Chelsea vs West Ham LIVE: Premier League results, final scores and reaction from today’s games
Follow all the latest reaction from Sunday’s three early kick-offs at Stamford Bridge, Turf Moor and the Amex Stadium
It was not pretty and, when Jorginho hopped, skipped and fluffed an 87th-minute penalty, it looked like it would not come at all. But Chelsea were able to squeeze out a narrow 1-0 victory over West Ham thanks to Christian Pulisic’s 90th-minute winner in a match that will not last long in the memory.
The goal itself was smartly constructed and taken. On as a second-half substitute, Pulisic timed and adjusted a run into the box to get on the end of Marcos Alonso’s cut-back, after Mason Mount had carried the ball forward in desperation. The American stroked a finish into the far corner from his left foot for his fourth goal of the Premier League campaign. The equalling of last season’s tally that little bit less important than the end of a run two successive home deafest, and a much-needed clean sheet after shipping four goals in both.
Thomas Tuchel was relieved rather than buoyed. This was not a display to hang your hat on, and it is hard to think of a player beyond the usual suspects of Mount and Thiago Silva who emerged with any top-up of credit. But the three points re-establishes distance between them and Arsenal - now five points, with a game in hand. Follow all the team news, build-up and latest scores from all three games below:
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
90 mins: Richarlison has kicked out at Henderson while the England man was on the floor. He has been booked for it.
The Brazilian did push his studs into the Liverpool captain’s leg, but a yellow card was probably the correct decision.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
89 mins: Dele Alli leaves a foot in on Henderson and goes in Stuart Attwell’s book.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
87 mins: Frank Lampard’s men have given it everything but they are going to leave with nothing.
Divock Origi has put this one to bed and Liverpool are hot on the heels of Manchester City once more.
GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Everton (Origi, 85)
85 mins: It is 2-0 now though! Origi again against Everton!
How good is Divock Origi’s record against the Toffees?! He has another goal and it’s one he couldn’t miss.
Robertson’s corner reaches Henderson at the back post. He sends it back into the box for Diaz who scissor-kicks it across the penalty area and it bounces kindly for Origi to head home inside the six-yard box.
Game. Set. Match.
Liverpool 1-0 Everton
84 mins: Nearly 2-0. Salah breaks and finds the onrushing Thiago who tests Pickford with a deflected effort but the England number one is equal to it.
Liverpool 1-0 Everton
84 mins: A reminder that, as it stands, Liverpool will reduce the gap to Manchester City at the top of the table to one point.
Everton will remain in the relegation zone, two points below Burnley with a game in hand.
Liverpool 1-0 Everton
82 mins: Salah and Origi link up neatly down the right again. Salah’s cross is a tame one but Holgate somehow slices it behind himself, only for it to fortunately bounce into Pickford’s arms. Could have been comical.
Club captain Jordan Henderson is on as he replaces Diogo Jota.
Liverpool 1-0 Everton
80 mins: Chance for Everton! Dele Alli gets in behind Alexander-Arnold and puts it across for Iwobi but the boot of Robertson gets there in front of him to hook the ball away from two yards out!
Liverpool have not got the job done just yet.
Liverpool 1-0 Everton
78 mins: Salomon Rondon is on for Demarai Gray. And he’ll be interested in this.
Everton earn themselves a free-kick on the right-hand side, midway inside the Liverpool half. Mykolenko puts it into a dangerous area and Alisson can only punch into the chest of his own player but fortunately it bounces safely away before Liverpool are awarded a foul.
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