Liverpool vs West Ham LIVE: Carabao Cup result and reaction after Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo score in rout
Anfield hosts the third-round clash as the reigning champions start their defence of the cup
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool lifted the League Cup last season at Wembley for a record tenth win; on Wednesday night their defence of the trophy began with a thumping 5-1 win over West Ham United.
The Reds will hope to go the distance in the Carabao Cup once more, but the big change from last term is Arne Slot being in the dugout after replacing Jurgen Klopp. There was no change in scoreline though; the Reds beat the Hammers 5-1 in this competition last season and did so again in the third round this time, Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo both scoring twice in an emphatic victory.
Those goals, plus one from sub Mohamed Salah, all came after the Hammers took the lead through an own goal by Jarell Quansah. West Ham were outplayed and outfought, though, and Edinson Alvarez was sent-off to remove any hope of a comeback.
Follow live updates from the match below, with the fourth-round draw set to follow at full-time:
Liverpool 1-1 West Ham
40 mins
Lovely stuff from Chiesa as he nutmegs Coufal in the West Ham box before cutting a ball back, but it’s cleared in the end. The Italian has made a very bright start to the match.
Down the other end, West Ham win a corner kick. Cresswell delivers, and it’s headed out to Bowen, but he can only direct the volley at a sea of red shirts in the box.
Liverpool 1-1 West Ham
37 mins
Liverpool have been dominant since they scored and they are enjoying far more possession, though they can’t find another way through the West Ham defence yet.
Liverpool 1-1 West Ham
35 mins
Some lovely combination play almost releases Jota and Chiesa, but Kilman does equally well to cut it out.
Both sides just missing that quality final touch since the two goals.
Liverpool 1-1 West Ham
32 mins
Liverpool break forward again, with Jota leading this attack, and he is clipped to win a free-kick about 35 yards out.
Chiesa is over it but Tsimikas delivers, though the ball runs out for a goal kick.
Liverpool 1-1 West Ham
30 mins
CLOSE! Good play from the home side.
Quansah spreads it wide to Bradley, who cuts a cross back to Gakpo at the far post. The Dutchman takes a touch before rifling a half-volley goalwards, but it takes a deflection and goes narrowly wide of the far post.
Liverpool 1-1 West Ham
28 mins
Home fans want a penalty as Bowen barges into Gakpo on the edge of the box, but they’re not even given a foul! It was 50/50.
Liverpool are back in the ascendancy in this match.
GOAL! Liverpool 1-1 West Ham
25 mins
GOAL! Liverpool are level.
A combination of passes on halfway between Jota and Nunez releases Gakpo down the wing. The Dutchman drives into the box before clipping a cross back to Chiesa, who volleys it into the ground.
It’s moving goalwards and Jota reads the run of the ball well, darting in front of Fabianski to head into the net!
Liverpool 0-1 West Ham
23 mins
Liverpool try to equalise straight away with a free-kick from the right, and it’s a great delivery that finds the head of an unmarked Quansah, but he can only direct his header wide and over.
GOAL! Liverpool 0-1 West Ham
21 mins
GOAL! The corner comes in and there’s pinball in the box, as Endo’s header bounces to Alvarez. He tries to get it out of his feet and pokes it towards goal, and it finds the back of the net via a touch from a Liverpool player.
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