Liverpool 2 West Ham United 1: Swagger of Agger as Reds blow hot and cold
How good are Liverpool? Only eight days ago they were being lauded as alternative champions to Chelsea, yet they have started the season with as much a stutter as a swagger. Yesterday they beat West Ham United in a repeat of last May's FA Cup final, but as barometers for their form that is about as reliable as a politician's promise. [more]
Liverpool 2 West Ham 1: Agger too hot for Hammers
AS IN the FA Cup final last May, Liverpool fell behind after some dodgy goalkeeping but hit back hard, with a screamer of a goal, to burst the Hammers bubble and start climbing the Premiership table. [more]
Benitez ready to let Kuyt fly
Rafa Benitez expects Dutchman Dirk Kuyt to provide the cutting edge that can turn Liverpool into English Premiership title challengers.
Liverpool manager Benitez handed Kuyt his debut as a second half substitute in Saturday's 2-1 win against West Ham and was encouraged by the Holland striker's display. [more]
Rafael Benitez has praised today's opponents, West Ham United.
West Ham and Liverpool played in one of the most entertaining FA Cup finals in years back in May and Rafa Benitez has spoken of the respect he has for Alan Pardew's team.
"I always look forward to a game against West Ham because it is a team I have a lot of respect for and they are a good footballing side. I think it will be a good game for the supporters to watch and they play a very open game," said the Reds' manager. [more]
3PM: THE FAB SCORE'S OUT TO HAMMER THE EASTENDERS
THE last time West Ham beat Liverpool at Anfield, Paul McCartney was a happily-unmarried Beatle.
It was the height of Fab Four mania and Bobby Moore had yet to lift a trophy.
In the 43 years since, through the Anfield glory years and the Graeme Souness era, the Hammers have left Merseyside every time with nothing but hard-luck stories. [more]
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