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Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
Mohamed Salah had six shots but failed to score. Only against Stoke in April 2018 has he had more in a league match for the Reds without finding the net (seven).

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Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
Mohamed Salah had six shots but failed to score. Only against Stoke in April 2018 has he had more in a league match for the Reds without finding the net (seven).
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
Alisson's poor kick goes to Manuel Lanzini in the centre circle but West Ham can't take advantage,
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Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
West Ham have missed some big chances today.
Mark Noble plays Michail Antonio in on the right with a brilliant ball. He should have the pace really to get through but Andy Robertson slows him down and Naby Keita tackles him just as he's about to shoot.
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
That was Mohamed Salah's last touch as Diogo Jota replaces him.
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
Mohamed Salah takes too many touches. Luis Diaz picks him out in the box and a first-time effort might make it 2-0. He allows Craig Dawson to recover.
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Paul Walmsley: Feels like we're hitting that point of the season where Salah starts thinking more about the golden ball than he does the rest of the team.
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
Luis Diaz goes close from 20 yards with a shot which fizzes just past the top corner.
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Ar Vind: If Liverpool don’t wake up and get a second, this game has a Zouma equalising header in the last minute written all over it.
SaidMadrid: The Hammers are still knocking on the door, they had clear chances but didn't take any so far. Liverpool should score another one to avoid any upset.
Sulaimon Adelekan: Lanzini with an abysmal finish. West Ham will rue that miss at the end of the season because it will be crucial to their Champions League qualification.
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
It's been pretty close, 15-12 on shots, 5-5 on efforts on target.
Can West Ham get something out of this?
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
Sadio Mane has shots blocked by Craig Dawson and Ben Johnson in very quick succession.
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
Oh no. Almost brilliant, but then terrible, from Manuel Lanzini.
West Ham go down the right and Tomas Soucek crosses for Manuel Lanzini. His first touch is excellent and so is his second to leave a sliding Trent Alexander-Arnold on the ground but then he hooks a shot miles over the bar from eight yards.
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
Liverpool's full-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold (4) and Andy Robertson (3) have created more chances than any other players so far. Standard.
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
Lee Blakeman
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live
It should be 2-0 to Liverpool, it really should. Luis Diaz goes close with a lovely curler from the outside of the area. It goes just wide. But the game is on a knife's edge.
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
Mohamed Salah has his fifth shot now. Andy Robertson picks him out and he goes alone rather than picking out the run of Luis Diaz and it's another straightforward stop for Lukasz Fabianski.
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
Mohamed Salah has his fourth shot of the game after a one-two with Jordan Henderson just outside the box but his low shot is saved.
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Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
Lovely by Luis Diaz, who gets the ball 22 yards out, cuts onto his right foot and curls a shot just wide of the far post. Fantastic technique.
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
Trent Alexander-Arnold holds off Said Benrahma in a good tussle on the wing. It looks like West Ham should get a free-kick but it goes Liverpool's way.
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
This time Michail Antonio is offside from Said Benrahma's pass and he doesn't even bother going through the motions.