West Ham 0-4 Liverpool
64. West Ham are taking the damage limitation approach now.
Five defenders and everyone behind the ball when The Reds have it.
As a result, Slot’s side have so much time on the ball the game is just turning into one-way traffic.
West Ham 0-4 Liverpool
60. Arne Slot’s side are just fearless this season.
Home or away, they take the game to whoever they are playing.
You could rename this stadium to the ‘London Library’ now.
Bowen comes off, struggling to shake off an injury.
West Ham 0-4 Liverpool
56. This is men against boys in the capital.
Lopetegui’s side are not even in the same league as the visitors.
The ball is played to Alexander-Arnold some way out, he shifts it in front of him and lets fly from distance.
It takes a deflection off Kilman, wrong-footing Areola, and heads straight into the back of the net.
Goal – Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
West Ham 0-3 Liverpool
52. As it seems technology is here to stay in the game, maybe we need to go full tilt and have fully automated officiating.
Bowen looks the run away from Mac Allister, who slides in and wins the ball before looking to go forward.
Anthony Taylor blows up for a free-kick, what even are the rules of football now?
The Liverpool man clearly won the ball there.
West Ham 0-3 Liverpool
48. We are back underway at the London Stadium.
A threaded ball finds Salah but as he looks to bend one in the far corner, Areola tips it around the post for a corner.
The Hammers have brought on Fullkrug and Todibo at the interval.
To be fair, unless this was a FIFA game and they were bringing on a peak Bobby Moore, Paulo Di Canio and Carlos Tevez they are unlikely to worry The Reds too much.
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