Liverpool vs West Ham

Jurgen Klopp had his Liverpool side back at Kirkby earlier today after last night's 1-0 win at home to West Ham United.

"Maybe Saturday, whenever he’s back in team training. Klopp hinted ahead of last night's clash that the French international could have made a return this weekend if he joins training beforehand, but his absence suggests that may come too soon. “It will not be long. Perhaps he and Klopp were mulling over this weekend's plan of action down the right. “Ibou, not in team training yet. He will be out for maybe 10 days until he can start training again. [7-1 Champions League win at Rangers](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/liverpool-mystery-mohamed-salah-message-25249037) and has been unavailable for the games against West Ham and City. [Nottingham Forest](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/nottingham-forest-fc) and a midweek return to [Champions League](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/uefa-champions-league) football at Ajax, [Klopp](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/jurgen-klopp) has wasted no time in getting his players back in. [Roberto Firmino](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/roberto-firmino), [Jordan Henderson](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/jordan-henderson) and [Virgil van Dijk](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/virgil-van-dijk) were all resting ahead of this weekend's trip to the City Ground as Klopp looks to manage the load of his squad during this busy period. [Mohamed Salah](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/mohamed-salah). [Liverpool handed midfield injury boost after Jurgen Klopp hints at comeback plan](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-injury-boost-klopp-breaking-25313315) [The Reds](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) picked up their third consecutive win in all competitions to climb up to seventh in the [Premier League](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/barclays-premier-league) table thanks to [Darwin Nunez](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/darwin-nunez) 's 22nd-minute header - his first home goal since arriving from Benfica.

Premier League news - Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool beat David Moyes' West Ham United 1-0 at Anfield despite Lukasz Fabianski's fine display.

[Liverpool are now seventh in the table after successive wins](/en-gb/2022/10/17/guardiola-pays-tribute-to-one-liverpool-player-he-says-is-so-difficult-to-stop/); just four points behind Chelsea in the Champions League places. But, at the other end, Fabianski ensured that he would not be outdone; helping keep West Ham in with a shout following a handful of superb reflex saves on Merseyside. [ the Uruguayan’s first Anfield goal.](/en-gb/2022/06/07/very-klopp-type-liverpool-tipped-to-break-transfer-record-for-22-year-old/) Nunez might have had a first Anfield hat-trick, however, if he hadn’t come up against a ‘keeper in such fine form, tipping one rasping drive over the bar prior to the striker’s 22nd minute opener.

David Moyes handed Flynn Downes his first Premier League start in the Hammers 1-0 lost to the Reds at Anfield on Wednesday night, with Darwin Nunez's header ...

I've had quite a few from the Championship and some have taken six months to be first team players. “I thought he did really well. “I wanted to have another midfield player and I thought I needed it with the way Liverpool play,” said Moyes.

Liverpool's match with West Ham United was far from a thing of beauty, but the Reds did just enough to grind out a 1-0 win over the Hammers and pick up a.

[win](https://lfcglobe.co.uk/tag/win/) over [Manchester City](https://lfcglobe.co.uk/tag/manchester-city/), it was no less important as the Reds continue to climb up the standings. The other two occasions came in a [ 9-0 thrashing of Bournemouth](https://lfcglobe.co.uk/game-recap-liverpool-9-0-bournemouth-liverpool-blitz-bournemouth-for-their-first-win-of-the-season/) and the most recent fixture vs [ Manchester City](https://lfcglobe.co.uk/liverpool-fc-head-to-head-records/liverpool-fc-record-vs-manchester-city/). West Ham squandered two chances to score in the 87th minute, as [James Milner](https://lfcglobe.co.uk/tag/james-milner/) came away with a big block and Alisson secured a save to account for the 1-0 final. VAR awarded the Hammers Jarrod Bowen a penalty kick in the 4th minute, but [Alisson](https://lfcglobe.co.uk/tag/alisson/) came [away](https://lfcglobe.co.uk/tag/away/) with a huge save, diving to his left to keep Liverpool up 1-0 at the break. [Roberto Firmino](https://lfcglobe.co.uk/tag/roberto-firmino/) right in front of the goal in the 75th minute but the save was made. [Darwin Núñez](https://lfcglobe.co.uk/tag/darwin-nunez/) nearly put the Reds in front in the 15th minute, but Fabianski punched the attempt over the bar. [ Mohamed Salah](https://lfcglobe.co.uk/tag/mohamed-salah/) began to work his way into the match late in the half with 3 shots (1 on goal). The match played out much as I thought it would as [West Ham United](https://lfcglobe.co.uk/tag/west-ham-united/) has been stingy and competitive all season. [Trent Alexander- Arnold](https://lfcglobe.co.uk/tag/trent-alexander-arnold/) put a shot on frame in the 10th minute, but West Ham keeper Lukasz Fabianski was up to the challenge. Núñez found the back of the net, though in the 22nd minute, nodding home a header on a cross by [Kostas Tsimikas](https://lfcglobe.co.uk/tag/kostas-tsimikas/) for a 1-0 Liverpool lead. This moves them to 7th in the [Premier League Table](https://lfcglobe.co.uk/liverpool-fc-premier-league-table/). [Darwin Núñez](https://lfcglobe.co.uk/tag/darwin-nunez/) nodded a shot past Lukasz Fabianski in the 22nd minute and that tally proved to be the game-winner thanks to [Alisson’s](https://lfcglobe.co.uk/tag/alisson/) heroics between the pipes.

