Manchester United vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction from fixture today

I said before kick off that this might be a fixture decided by the opening goal. It’s been a close fought affair so far with both teams creating chances but unable to convert.

It hasn’t been an electric, overly-exciting match. A lot of the first half was contested in the middle of the pitch with both teams having their periods on the ball.

The game needs a goal to up the intensity. Neither team will want to lose this one.

45+1 mins: Goalless at half-time then but chances created at both ends. Tottenham ended the half as the better team by a very slim margin. The quality of their chances being slighty better.

Kane, Son and Ndombele all had fantastic opportunities inside the box but Fabianski denied them. Cresswell and Fornals have looked good for West Ham and there’s a real battle developing between Antonio and Romero.

Nothing to separate the teams yet though.

45 mins: SAVE! Skipp loses possession but Hojbjerg is quick on the press to win it back. He pokes the ball forward to Moura who sends it out to Reguilon on the left. He floats a cross into the box post where Kane leaps over Cresswell, hangs in the air and lunges a headed effort at goal only to be denied by Fabianski who cuts underneath the ball and pushes it over the crossbar!

42 mins: Chance! Lucas Moura slides the ball up to Kane who shifts it out to Reguilon on the left wing. The defender takes him time with the cross and picks out Ndombele’s run into the six-yard area. Ndombele wins the header and knocks it straight into the hands of Fabianski. A yard either way and that’s a goal.

39 mins: There’s an opportunity for Tottenham to break in behind after Ndombele prods the ball into the box from high up the pitch. The ball has already gone as Ogbonna clips Ndombele knocking him over and giving Spurs a free kick high up the pitch.

Ogbonna is booked for the challenge and the free kick is curled the box. Antonio’s header drops to Ndombele who shoots and wins a corner when Zouma blocks his effort.

36 mins: Chance! West Ham’s best opportunities have come from the left side. Cresswell and Fornals are linking up beautifully to create enough space to cross the ball. Fornals whips one in this time as Soucek runs into the box from deep. Reguilon is marking Bowen and doesn’t see Soucek’s approach letting the big midfielder leap in front of him to meet to the cross. He gets a good chunk of the ball with his headed effort but sends it wide of the back post.

33 mins: West Ham work the ball down the left and Antonio tries to drive into the box. He’s forced to knock the ball back to Bowen who flicks a header onto Soucek. Soucek chips the ball over to the right side of the box where Johnson runs onto the pass and smokes it wide of the near post going for power over accuracy.

30 mins: Tottenham have started to take over in terms of possession with West Ham’s attacking play primarily coming on the counter-attack. It’s a tactical battle at the minute with neither team really getting on top of the other.

27 mins: Johnson sends a throw in up to Antonio who brings it down and gets dragged to the floor by Oliver Skipp. West Ham win a free kick and take it quickly working the ball over to the left side to try a hit Spurs unawares but the visitors regain their shape quickly and force the Hammers to retreat.

24 mins: Big chance! Benrahma sends the ball up to Antonio but he’s pressed immediatel by Romero who wins the ball and pokes to Ndombele. Ndombele makes perfect pass into the right side of the box as Son flies through the defensive line. He takes over possession as Kane makes a run to the back post. Son goes for goal but doesn’t beat the goalkeeper and Kane throws his arms up in the air. He was wide open!