Liverpool vs West Ham LIVE: Carabao Cup result and final score after Curtis Jones doubles up in thrashing
Liverpool 5-1 West Ham: The Reds found their clinical touch and thrashed the Hammers after goals from Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah and a brilliant double from Jones
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool cruised into the Carabao Cup semi-finals as the nine-time winners thrashed toothless West Ham 5-1 at Anfield.
The Reds were much improved from their blunt display in Sunday’s stalemate with Manchester United and dominated throughout, with goals from Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah and a brilliant double from Curtis Jones.
West Ham boss David Moyes belatedly brought on Lucas Paqueta and James Ward-Prowse with his side three goals down and Jarrod Bowen pulled one back with the visitors’ first shot on target.
But Salah came off the bench to deny any hopes of an unlikely comeback before Jones added his second after a wonderful run and finish. Jurgen Klopp’s side now join Chelsea, Fulham and Middlesbrough in the semi-finals as the Reds await the results of the Carabao Cup draw.
Follow all the live updates from Anfield in the blog below and get the latest odds and tips here.
What time is the Carabao Cup semi-final draw?
With the current champions Manchester United being eliminated in the previous round, there will be a new winner of the Carabao Cup in 2024.
Of the teams remaining in the competition, Liverpool - who won the trophy in 2022 - are the favourites to lift the League Cup though they must first get past a strong West Ham United side on Wednesday night.
Last year’s runners-up, Newcastle United, suffered heartache at the hands of Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea, who equalised late in stoppage time through Mykhailo Mudryk to force a 1-1 draw and the hosts would advance 4-2 on penalties.
Liverpool vs West Ham
Liverpool have not gone two games without scoring in all competitions since March, when they failed to find the net against both Bournemouth and Real Madrid.
They drew 0-0 with Man Utd last time out.
Liverpool vs West Ham
Liverpool have lost only one of the last 55 home clashes in all games at Anfield since September 1963. In that sequence they have won 40.
West Ham, meanwhile, have only won twice at Anfield in the last 61 years with their latest victory here coming in 2015.
Liverpool vs West Ham
Jurgen Klopp’s team have won each of the last seven home meetings between the sides in all competitions; the club record is nine games, set from 1967 to 1973.
The Hammers are one of only three teams to have lost both League Cup and FA Cup finals to Liverpool, with Everton and Chelsea being the others.
The Carabao Cup is worth fighting for – just ask Chelsea and Newcastle
It might not be the most glamorous of trophies, nor the one held in the highest regard, but the way Chelsea and Newcastle battled to remain in the Carabao Cup, showcased all the qualities of traditional cup football.
A single Callum Wilson goal gave Newcastle the lead and looked to have been enough to book them a place in the semi-finals for a second successive year, but cup football is never quite so straightforward. Chelsea found an equaliser in stoppage time when Mykhailo Mudryk capitalised on yet another Kieran Trippier error to take the game to penalties.
Unfortunately for the England international, he also missed in the penalty shootout along with Matt Ritchie, while Chelsea were flawless from the spot, booking their place in the semi-finals.
The Carabao Cup is worth fighting for – just ask Chelsea and Newcastle
Chelsea 1-1 Newcastle (Chelsea win 4-2 on pens): The Carabao Cup quarter-final was hard-fought until the end by both teams, proving the competition still has some of its lustre
Liverpool vs West Ham
Liverpool have won both of the previous League Cup meetings between the sides at Anfield, with the last being a 2-1 victory in the fifth round back in January 1983.
Their first ever League Cup triumph came against West Ham in 1981, when they won 2-1 in a replay at Villa Park following a 1-1 draw at Wembley.
Liverpool vs West Ham
The last meeting between the two teams also came at Anfield. The Hammers came to Merseyside for a Premier League match back in September but things didn’t go too well.
Mohamed Salah’s first half penalty was cancelled out before the break by Jarrod Bowen but the Reds went to town in the second half.
They controlled possession and had double the shots West Ham created. Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota both scored and Liverpool ran out 3-1 winners.
What will the result be tonight?
West Ham team changes
David Moyes also makes plenty of changes to his West Ham side. Alphonse Areola slots back into goal with Angelo Ogbonna, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Ben Johnson joing Vladimir Coufal in defence.
The midfield sees Edson Alvarez, Tomas Soucek and Mohammed Kudus keep their spots but James Ward-Prowse and Lucas Paqueta are rested in favour of Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma.
Liverpool team changes
Jurgen Klopp makes six changes to the Liverpool team that drew 0-0 with Manchester United last time out.
Caoimhin Kelleher replaces Alisson Becker in goal while Joe Gomez and Jarell Quansah start in defence in place of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate.
Elsewhere, Ryan Gravenberch, Mo Salah and Luis Diaz drop out to be replaced with Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott and Cody Gakpo.
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