Liverpool vs West Ham LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Salah substituted after Mane goal
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham: Follow live reaction as the Reds closed the gap to the Premier League leaders ahead of the Manchester derby
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool moved three points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City as they defeated West Ham thanks to Sadio Mane’s first-half goal. Mohamed Salah had an early chance to score after quick thinking from Trent Alexander-Arnold but was denied by Lukasz Fabianski. The Liverpool opener came as Alexander-Arnold fired a ball across the face and Mane was alive in the box to beat Fabianski to the ball and convert from close range.
West Ham, who were without England international Declan Rice, had their chances and could have found themselves level if not far some excellent defending from Alexander-Arnold to chase back and clear Pablo Fornals’ chip from underneath his own crossbar. Liverpool improved after half-time but couldn’t add a second goal that would have sealed three points, as West Ham came back into it. Manuel Lanzini and Michael Antonio had further opportunities for West Ham but Liverpool held on to extend their winning run.
It puts the pressure back on Manchester City ahead of tomorrow’s Manchester derby at the Etihad, as Liverpool turn their attention to the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Inter Milan. Follow reaction to Liverpool vs West Ham below, following the conclusion of this afternoon’s 3pm fixtures:
GOAL! Burnley 0-2 Chelsea (HAVERTZ 52’)
Goal rush! It’s a brilliant cross from Pulisic on his left foot from the right - and Havertz adds a lovely header across goal.
GOAL! Burnley 0-1 Chelsea (JAMES 47’)
Welcome back, Reece James! What a finish from the right-back, and he shows what Chelsea have been so desperately missing. He cuts inside and back out, before firing across Nick Pope and into the far corner.
KICK-OFF! Burnley 0-0 Chelsea
Back underway at Turf Moor and across the Premier League fixtures.
HALF-TIME: Burnley 0-0 Chelsea
Chelsea almost put themselves in danger as Rudiger looked to guide the ball out of play, only for McNeil to come back and pinch it off him on the byline. He couldn’t find the cross and Chelsea clear. The Blues will need to improve after the break.
We’ve reached half-time in all of the 3pm kick-offs.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-0 Southampton (LUIZ 44’)
Brilliant move from Villa! Chambers plays a sublime switch of play out to Coutinho, who fires a cross to Douglas Luiz to finish from close range!
Coutinho then gets played through on goal and only has the keeper to beat but his chip bobbles wide!
Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
Coutinho has been the standout player at Villa Park and has two chances in quick succession to double his team’s lead. First, he sends a fizzing shot narrowly wide, before Watkins tees him up with a pull-back. But Forster saves!
Burnley 0-0 Chelsea
It means the game at Turf Moor is the only one of the five Premier League 3pm kick-offs yet to see a goal. Chelsea have had the majority of the ball but the teams are equal in terms of chances created. Burnley might even argue that they should be ahead.
GOAL! Wolves 0-2 Crystal Palace (ZAHA pen 34’)
Palace double their lead, as Zaha converts from the spot. He smashes it into the top corner, a brilliant finish after he previously missed from the spot against Norwich, to put Palace in complete control. The penalty came as Schlupp was brought down in the box by Kilman. Wolves are just not up for this but Palace certainly are.
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