Liverpool welcomed West Ham United at Anfield earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the EFL Cup. The Reds made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 21st minute when Jarell Quansah scored an unfortunate own goal. However, Diogo Jota equalised for the Merseyside club just four minutes later as the two teams went into the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline.
Diogo Jota gave Liverpool the lead when he scored with a composed finish in the 49th minute. Mohamed Salah got his name on the scoresheet as well in the 74th minute before Cody Gakpo scored a quick-fire brace in the latter stages of the contest. The match ended with the Merseyside club earning a dominant 5-1 victory in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Liverpool player fared during the match against the Hammers.
GK: Caoimhín Kelleher – 7/10
He made two important saves during the game but couldn’t do much about Quansah’s own goal in the first half.
RB: Conor Bradley – 7/10
Bradley performed his defensive duties well and made two inviting chances for his teammates from the right flank.
CB: Jarell Quansah – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending and was good on the ball. However, he scored an unfortunate own goal in the 21st minute.
CB: Joe Gomez – 7/10
Gomez kept the West Ham attackers frustrated for most of the game.
LB: Kostas Tsimikas – 6.5/10
He worked hard defensively and made one decent chance going forward.
CM: Wataru Endo – 7/10
Endo anchored the midfield well and engineered a good chance in the opponent’s half.
CM: Curtis Jones – 7.5/10
Jones showed a few flashes of what he can do and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
RW: Federico Chiesa – 6.5/10
He used his pace well at times and managed to bag an assist for setting up Jota’ equaliser in the first half.
CAM: Diogo Jota – 8/10
Jota was a real menace in the final third and has got two goals to his name.
LW: Cody Gakpo – 9.5/10
The Dutch talent caused a lot of headaches for the opposition defenders and scored twice late in the game. He deserves to be named the man of the match.
ST: Darwin Nunez – 7.5/10
Nunez worked his socks off in the West Ham half and would be quite pleased with the assist tonight.
Substitutes:
CM: Alexis Mac Allister – 7/10
He added more control to Slot’s midfield.
RW: Mohamed Salah – 7.5/10
Salah came on and scored with a powerful strike.
CM: Tyler Morton – N/A
LB: Andy Robertson – N/A
