The story
Liverpool beat West Ham 5-1 at Anfield in EFL Cup, matchday 1.
Liverpool's goals came from Dominik Szoboszlai (28'), Curtis Jones (56', 84'), Cody Gakpo (71') and Mohamed Salah (82'); Jarrod Bowen (77') replied for West Ham.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
Liverpool had 67% of the ball and 29 shots to West Ham's 2.
Match stats
Key moments
- 28' Dominik Szoboszlai Goal · Liverpool 1-0 Assist: Jarell Quansah
- 56' Curtis Jones Goal · Liverpool 2-0 Assist: Darwin Núñez
- 71' Cody Gakpo Goal · Liverpool 3-0 Assist: Ibrahima Konaté
- 77' Jarrod Bowen Goal · West Ham 3-1 Assist: Ben Johnson
- 82' Mohamed Salah Goal · Liverpool 4-1 Assist: Trent Alexander-Arnold
- 84' Curtis Jones Goal · Liverpool 5-1 Assist: Trent Alexander-Arnold
Line-ups
Liverpool
- Caoimhin KelleherGoalkeeper
- Virgil van Dijkoff 60'Defender
- Konstantinos Tsimikasoff 69'Defender
- Joe GomezDefender
- Jarell QuansahDefender
- Dominik Szoboszlaioff 60'Midfielder
- Wataru Endooff 60'Midfielder
- Curtis JonesMidfielder
- Cody Gakpooff 78'Forward
- Harvey ElliottForward
- Darwin NúñezForward
West Ham
- Alphonse AreolaGoalkeeper
- Konstantinos MavropanosDefender
- Ben JohnsonDefender
- Vladimir Coufaloff 72'Defender
- Angelo OgbonnaDefender
- Mohammed Kudusoff 72'Midfielder
- Tomas SoucekMidfielder
- Edson Álvarezoff 81'Midfielder
- Pablo FornalsMidfielder
- Jarrod BowenForward
- Saïd Benrahmaoff 57'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (8)
- 28' ⚽ Dominik Szoboszlaiassist Jarell Quansah
- 52' 🟨 Edson Álvarez
- 56' ⚽ Curtis Jonesassist Darwin Núñez
- 71' ⚽ Cody Gakpoassist Ibrahima Konaté
- 77' ⚽ Jarrod Bowenassist Ben Johnson
- 82' ⚽ Mohamed Salahassist Trent Alexander-Arnold
- 84' ⚽ Curtis Jonesassist Trent Alexander-Arnold
- 90' 🟨 Darwin Núñez
Head to head
5Liverpool wins1Draws0West Ham wins