Summary

  • Chelsea end weekend three points clear

  • FT: Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham

  • Mkhitaryan hits first Premier League goal

  • FT: Southampton 1-0 Middlesbrough

  • FT: Chelsea 1-0 West Brom

  1. 'Not Karius' fault this time'published at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    Liverpool 1-2 West Ham

    Kevin Kilbane
    Former Everton and Sunderland winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    You can't call it Loris Karius' fault that time, Michail Antonio has got beyond the Liverpool defence far too easily.

    Antonio is having a great season in front of goal and once he is one-on-one it is a simple task.

    It's a goal from absolutely nothing - where is Nathaniel Clyne's position? He should be there to clear up behind Joel Matip.

    Michail AntonioImage source, Reuters
  2. CLOSE!published at 42 mins

    Liverpool 1-2 West Ham

    Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have got an awful lot of work to do when it comes to the basics of defending. Dear oh dear.

    Liverpool look a threat up front still though, as Roberto Firmino flashes a header wide. 

  3. goal

    GOAL - Liverpool 1-2 West Hampublished at 39 mins

    Michail Antonio

    Another disastrous goal to concede! How West Ham have scored there is incredible. It's just a punt up field from their defence, it loops up off the head of Jordan Henderson and Joel Matip gets in a knot and can't clear.

    The ball sails over his head, goalkeeper Loris Karius doesn't react either and Michail Antonio is able to dink the ball past him and in. He barely got hold of the shot but it was enough.

    His critics will be able to say that Karius could have come and cleared that out...

    Michail AntonioImage source, Reuters
  4. Austin out long termpublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    Southampton 1-0 Middlesbrough

    Bad news for Southampton fans - the club have just confirmed that striker Charlie Austin is out for three to four months with a shoulder injury.

    January sales here they come?

  5. Get Involvedpublished at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    #bbcfootball

    Helles Mammut: In the end Manninger could be Liverpool's best goalkeeper...worth a try in my opinion  

    Arvind: Hope I'm proven wrong, but Karius might cost us big this season.  

    Ash Rees: I miss Pepe Reina  

  6. Postpublished at 37 mins

    Liverpool 1-1 West Ham

    As one of our tweeters pointed out, it was the step to his left that cost Loris Karius for the goal. Once he'd gambled pre-strike he was never going to get back.

    Roberto Firmino miscues a shot from the edge of the area and into the side-netting. 

  7. 'Put Karius under pressure'published at 17:04 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    Liverpool 1-1 West Ham

    Kevin Kilbane
    Former Everton and Sunderland winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    West Ham have been the better side without creating many chances. It just shows how important set-pieces are.

    They want to put Loris Karius under pressure. That's clearly the message from Slaven Bilic.

  8. Postpublished at 34 mins

    Liverpool 1-1 West Ham

    Liverpool whip in a corner and it flashes right across the goalmouth...

  9. Postpublished at 32 mins

    Liverpool 1-1 West Ham

    It's an open and entertaining game at Anfield, there's more goals in this one for sure. Sadio Mane is close to sending Divock Origi in on goal but it's well cut out.

  10. Get Involvedpublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    #bbcfootball

    Mad Max: It's not Karius's hand being weak but his placement, why was he hugging the left post so bad? 1 step right and he's got it  

    Lotak: Good free kick from Payet. Poor, poor goalkeeping from Karius. Not covering himself in glory in recent weeks.  

    Adam Byrne: The Liverpool keeper is terrible. Come back Simon Mignolet - all is forgiven  

  11. 'That's a goalkeeping error'published at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    Liverpool 1-1 West Ham

    Kevin Kilbane
    Former Everton and Sunderland winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    Karius got a good solid hand to it and I felt he had left a lot of space to the right-hand side of his goal.

    It's not struck brilliantly from Payet, it's not right in the corner, that's a goalkeeping error.

    West Ham have looked more comfortable, they have settled after that really poor start for them.

    Loris KariusImage source, Reuters
  12. Postpublished at 29 mins

    Liverpool 1-1 West Ham

    Liverpool respond instantly with a super slick move, which ends with Jordan Henderson bustling into the area and seeing his powerful shot blocked away for a corner.

    Simon Mignolet or Loris Karius? What do you reckon? 

  13. goal

    GOAL - Liverpool 1-1 West Hampublished at 28 mins

    Dimitri Payet

    You are playing with fire giving free-kicks away centrally, 25 yards out, and Dimitri Payet hauls West Ham level.

    The talking point, once more, will be Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius though. The free-kick is well struck but not bang in the corner and the German gets a hand on it, but can't keep it out. 

    Should he have?

    Dimitri Payet scoresImage source, Reuters
    Dimitri PayetImage source, Reuters
  14. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Liverpool 1-0 West Ham

    West Ham free-kick. Dimitri Payet range...

  15. Get Involvedpublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    #bbcfootball

    Mohammed Khan: WH players seem to still be in preseason mode. Midfield players walking in the middle of the park.  

    The Optimist: After 15 premier League games LFC are the most entertaining side in EPL.

    Philip James Goode: Is it @LFC, external playing well or @WestHamUtd, external being awful...  

  16. Postpublished at 24 mins

    Liverpool 1-0 West Ham

    James Milner is again the man furthest forwards, and he almost links up neatly with Gigi Wijnaldum but Mark Noble is able to get a key foot in. 

  17. 'Hammers slower in possession'published at 16:54 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    Liverpool 1-0 West Ham

    Kevin Kilbane
    Former Everton and Sunderland winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    West Ham are a little bit slower in possession around the final third. Liverpool can go and exploit a team that's out of position.

    West Ham have just tried to kill the threat and recognise another goal could really kill them off.

  18. Postpublished at 21 mins

    Liverpool 1-0 West Ham

    Since that Michail Antonio shot West Ham have barely been within sight of the Liverpool goal. Dimitri Payet has the ball for the first real time but his cross is well blocked by James Milner. That's a corner. 

  19. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Liverpool 1-0 West Ham

    Steven Gerrard watches on from the stands, the former Liverpool captain is yet to announce his next move. Boot room?

    Steven GerrardImage source, AFP
  20. 'Carroll provides another option'published at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 11 December 2016

    Liverpool 1-0 West Ham

    Kevin Kilbane
    Former Everton and Sunderland winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    You can see Andy Carroll getting on at some point today, he gives West Ham a different option. 

    I can see him putting Liverpool's centre backs under severe pressure if he does come on, that would free Michail Antonio up as well.

    Andy CarrollImage source, PA