West Ham vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Reds slump continues in title race blow

Who else for West Ham but Jarrod Bowen! The England international had just been denied by Alisson, as his strike was tipped wide, but he is left all alone from the following corner! An outswinging delivery finds Bowen and he flicks his header back across goal, with the bounce and the angle beating Alisson!

The defending from Liverpool to leave Bowen is awful, but that’s the 20th of the season for him. Liverpool, once again, are behind.

43’ SAVE! Poor play from Liverpool gives Bowen a sight of goal... Alisson is there to tip it wide of the goal!

41’ POST! Liverpool an inch from taking the lead and it’s not a surprise to see Diaz at the heart of it. The winger cuts inside from the left, taking two West Ham defenders with him, before firing back across goal and towards the near post. Areola looked beaten and is saved by the ball striking the bottom of the post and out.

Close.

39 mins: Diaz brings it down at the back post and turns to feed it back to Gakpo, who blazes wide. He committed to the outside of the boot shot but the angle didn’t work and it was always heading off target.

35 mins: At this rate it will only be a matter of time before Klopp turns to Salah and Nunez. The ball doesn’t quite sit for Gakpo on the edge of the West Ham box, as Alvarez nicks it away.

The Liverpool fans in the away end try to inject some life into what is becoming a very flat performance from the visitors. West Ham are in the game, which is certainly an improvement on being 4-0 down to Crystal Palace by this stage last weekened.

31 mins: Save by Alisson after Coufal’s shot from the edge of the box deflects off a Liverpool block. Comfortable in the end for the Liverpool goalkeeper.

29 mins: Half-chance for Liverpool as it breaks to Alexander-Arnold out wide. He thumps his shot straight at Areola and the goalkeeper’s technique is strange to say the least, as he choses to parry it out. West Ham scramble clear.

27 mins: PENALTY?! No! Diaz was just offside in the build-up, before Gakpo was caught by Ogbonna in the box. There’s also a handball from Ogbonna, who blocked Diaz’s shot.

Diaz, though, was offside. Just need VAR to confirm now.

VAR confirms it, but it too way to long for such a simple decision.

25 mins: Here’s a sight... Antonio lines up a long throw but it doesn’t lead to a West Ham chance as Kudus heads gently towards Alisson. There have been some bright moments for both teams but this is very much a sleepy 12:30pm kick-off.

22 mins: Chances for both teams on the break - first Quansah steps across and blocks Paqueta after Van Dijk was late on Antonio - avoiding a yellow card.

Then Gakpo almost gets in behind but Emerson recovers to get across and cut the threat out.