Liverpool faced West Ham United in the 33rd round of the Premier League in the 2022-2023 season held at the London Stadium in London, England on the 27th at 3:45 am (Korean time) and won 2-1. 메이저놀이터
With this, Liverpool added 3 points and made 53 points (15 wins, 8 draws, 9 losses, 22 points lost) and moved up to 6th place in the league, beating Tottenham Hotspur (53 points, 7 points lost). On the other hand, West Ham, who failed to obtain points, remained in 14th place (34 points) in the league.
The away team Liverpool played in a 4-3-3 formation. Diogo Jota, Cody Gakpo, and Mohamed Salah were in the forefront, and Curtis Jones, Fabinho, and Jordan Henderson filled the midfield. Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip, Trent Alexander Arnold formed the back four and Alisson Becker kept the goal.
The home team, West Ham, also faced off with a 4-3-3 formation. Saeed Benrama, Michael Antonio, and Jarod Bowen all looked for goals, while Lucas Paqueta, Declan Rice, and Tomash Suchek stood in midfield. Aaron Cresswell, Naif Aguerde, Kurt Zuma, and Vladimir Kupal formed the back four and Ukash Fabianski wore the gloves.
The opening goal was scored by West Ham. After breaking through the left flank in the 12th minute of the first half, Paqueta, who exchanged passes with Antonio, succeeded in scoring with a powerful right-footed shot.
Liverpool equalized. Gakpo, who caught the ball outside the box in the 18th minute of the first half, attempted a quick-timed mid-range shot and it was stuck in the corner of the goal.
The first half ended with a score of 1-1.
Liverpool turned the game around in the 22nd minute of the second half. Robertson’s corner kick from the left flank was followed by Matip’s powerful header and shook the net.
Three minutes of extra time were given in the second half, but Liverpool kept their lead and finished the game 2-1.