Liverpool vs West Ham Match Thread

[bigfooty]

Gerrard corner, near post, Skrtel flicks it on and just over the bar.

[Red_Polo]

So do the West Ham fans.

[bigfooty]

Babel wins a free-kick on the left, great position to play it into the box with one of those that curls towards the far post and is hard for the keeper to deal with.

Gerrard over it, trys to find that far post, headed out, we keep the ball but West Ham defend well and we can't get a cross in.

[bigfooty]

We're losing about 75% of the balls we hit from the back with no Crouch on the pitch.

Neill having a nightmare.

Gerrard on the left, aims to pick out someone arriving at the back stick and its headed for a corner.

[bigfooty]

Gerrard corner, Green flaps, Carra does well to win a corner on the other side.

So many corners, we need to make them count.

[bigfooty]

Corner over everyone and drops to Carra at the back post, he is caught on his heels and bounces off him for a goal-kick.

[bigfooty]

Another long ball, another one skitters through for a West Ham throw. If we're going to play all these high balls from deep Crouch should be on.

[slimbimjim]

Is it me or are the crowd up for it tonight?

[bigfooty]

Gerrard in space, shout for handball, not given, Gerrard cross comes to Arbeloa, back in, headed out for a throw.

[bigfooty]

Riise throw, 1-2 with Babel, out for another throw to us.

Riise throw into the box, West Ham don't clear, bounces around, comes to Riise who dribbles a shot at the keeper.

Babel does well, crosses on his left, Gerrard pokes at it and Green saves at his post for a corner.

[bigfooty]

Xabi corner, Lucash Neill continues his nightmare half by handballing it out for a corner.

Another corner falls to Carra who is off balance and goes wide. Carra has met about 3 or 4 corners now and each one has bounced off him harmlessly out of play.

[bigfooty]

Terrible challenge from Carlton Cole, clatters into Alonso. Only a booking. Could have been a red.

[bigfooty]

Cole lead with his forearm into Xabi there, Rafa did not like that.

6 minutes to go.

[bigfooty]

Good link-up play between Babel and Riise, Riise's cross is deflected to Babel but his stab is cleared.

[Red_hot]

David Johnson isn't happy with the ref at all (on Radio Merseyside.)