Moments you may not have spotted during Liverpool's Premier League clash against West Ham United on Wednesday.

Klopp was also seen having a belly laugh before the game. Much will be made of Milner's vital touch to help prevent Tomas Soucek netting a late equaliser for the visitors. Football doesn't always have to be about venom and bile, clearly. [Reds](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) a third successive win in all competitions. The old ones are always the best, eh? It's a tried-and-trusted favourite in danger of going out of fashion. [Liverpool confirm European Super League stance as controversial relaunch plans emerge](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-european-super-league-plans-25302137) [National media spot what David Moyes did on touchline and make 'box office' Liverpool claim](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-national-media-david-moyes-25307459) ['A goal machine' - Darwin Nunez praised as Liverpool warning sent to Premier League rivals](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/darwin-nunez-liverpool-premier-league-25308679) [What West Ham fans did to Darwin Nunez backfired as Liverpool striker makes rivals look foolish](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/what-west-ham-fans-darwin-25305578) [Liverpool take legal steps against two publications as Man City fallout continues](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-legal-steps-publications-breaking-25298980) They say experience comes with age. [Liverpool find two new attacking options as 'best in the world' now beyond doubt](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-new-attacking-options-best-25305689) [Liverpool boss explains why Liverpool win over West Ham was 'massive'](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/i-know-people-hate-mention-25305713) The result means [Jurgen Klopp’s](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/jurgen-klopp) side have moved up to seventh in the Premier League table and have closed the gap on the Champions League places to four points. [Liverpool's season might have just turned on its head in just seven days](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/liverpool-season-turned-seven-days-25305597)

Fenway Sports Group are targeting the continued expansion of Liverpool's Anfield home in the future as the ownership group's commitment to the long-term project ...

And speaking post-match, England international Rice couldn't believe his side weren't heading back to the capital with a point. [Liverpool](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) as owners in 2010 one of the first major decisions they had to make was to either pursue a new stadium build or invest heavily in Anfield to raise its matchday offering and revenue potential considerably. [Connor O'Neill has the full story here.](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/declan-rice-makes-anfield-sick-25307322) The forward was denied by The goal came after 22 minutes. [Dave Powell has the full story here.](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fsg-liverpool-stadium-anfield-breaking-25309662)

Darwin Núñez perfectly timed his goal for Liverpool vs West Ham, while Roberto Firmino was rebuked by Pep Lijnders and Virgil van Dijk made use of an ...

With 88 minutes gone and Liverpool trying to get over the line, West Ham had a throw in their own half. West Ham were on top in the second half, and Liverpool needed a sustained spell of possession to re-establish control. That header, which proved to be the winner, came not long after he was told he was a 'sh*t Andy Carroll'. Either way, it offered an insight into the skipper’s leadership style. In trademark fashion, the Dutchman motored across to knock the ball out for a throw-in before the West Ham star could get there. We can’t say definitively whether that contributed to Bowen’s effort being saved, but circumstances perhaps conspired against the Englishman. The goal was probably to rile the home support, who have notably booed the national anthem at recent cup finals. It was a reminder that even post-ACL injury, one of the 31-year-old’s biggest assets — his immense pace — remains intact... [Roberto Firmino](https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=015440420724022033189%3Aygf0ckf-78m&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.liverpool.com%2Fliverpool-fc-news%2Ffeatures%2Fliverpool-contract-confirmed-firmino-transfer-24596914&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwj8_4eaz-76AhVHxYUKHQRzBnMQFnoECAMQAg&usg=AOvVaw2b6Z8VU1HkDFdfcqupuSZR), ordering him to sprint from the centre of the pitch to the wing to support Alexander-Arnold. Liverpool ahead; away end silenced. [Kostas Tsimikas](https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=015440420724022033189%3Aygf0ckf-78m&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.liverpool.com%2Fliverpool-fc-news%2Ffeatures%2Fliverpool-kostas-tsimikas-jurgen-klopp-23961295&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwio76aQz-76AhVngs4BHTq8DNMQFnoECAMQAg&usg=AOvVaw1HkEDYXLVdEC-A_6laASLB) swung in a cross from the left-hand side, and Núñez headed home to give the Reds the lead. [Sign up to the Liverpool.com newsletter here — it only takes a few seconds!](https://www.liverpool.com/newsletter-preference-centre/)

Last night's task was to make sure Sunday's win against Manchester City wasn't another false dawn in a campaign so far dictated by stutters. Jurgen Klopp said ...

For now, it’s a case of another step in the right direction for The Reds. At full time, Klopp said that this was the type of win that our season has been missing, but last night was step one in stemming the tide. There will be more ugly performances and points to win this season, and our ability to come out the other side might just be key to our success. Another three points on the board and a sense that momentum may finally be building. A few nervous looks at the clock to check it’s still ticking, some heroics from James Milner and another splash of quality from Alisson Becker too. They are the kind of wins that won us the title in 2019-20.

Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has given his view on the decision to award West Ham a penalty against Liverpool last night.

It was the right call to award a penalty at a time when referees and VAR are coming under ever-increasing pressure and West Ham fans will be disappointed Bowen did not find the back of the net. [Gary Lineker](https://tbrfootball.com/tag/gary-lineker/) has given his view on the decision to award [West Ham](https://tbrfootball.com/category/english-premier-league/west-ham-united/) a penalty against Liverpool last night. [Match of the Day ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001d85m/match-of-the-day-202223-19102022)show and 29 minutes in, was speaking to Micah Richards over replays of the incident during the analysis.