Liverpool thrash West Ham to advance to the last 16 of the League Cup

‘Reds’ thrash West Ham at Anfield with two goals from the Portuguese international

Liverpool beat West Ham 4-1 on Wednesday to secure their place in the last 16 of the English League Cup . In the match that marked the debut of Federico Chiesa , signed from Juventus , in a Reds jersey , it was Diogo Jota who shone, scoring goals from the Portuguese forward in the 25th and 49th minutes, with Arne Slot ‘s team turning the tables after an initial setback, with Jarell Quansah’s own goal in the 21st minute.

With Diogo Jota now out of action – he was replaced by Mac Allister in the 59th minute – in the 74th minute, Egyptian Mohamed Salah , after a first save by Fabianski , made it 3-1 and gave the home fans a rest, shortly before Mexican Edson Álvarez received his second yellow card and left Julen Lopetegui’s team playing with 10 men.

Liverpool ‘s fourth goal came in the 90th minute, when Cody Gakpo struck a powerful shot after a pass from Darwin Núñez , and the Dutch forward also had a hand in it.