da aposte e ganhe: Jurgen Klopp's men were once again punished for wayward finishing and dire defending in a 2-2 draw at the London Stadium
da betway: Liverpool's hopes of winning the Premier League are well and truly over after a bitterly frustrating 2-2 draw with West Ham on Saturday afternoon. The Reds may have responded well to their demoralising derby defeat at Everton in midweek, but they were still guilty of profligacy up front and incompetence at the back.
Liverpool's defence fell asleep at a corner shortly before the break, allowing Mohammed Kudus to cross for an unmarked Jarrod Bowen to score, but they turned the game on its head with a well-worked goal from Andy Robertson just after the restart before a mishit Cody Gakpo shot resulted in Alphonse Areola putting through his own net.
Jurgen Klopp's team should have gone on to win the game, but they wasted several chances before more poor defending led to Michail Antonio equalising from a Bowen cross.
GOAL rates all of the Liverpool players on show as the depressing end to Klopp's tenure continued in east London…
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Alisson Becker (5/10):
Just couldn't keep out Bowen's header but made several smart stops, including one from a deflected strike from Coufal, before making a dreadful error that gifted possession back to West Ham in the build-up to their second goal.
Trent Alexander-Arnold (6/10):
A constant threat with his passing and long-range shooting, but once again tired the longer the game went on. Replaced with 12 minutes to go.
Jarell Quansah (4/10):
Was looking so comfortable – particularly on the ball – until a loose pass eventually led to West Ham taking the lead. Then caught in no man's land when Antonio headed home the equaliser.
Virgil van Dijk (6/10):
Characteristically calm in possession and dealt easily with everything West Ham threw at him, but was absolutely fuming with his team-mates after Bowen's opener.
Andy Robertson (8/10):
The Scot had got himself into several dangerous attacking areas before doing tremendously well to level the game by controlling an awkward ball.
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Alexis Mac Allister (7/10):
Always such a threat when he's allowed to play further forward because of his tidy passing in tight areas and well-timed runs into the area. Unlucky not to get a goal or an assist.
Wataru Endo (6/10):
The Japan midfielder misplaced a couple of passes in the first half, but he provided Liverpool with a solid platform to work off during the second. Ran out of steam late on, though, and was taken off.
Ryan Gravenberch (7/10):
One of his better games for Liverpool, with the Dutchman really stepping up in the second half, creating a number of chances with his passing and dribbling.
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Harvey Elliott (6/10):
Worked hard and was heavily involved in the first half but created little and, although he was unlucky with a decent strike from distance that clipped the bar, he wasted his best chance to score when the ball dropped for him at the back post.
Cody Gakpo (6/10):
Started up front ahead of Nunez but actually looked most menacing when he drifted out to the left. His work-rate was impressive, with the Dutchman winning plenty of duels, but he was fortunate that his mishit resulted in an own goal.
Luis Diaz (8/10):
As at Everton, Liverpool's liveliest attacker by some distance and, as at Everton, struck the woodwork. If he could finish, he'd be some winger. Still, he did get an assist for picking out Robertson in the area before being taken off.
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Joe Gomez (N/A):
Brought on at right-back in place of Alexander-Arnold with just 12 minutes to go.
Darwin Nunez (N/A):
Another late substitution.
Mohamed Salah (N/A):
Introduced in the 79th minute after a touchline row with Klopp and was unable to make a difference.
Dominik Szoboszlai (N/A):
Only brought on at the death.
Jurgen Klopp (5/10):
Got an excellent response out of his players after the break, but it's clear now that his team are suffering from a crisis of confidence. The forwards continue to waste chances while the defence has completely fallen apart over the past few months. Sadly, Klopp just looks lost at the moment.