That free-kick was like a goal someone scores against you on Fifa when you don't know what all of the shoulder buttons do. Simon Mignolet drops a cross and then gets in a right tangle and just about scrambles it away!

Brian Dunleavy: That Coutinho finish is the free kick version of a panenka penalty

Tom Swain: I absolutely love a freekick struck under a wall. Show me that all day

Liverpool are readying Daniel Sturridge as Brad Smith again gets into the penalty area, into the six-yard box almost and it falls for Christian Benteke. Put your foot through it! But he can only hit a West Ham defender.

Brad Smith looks like a brilliant attacking full-back...

A very open and entertaining game now as both sides hurl men forwards at every opportunity. They don't want penalties...

Conor McNamara
BBC Radio 5 live commentator at the Boleyn Ground

"That wall would have been sturdier if it was made out of wet paper. It's an easy goal for Coutinho."

We'll have that Liverpool goal for you in a few minutes, but here's how West Ham took the lead at the end of the first half...

Kevin Kilbane
Ex-Everton and Republic of Ireland winger on BBC Radio 5 live

Image source, AP

"West Ham keeper Darren Randolph is fuming with his wall - they turned their back. He sets up his wall to protect that side of the goal - it is really poor. We used to practice that in training - if you're in the wall you jump, keep eye on the ball and only jump four, six inches so the ball can't go under."

DImitri Payet tries to send Enner Valencia away as West Ham respond, Valencia thinks he has been tripped by referee Roger East says no!

Christian Benteke bulldozes past one man but is then tripped right on the edge of the penalty area - free-kick...

Substitute Daniel Sturridge is having a good sprint up and down the sidelines as we get back under way...

Dark Sceptre: I think we are the only team who play with a false No.1 as well as a false No.9

Ash: Liverpool haven't been too bad but that goal was down to Brad Smith's poor positioning leaving Michail Antonio unmarked.

Over in the Championship, the two sets of players are also having a half-time breather. Struggling MK Dons are leading high-flying Middlesbrough thanks to Dean Bowditch's opener. Boro will go top with a draw remember...

Kevin Kilbane says that Liverpool are "probably" unlucky to be behind - and the stats prove him right. The visitors have edged possession and territory, although the Hammers are leading in the attempts-at-goal column. Oh, and they're winning the one statistic that really matters...

Image source, Opta

Kevin Kilbane
Ex-Everton and Republic of Ireland winger on BBC Radio 5 live

"West Ham had two good chances - O'Brien hitting the post and Payet doing the same with the free-kick. Brad Smith has created plenty down the left for Liverpool but that chance for Philippe Coutinho was their best chance. Liverpool probably don't deserve to be behind in this game."

Image source, Reuters

Michail Antonio's eighth goal of the season - and fourth for West Ham - has put the Hammers on top. Liverpool do have Daniel Sturridge on the bench though, remember...

Kevin Kilbane
Ex-Everton and Republic of Ireland winger on BBC Radio 5 live

"Valencia skips through a couple of challenges and scoops up to the far post. Antonio pulls off from the shoulder of Brad Smith and sidefoots in. Once he got into that position, he sidefoots in - it is a brilliant finish."

There is the whistle - entertaining game lit up by a fine goal.

West Ham on track for an FA Cup trip to Blackburn.