Andy Carroll marked his 150th Premier League appearance with a goal against his former club as West Ham United beat Liverpool 2-0 on Saturday.
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Slaven Bilic’s side raced into the lead in the 3-0 win at Anfield earlier this season and it took just 10 minutes to open the scoring at Upton Park.
Speaking to The Guardian ahead of this weekend’s game against Liverpool, Bilic stated that, whilst he doesn’t know exactly when the move will be completed, he says “the deal will be done”.
Antonio’s first goal for the club, against Southampton last Monday, had more than a touch of fortune about it after a clearance hit him on the head and flew into the net.
Roberto Firmino failed with a chance to score himself on 35 minutes following a scramble in the West Ham area and some fearless goalkeeping by Adrian and the same player then made a total hash of a shot from the edge of the area.
– West Ham have secured a league (home/away) double over Liverpool for the first time since 1963-64.
Instead it was Lucas who next came closest to getting a goal back for Liverpool with a header from Adam Lallana’s right-sided corner that Noble kicked off the line.
The Reds will play four Barclays Premier League fixtures, a two-legged Capital One semifinal tie and an FA Cup third round clash this month, in a run that could play a significant part in shaping their season.
West Ham, who welcomed Dimitri Payet back from injury in the second half, could have increased their advantage but Carroll, Mark Noble and Cheikh Kouyate were all denied by Simon Mignolet. “Two-nil – it’s deserved”.
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“I think if we put that performance from the first half and to be more stable second half, we have a great opportunity to take points”.
