Liverpool vs West Ham United
Match pulse
LIVAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Liverpool 2-1
Liverpool beat West Ham United 2-1 on Saturday, August 26, 2006 at Anfield. Goals for Liverpool: Daniel Agger (42') and Peter Crouch (45'). Goals for West Ham: Bobby Zamora (12').
Play by play
- 93'
Final whistle
- 93'
Long clearance up to Cole, but Bellamy breaks and holds it up. West Ham clear.
- 93'
Last minute.. Can Liverpool hold on?
- 92'
Reina flies out to punch, but Sheringham was offside anyway
- 92'
Kuyt robs Bowyer, nearly finds Gonzalez. Ferdinand steps in, it looks like it's too late for West Ham
- 92'
Sheringham loses possession
- 91'
Cole flicks on, Kuyt fails to control and Mullins tidies up. West Ham need a goal
- 90'
West Ham need inspiration in the dying minutes
- 89'
Alonso down injured
- 89'
Sheringham clips it over the wall.. Brilliant trick. Reina makes a cracking save from Cole. Liverpool break and Kuyt takes it inside, deflected shot just goes wide
- 87'
Sheringham takes the free kick. Benyaoun fouled by Zenden and West Ham are lining it up 30 yards out
- 86'
Time starting to run out for West Ham. Liverpool are controlling possession, Gerrard fires a ball across the box and Paintsil nearly nets in his own goal.
- 85'
Paintsil well tackled by Gonzalez. Cole's header flies up in the air and is caught by Reina.
- 85'
Gerrard finds Kuyt with a great pass, Kuyt gets a weak shot off, and Carroll easily saves
- 84'
Reina comes out and claims the West Ham cross. Bellamy complaining again, this time he wants a handball against Ferdinand
- 83'
Sheringham being booed by the Kop, trying to knit the play together from midfield. Has a tussle with Zenden
- 82'
Zenden comes on for Pennant and it's Teddy Sheringham on for Reo-Coker
- 81'
Bellamy tries to turn in the box, but West Ham clear
- 80'
Oh so close. Lee Bowyer from the six-yard box puts it wide. The cross from Paintsil comes all the way across the box and Bowyer clips his shot against the post and wide. Should have scored.
- 79'
Cole robbed as he tries to break out and attack. Liverpool's goal hasn't come under much of a threat. Gonzalez shoots and Carroll spills it, but no-one is following it up
- 78'
Kuyt floats the ball in, Carlton Cole heads clear
- 78'
Kuyt finds space on the edge of the box, and fires in a shot. Great save from Carroll as the ball bounced just before he got to it
- 76'
Kuyt finds Pennant, Liverpool are enjoying the space. Great touch to Pennant, Reo-Coker gets his foot in and Pennant tumbles. Good tackle
- 75'
Zamora's cross far too long for Cole to get anywhere near.
- 75'
Pennant's cross is gathered by Carroll, West Ham break but don't go anywhere
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