Liverpool 2 West Ham 1

Overall Rating: 7/10

Goals: Zamora 12, Agger 42, Crouch 45

Ratings:
- Goalkeeping: 6/10
- Defence: 6/10
- Midfield: 7/10
- Attack: 7/10

COMMENTS: Lucky again. It should have been 2-2 but heck, we'll take the win and the 3 points. Agger, Crouch and Kuyt played well. Finnan, Aurelio and Zenden didn't. Our defence was really square today due largely to Finnan being out of sorts at rightback and Aurelio still blurring out at leftback. The Brazillian looks really lost at times. He's a good free-kicker though. Carragher's absence in our defence is very very glaring. Going down to Zamora's fluke goal was a real sucker punch but wasn't Young Agger's equaliser a beauty! It was an unstoppable rocket of a bender. He looks like an exciting prospect. The boy uses his brain when he moves forward which is extremely encouraging. Our midfield did what they needed to do but looked lacklustre and unsure at times where they wanted to go. Once again, Gerrard had to anchor the midfield 4 from deep with Alonso doing the bulk of the distribution. Garcia's reverse pass to set Crouch up for our winner was a sweet move and Crouch did well in heavy traffic to put the ball away; he made it look easier than it was. Kuyt was very impressive when he came on. He really should have scored. A bit unlucky he didn't get the rub of the green. He has this presence and confidence about him. He's not afraid to ask for the ball and give directions. At one point he was telling Reina where to release the ball. Reina threw it the other way though. Amusing moment. He made several intelligent runs and seems to have a well developed footballing brain built into that strong physique of his. I like intelligent players. Intelligent players create intelligent play and Kuyt looks to be a really really good buy; the best of the new lot so far. Lee Bowyer very nearly tied the game for West Ham in the dying minutes but luckily his shot brushed the wrong side of the upright. Well, 3 points is 3 points and the good thing is no one got injured. Now we have a 2 week break for international matches. Please come back in one piece boys. It's the merseyside derby next.