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Liverpool who dominated the game scored twice at Anfield to deny West Ham any points
Two minutes of extra time is indicated by the fourth official
Fernando Morientes takes the bench as Peter Crouch comes on to chase Liverpool's third goal
Zenden releases Gaerard down the right but the ball is too far ahead for Gerrard to take the attack any further
Zenden drives the ball in off the post from a superb left-footed strike to give Liverpool a two-goal lead
Tomas Repka is replaced by James Collins
A glancing header by Garcia is just wide of the far post
Djibril Cisse is disappointed to come off as Boudewijn Zenden takes the field
Steve Finnan is booked for dissent after a foul on Paul Konchesky
Garcia cuts in on his left foot and strikes a powerful dipping shot to Hislop's left who manages to push the ball out for a corner
Ciise's lay off gives Morientes the chance to break but Ferdinand's pace allows him to clear the ball for a corner
Steve Finnan crosses the ball to Morientes who gets inbetween the two defenders and unleashes a header which Shaka Hislop manages to save
Matthew Etherington is replaced by Teddy Sheringham
David Bellion is replaced by Jeremie Aliadiere
Riise drives forward over the half way to put Steven Gerrard through but an excellent challlenge by Tomas Repka clears the danger
Garcia's inswinging cross finds Hyypia whose shot from the centre of the penalty area is cleared off the line by Tomas Repka
A good break by Gerrard who releases Cisse to cross to the back post which is cleared for a Liverpool corner
Morientes is awarded a yellow card for pulling Reo-Coker back
Garcia's back heel to Djibril Cisse is intercepted by Anton Ferdinand
The Hammers get the second half underway
A scrappy end to the first half but Liverpool have got the goal to give them the lead at half time
Morientes and Gerrard work a clever one-two but Morientes is just caught off-side
John Arne Riise's cross is deflected off Anton Ferdinand for a Liverpool corner
Marlon Harewood runs out of options and tries a 25-yard shot which misses well wide
Gerrard breaks and carries the ball toward the West Ham penalty area releasing Garcia whose weak left-foot shot is saved by Hislop
Gerrard and Morientes link up well to give Cisse a shooting chance but his ovehead kick is well over the bar
Alonso's shot is deflected round the keeper to put Liverpool in the lead
Sami Hyypia's sliding interception puts the ball out for a corner
Yossi Benayoun takes his own free kick after being fouled by Sami Hyypia and hits the post from 20-yards out down the left side
Garcia takes the resulting corner which is cleared by Danny Gabbidon
Morientes breaks again and releases Garcia who has a left-footed shot which is saved and put out for a corner by Shaka Hislop
Fernando Morientes breaks down the right and puts Cisse into a shooting position who only manages to hit the side netting
Paul Konchesky takes the free kick but clears everybody
Riise makes a rash sliding challenge on Tomas Repka providing West Ham with a free kick in a dangerous area
The game gets underway with Liverpool attacking towards the home end
Liverpool finally showed some of their European form on the domestic stage as Rafa Benitez's side secured their third Premiership win of the campaign with a 2-0 success against West Ham United. The Reds remain in the bottom half of the table but they at least gave the Anfield faithful something to cheer after they had been forced to endure a miserable start to the campaign. They appeared to have hit a new low in the midweek Carling Cup defeat at Crystal Palace but responded in the right manner against Alan Pardew's side. Xabi Alonso's long-range effort gave Liverpool a half-time lead and substitute Bolo Zenden sealed all three points with his first goal for the club in the closing stages. Benitez opted for a 4-4-2 formation with John Arne Riise returning to left-back among seven changes from the side that lost at Selhurst Park. Peter Crouch was left on the bench as Fernando Morientes started in attack. The Hammers had Anton Ferdinand and Yossi Benayoun back after minor injuries while loanee David Bellion made his full Premiership debut for the club. The visitors started brightly and Paul Konchesky's free-kick caused danger in the Liverpool defence before Marlon Harewood inexplicably turned the ball away from goal. When Liverpool hit back Steven Gerrard's cross forced a corner that resulted in Luis Garcia cutting in from the right to fire in an angled shot which Danny Gabbidon blocked. But in the 18th minute Garcia's corner was only partially cleared and Alonso sent in a low drive which flicked off Tomas Repka's head and curled past Shaka Hislop in the Hammers goal. Gerrard then went close to adding a second two minutes later with a fierce 20-yard drive that flew just wide. Sami Hyypia had a header blocked on the line by Konchesky, who then kept Morientes' effort out as the Spaniard latched on to the rebound. Repka's cross almost caught Jose Reina off his line but Liverpool remained on top with Gerrard wasting a good opportunity by being too unselfish. Morientes should have made it 2-0 when he met a Gerrard cross but could not direct it far enough away from Hislop's dive. The veteran keeper then produced the save of the match to turn away Garcia's shot after Gabbidon had been caught in possession. Zenden replaced Djibril Cisse, and with his first touch the Dutchman produced a cross which Garcia headed wide of the far post. But the second goal eventually came with eight minutes left when Riise's headed clearance dropped into Zenden's path and the former Middlesbrough midfielder cut into the penalty area before drilling a shot in off the far post for his first goal for the club. MAN OF THE MATCH: Xabi Alonso (Liverpool) Scored the all-important opening goal that settled the home side's nerves but the Spaniard was a driving force in the Reds midfield throughout as he kept the hosts ticking over.
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