Liverpool vs West Ham LIVE: Carabao Cup result and final score after Curtis Jones doubles up in thrashing

56 mins: There’s the second!

It’s a belter from Curtis Jones too. He brings the ball forward down the inside left and plays a one-two before sprinting into the box. Jones carries the ball towards goal, looks for a teammate but there’s no-one around.

Instead he shoots, beats the goalkeeper on his left and sneaks the ball into the box off the inside of the far post!

54 mins: Opportunity for West Ham after they win a corner. Jarrod Bowen whips it into the box but Cody Gakpo gets his head to the ball at the near post.

He nods it away but the Hammers recycle the ball. Said Benrahma is the target this time but he’s flagged offside.

51 mins: Liverpool have already had four attempts at goal in the second half but the Hammers are still in the game at 1-0. However, the visitors haven’t created one chance yet and things need to change for them.

49 mins: Shot! Curtis Jones feeds the ball into the box for Darwin Nunez. He’s surrounded by three players but manages to shift the ball out of his feet before nailing a shot at goal for forcing Alphonse Areola into a decent save.

48 mins: Liverpool have picked up where they left off in the first half. Szoboszlai makes a fine run off the ball and is slipped a pass on the right side of the box.

He hangs it up into the middle but a deflection takes the cross over Gakpo’s head and down to Coufal who deals with it.

Liverpool kick off the second half. They’re 45 minutes away from the Carabao Cup semi-finals. Neither manager has made a change at the break.

What can West Ham do to turn around their fortunes. For one, they need to get on the ball more. Liverpool were allowed to play their own game too often and it was only a matter of time before they found the breakthrough.

An equaliser for David Moyes’ team could be enough to force a penalty shootout and the possibility of a semi-final place.

In September 2018, Harvey Elliott became the competition’s youngest ever player when he appeared for Fulham against Millwall, aged 15 years and 174 days.

He’s been one of Liverpool’s brightest sparks tonight and seems to have settled into the first team in the intervening years.

45+1 mins: The whistle goes to end the first half with Liverpool taking a slender lead into the break. They’ve been dominant and more proactive.

Dominik Szoboszlai’s strike is the difference but Jurgen Klopp will want a second before he feels comfortable in this game.