corner, headed out for another corner. I make that 4 or 5 to us now.

[bigfooty]

Xabi to take the corner from the other side, outswinger.

Headed out, Xabi gets it, his cross poor though and bounces through to keeper.

[bigfooty]

Skrtel does well, West Ham beat our offside trap once more and he blocks Cole.

[bigfooty]

Kuyt picks out Babel well, young Ryan cuts inside but slices his shot horribly wide when trying the curler.

[bigfooty]

West Ham again get in behind, down our right which is being targetted, Arbeloa cuts it out for a corner. Corner is cleared.

[bigfooty]

Torres gets it central but his pass to Kuyt is poor, intercepted easily.

[Hot Carl]

did i just hear the co commentator say "Mascherano isn't a fantastic tackler but..." ???

[bigfooty]

We're not doing too well on the high balls from the back, Babel wins one there but can't really put any direction on it. Nando does well on one there, finds Gerrard, but we waste it.

Kuyt slips in Arbeloa who his pushed over by Solano and wins a free-kick.

[bigfooty]

Gerrard over the free-kick, right across goal, Carra at the back stick scuffs it. West Ham boom it downfield and Pepe has to race 20 yards out of his box to clear.

[bigfooty]

Skrtel wins a good header but again only Torres up front for us.

Pepe booms it forward, Babel mistimes the jump horribly but West Ham give it away for a throw. From the throw Babel does well to win a corner.