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Liverpool 5–2 West Ham United · Premier League

5–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Liverpool won 5–2.

Shots
1811
Shots on target
74
Possession
49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

Liverpool beat West Ham 5–2. Recorded in this match (Liverpool – West Ham): shots 18–11, shots on target 7–4, possession 49%–51%, corners 10–5. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Liverpool's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Liverpool's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.68 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.4 goals/match1.68 goals/match1.36 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Liverpool show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Liverpool's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

15.6 shots/match ▲ShotsLiverpool · West Ham10.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricLiverpoolWest HamBaseline
Shots15.6 shots/match10.5 shots/match12.5 shots/match
Shots against11.1 shots/match14.8 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Liverpool have recorded the higher season possession share.

60% ●PossessionLiverpool · West Ham42.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricLiverpoolWest HamBaseline
Possession60%42.8%50.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots11 shotsLiverpool 18 shots, West Ham United 11 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots4 shotsLiverpool 7 shots, West Ham United 4 shots
  • Possession49%51%Liverpool 49%, West Ham United 51%
  • Corners10 corners5 cornersLiverpool 10 corners, West Ham United 5 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls11 foulsLiverpool 12 fouls, West Ham United 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsLiverpool 2 cards, West Ham United 2 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Liverpool
1Draws
0West Ham United
West Ham United — Liverpool · Premier League0–2
Liverpool — West Ham United · Premier League2–1
West Ham United — Liverpool · Premier League0–5
West Ham United — Liverpool · Premier League2–2
Liverpool — West Ham United · Premier League3–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Liverpool favored in 9 of 9 directional metrics · West Ham United in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Liverpool28 matchesWest Ham United28 matches
1.68 goals/match ▲Goals scored28/281.21 goals/match
1.32 goals/match ▲Goals allowed28/281.93 goals/match
15.6 shots/match ▲Shots28/2810.5 shots/match
4.43 shots/match ▲Shots on target28/283.54 shots/match
60% ●Possession28/2842.8%
5.82 corners/match ●Corners28/285.14 corners/match
1.57 cards/matchCards28/281.79 cards/match
9.57 fouls/matchFouls28/2811 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples28 / 28home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 28 Feb 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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