West Ham 2-2 Liverpool: Michail Antonio equaliser dents Reds’ title hopes

Liverpool’s Premier League title hopes appear all however over after Michail Antonio scored to rescue some extent for West Ham at London Stadium.

However the guests have been a lot improved within the second half and Andy Robertson equalised when he scored from Luis Diaz’s low move into the penalty space.

The Reds have been then additional rewarded for his or her strain when Cody Gakpo’s effort from a nook ricocheted off Angelo Ogbonna, Tomas Soucek and Alphonse Areola earlier than discovering the again of the online.

Antonio’s thumping header put the Hammers again on stage phrases two minutes earlier than Liverpool introduced on Mohamed Salah, who exchanged phrases with supervisor Jurgen Klopp because the stood on the touchline.

Liverpool sit third within the desk with three video games remaining, two factors behind leaders Arsenal, who face Tottenham on Sunday, whereas Manchester Metropolis are second however have two video games in hand.

Liverpool’s title hopes look like all however over, with the Reds counting on each of their title rivals to slide as much as get again within the race.

Liverpool’s season really fizzling out

With Dutchman Arne Slot poised to switch Jurgen Klopp this summer season after Liverpool agreed a £9.4m compensation cope with his present membership Feyenoord, Klopp recommended his successor can be helped by the Reds’ season “not ending on a excessive”.

Having gained the Carabao Cup in February, the Reds appeared on observe to struggle for a European trophy and stake a robust declare for the Premier League title in Klopp’s final season.

However within the area of about three weeks these hopes have nearly fully unravelled and this newest outcome certainly denies Klopp the fairytale ending.

Liverpool weren’t at their greatest within the first half, regardless of captain Virgil van Dijk’s scathing overview of his team-mates’ need following the loss to Everton.

However they emerged from the break extra just like the Klopp facet that followers have come to be acquainted with, enjoying with extra depth and starvation.

After Robertson shortly obtained his facet on stage phrases, Ryan Gravenberch noticed his effort drop agonisingly vast and Trent Alexander-Arnold’s long-range effort was effectively saved by Areola.

A scramble within the West Ham penalty space gave Liverpool the lead, and so they might have been out of sight with Diaz and Alexis Mac Allister going shut earlier than Vladimir Coufal denied Darwin Nunez a easy tap-in.

However, for all their probabilities, Liverpool have been as soon as once more left upset because the reign of Klopp dangers coming to an finish with a whimper.

Salah did not make an affect from the bench after being dropped from the beginning line-up and appeared to conflict with Klopp on the touchline earlier than approaching.

West Ham bounce again with deserved level

West Ham have gained solely one in every of their previous 9 dwelling league video games and suffered a heavy defeat by Crystal Palace final day trip, their second consecutive loss.

However the return of Bowen, who missed final week’s match with a again harm, proved essential, with the winger heading dwelling from the center of a crowded space earlier than establishing Antonio’s equaliser.

His 16 top-flight targets this season will certainly have elevated his hopes of going to the Euro 2024, with England supervisor Gareth Southgate watching on in London.

West Ham now sit eighth within the desk, with a fourth consecutive season in Europe of their attain.

Regardless of that success below David Moyes, hypothesis across the Hammers boss has as soon as once more emerged this week, with Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim reportedly in London to debate changing the Scot, though the Portuguese stated on Saturday the talks have been “a mistake”.

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