WHUFC vs Liverpool -- January 29th, 2019

free kick just outside the area... thanks Noble.

The sooner he is out of the club the better for everyone

2 mins of added time...

Lanzini cross way over Haller's head...

Masuaku crosses back in but misses our 1 forward player...

Ref blow for the end of the action...

we're still three goals out of the relegation places...

Liverpool kick off...

ball straight out for a West Ham goal kick

Lanzini dances past two Liverpool players then decides to pass it straight to them...

Lanzini pisses away a clear cut shooting opportunity inside the penalty area....

at the other end Liverpool are pushed just millimeters past the post by Fabianski

We win our first corner of the game...

the ball is too high for Ogbonna as he leaps for it...

Liverpool clear... and go upfield... and score...



0-2

this was a very prescient post on the BBC:

"12:50
Post update
West Ham 0-1 Liverpool

Steven Reid
Former Blackburn midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
If West Ham start pressing forward that's where the problem arises because Liverpool look so good at breaking from defensive positions. It would give the likes of Mohamed Salah more space to exploit."

Fornals comes on to replace Lanzini

big cheer from the crowd...

more evidence that he manager keeps getting it wrong and needs to change tings

comms calls him a 'very conservative manager' - I guess you can't say 'shit' on TV

"64 mins
Post update
West Ham 0-2 Liverpool
This was always going to be a big night for Manuel Lanzini.

He's just given the ball away. West Ham fans are not in a forgiving mood."



obviously before he got taken off... but he could still give it away in the dressing room...

rice with a brilliant run after Fornals plays well with the ball but gets dispossessed...

Rice's shot is well saved at close range... but the the Liverpool defender trying to clear, hits it against the post...

our closest chance apart from Lanzini's bollix attempt...





well played Fornals and Rice

"72 mins
HITS THE WOODWORK
West Ham 0-2 Liverpool
Credit to West Ham who are still giving this a good go.

A lovely surge forward by Declan Rice almost results in a goal.

Rice fires straight at Alisson who cannot hold and the ball falls to Trent Alexander-Arnold who volleys it off his own post!"

"13:17
Post update
West Ham 0-2 Liverpool

Steven Reid
Former Blackburn midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
That's as close as West Ham have come to scoring. It was a unbelievable run by Declan Rice, with great pace and power and Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has not been at his best tonight by any stretch, gets away with one there."

Salah hits the post

ten minutes to go

a shot... this one is of Antonio sitting in the stands watching the game...

Noble plays Cresswell into trouble form the throw out from Fabianski - Liverpool grab possession (thanks Noble) but Fabianski saves.

ten years... 5 relegation battles... what the fupp is that all about?

Snoddy free kick... Rice header... diving save by Alisson...

89 1/2 minutes... Liverpool corner... we escape...

3 minutes to be added... no one cares... the stadium is emptying rapidly...

Liverpool are now cruising as easily as WBA did at the weekend.

Game over....

we only lost by 2

we are still out of the relegation zone by goal difference but it's now only a difference of 1









not really much to add except that with these players, this manager and this board... we're basically fucked.