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  • FT: Liverpool 5-1 West Ham - Szoboszlai stunner from range before Jones and Gakpo add to lead

  • Bowen pulls goal back for hammers before Salah fourth and Jones scores second

  • Liverpool will face Fulham & Middlesbrough play Chelsea in last four

  • Semi-final draw follows shortly after full-time

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  1. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 80 mins

    Liverpool 3-1 West Ham

    How is it not 4-1!?

    Darwin Nunez is again so unlucky as the base of the woodwork denies him, the ball rebounds to Mohamed Salah but he puts his first-time effort wide with the open goal in front of him.

  2. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 79 mins

    Liverpool 3-1 West Ham

    Liverpool have also made another change in attack with Cody Gakpo replaced by Luis Diaz with just over 10 minutes remaining.

  3. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Liverpool 3-1 West Ham

    Joe Gomez suddenly bursts through the West Ham defence before driving a shot at goal, Alphonse Areola spills his initial save but is able to gather at the second attempt.

    Joe GomezImage source, Reuters
  4. 'Goal of the game'published at 21:34 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2023

    Liverpool 3-1 West Ham

    Clinton Morrison
    Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    What a finish that is. He is some play, him.

    He does ever so well, cuts inside Quansah and curls it in. That is the goal of the game, great finish.

  5. goal

    GOAL - Liverpool 3-1 West Hampublished at 77 mins

    Jarrod Bowen

    Fantastic solo strike!

    Jarrod Bowen is on to a ball over the top and he then turns Jarell Quansah inside out before curling a superb finish into the top corner.

    Jarrod BowenImage source, Reuters
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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:32 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2023

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    I am a West Ham season ticket holder and for the first time ever I can't watch or listen to this. Moyes' selection gave us no chance since minute one, he set us up to lose. All we have looked capable of doing is conceding. He's got it badly wrong and it was obvious when we saw the team sheet. If he makes four subs now, there may be a chance but he won't. Embarrassing, there are 6,000 travelling fans.

    Damian

  7. Postpublished at 74 mins

    Liverpool 3-0 West Ham

    Liverpool are absolutely brimming with confidence now and they win a corner after a fine, flowing attack.

    Darwin Nunez will be desperate to get a goal - and deserves one - but he can't get to this corner as West Ham clear.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:31 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2023

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    Gakpo, more like GAKPOW. Great finish, great performance. Onto the semis.

    Tom

  9. 'That will give Gakpo confidence'published at 21:30 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2023

    Liverpool 3-0 West Ham

    Clinton Morrison
    Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    You want goals from all of your strikers and not just Mohamed Salah, so that will give Gakpo confidence.

    The Liverpool fans will probably hoping to round off the night, Nunez can get a goal.

    Cody Gakpo and Ibrahima Konate celebrateImage source, Reuters
  10. goal

    GOAL - Liverpool 3-0 West Hampublished at 71 mins

    Cody Gakpo

    Cody Gakpo makes it three!

    No West Ham player makes any real effort to close down Ibrahima Konate, who surges through from the back before passing to Cody Gakpo, who takes a touch on the edge of the box before firing home with a clinical strike.

    Game over and Liverpool are surely heading to the semi-finals.

    Cody GakpoImage source, Reuters
  11. Postpublished at 69 mins

    Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

    Mohammed Kudus has been quiet, but so has almost all the West Ham players, but he has a bit of space on the edge of the Liverpool box but fires over.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:26 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2023

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    Tsimikas has looked really good tonight. A run in the team has done his confidence wonders. I am a very jealous Spurs fan!

    D

    Kostas Tsimikas and Jarrod Bowen.Image source, Getty Images
  13. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 67 mins

    Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

    Another change for Liverpool with Kostas Tsimikas making way for 20-year-old defender Conor Bradley.

  14. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

    That second goal definitely seemed to suck any fight out of West Ham. They had just had arguably their best moment of the game and their star player was about to come on, only for the hosts to grab a second.

  15. 'West Ham deserve nothing at the moment'published at 21:23 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2023

    Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

    Clinton Morrison
    Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    They've not been good enough. They don't deserve anything at the moment.

    To not even have a shot in the game is very disappointing.

    David MoyesImage source, Getty Images
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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:21 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2023

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    Elliott dictating the Reds around at Anfield, Jones getting a very handy second goal for us. Both fresh off the back of U21 success with England. Future is looking in lovely hands.

    Anon

  17. Postpublished at 62 mins

    Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

    Liverpool have their tails up now as they hunt goal number three. Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold have already been involved in opportunities after just coming on.

  18. 'Klopp can rotate'published at 21:18 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2023

    Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

    Clinton Morrison
    Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    He can rest some of the big players. Them three will likely play at the weekend and Salah will be licking his lips thinking that there are goals in this.

    Dominik SzoboszlaiImage source, Getty Images
  19. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 60 mins

    Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

    Now Liverpool make changes as Mohamed Salah, Ibrahima Konate and Trent Alexander-Arnold are on for Wataru Endo, Virgil Van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai.

  20. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 58 mins

    Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

    A well-timed goal for the hosts as Lucas Paqueta is on, replacing Said Benrahma.