West Ham 0-2 Liverpool
Liverpool ran out comfortable winners of this hard fought game, after spirited resistance from West Ham.
The balance between the sides was reflected in shots on target, with Liverpool having five to West Ham's four - the key difference being that the visitors took two of their chances.
The home team passed up a chance to go one up on the quarter hour, when Manuel Lanzini put his effort just wide from an Arthur Masuaka cross.
On the half hour Roberto Firmino's pass into the box was picked up by Divock Origi, who in turning was adjudged to have been fouled by Issa Diop.
Mohamed Saleh duly converted the penalty.
Lanzini scuffed another chance at the start of the second half.
West Ham were then caught in a classic Liverpool counter attack, Virgil van Dijk heading a West Ham corner clear, for Jordan Henderson to set Saleh free. His exquisite outside of the boot pass found Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who finished with ease.
Declan Rice was then twice denied by Alisson, who turned his shot aside, then acrobatically pushed a header round the post.
Inbetween, Saleh hit the post from the edge of the area.
West Ham manager David Moyes was pleased at the opportunities his team made in the second half. "There were lots of positive things tonight. We stood up to good challenges and the effort of the midfield boys was excellent,"said Moyes.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp wished his team could have done better on the night. "It was difficult tonight to get a rhythmn and keep a rhythmn," said Klopp.
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