West Ham was beaten 0-2 at home to League leaders Liverpool as Jürgen Klopp’s men faced the fury of the West Ham United side at home.
It was an interesting matchup as both sides were competitive throughout the entire duration of the game.
This time the Reds were victorious even as they mount up a stern challenge to their competitors on top of the Premier League Table.
Following the 0-2 win, we evaluate the match features and statistical analysis from the game.
Shot on target
West Ham United – 4
Liverepool FC – 6
The match produced a total of 10 shots on target with Liverpool getting the better of the West Ham United side at home.
This got Mohamed Salah score from the spot while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain completes the goals for Liverpool.
The London club had 4 shots on target while Liverpool had 6 shots off target.
Shot off target
West Ham United – 4
Liverepool FC – 4
This truly indicated that both teams were more competitive against each other as the battle ensued on the pitch.
This got West Ham United to miss their attempts on goal with 4 shot off target more like the visiting Liverpool side who also had 4 shot off target to claim the 0-2 win in the contest.
Possession
West Ham United – 29%
Liverepool FC – 71%
The possession says it all why the Reds pummeled their opponent West Ham United at the London Stadium.
The trio of Jordan Henderson, Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain, and Georginio Wijnaldum was superb in midfield masterminding the positives for Liverpool in the central area.
Corners
West Ham United – 3
Liverepool FC – 7
The corner-kick statistics show why Liverpool was deserved winners in the game. They threw more bombshell against West Ham United and this resulted in their advantage as the match wore on in this fixture.
This got Liverpool to record a whooping number of corners with 7 to their name as compared to the 3 corner-kick that West Ham had in the game.
Offside
West Ham United – 1
Liverepool FC – 0
The home side recorded 1 offside in the game as was spotted by the match referees.
Liverpool was well disciplined going forward with the company of Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino intact as they were not caught in an offside position in the contest.
This was due to West Ham’s attempt to get back in the game all to no avail as Liverpool prevails 0-2.
Fouls
West Ham United – 6
Liverepool FC – 6
The match between the London club and the Merseyside outfit (Liverpool) produced a lot of physical challenges.
This is evident as was revealed from the stats above with the entire challenges resulting in 12 fouls. This saw both teams shared 6 fouls a piece in the 90 minutes affair.
Goal Kicks
West Ham United – 4
Liverepool FC – 6
The match resulted in about 10 goal-kicks from both teams in the entire match.
This got Liverpool exerted pressure lead to 6 goal-kicks while the less effective and attacking West-Ham had 4 goal-kick. This was due to their lesser attempt they had against the Liverpool side in the game thus losing 0-2 at home.
