Liverpool vs West Ham Timeline & H2H Stats

The matchup between Liverpool and West Ham United isn’t quite a tale as old as time, but the two sides have been going up against one another on and off since the turn of the 20th century. The first three encounters were all in the FA Cup, with Liverpool winning the first one and the third, which was a replay after a draw in the second. The Reds also won the first match in the First Division, emerging as 2-0 winners over the game at Anfield. Keen to prove that the Merseysiders wouldn’t have everything their own way, West Ham won 1-0 when the sides faced each other on the fifth of January in 1924; their first win over them.

It is hardly surprising to discover that Liverpool won far more regularly than the Hammers. Between the end of November 1971 and the start of January 1982, for example, the teams played each other on 22 occasions. Of those, the Reds emerged victorious 13 times, with West Ham picking up one win and the clubs sharing the honours eight times. Things didn’t get much better in the 1980s, with Liverpool winning ten times and drawing on three occasions. Even the 2000s weren’t exactly a blue riband time for the London club, who lost 14 games in the decade between 2000 and 2010, picking up just one victory and three draws.

The Steven Gerrard Final

In terms of famous games between Liverpool and West Ham United, perhaps no match is better known than the so-called ‘Steven Gerrard final’ of 2006. It technically went down as one of those three draws mentioned above, but in reality it was a victory for the Reds. The defending European champions at the time, having won the Champions League in spectacular fashion the year before, coming back from 3-0 down to defeat AC Milan on penalties, Liverpool had to repeat the trick against significantly less glamorous opposition in the FA Cup. They had beaten Luton Town, Portsmouth, Manchester United, Birmingham City and Chelsea to get there.

For their part, the Gammers had had to take on Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City and Middlesbrough to make it to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Not only did they take a surprise lead thanks to a Jamie Carragher own goal after 21 minutes, they doubled it seven minutes later. Djibril Cissé pulled one back for Liverpool after half an hour, with Steven Gerrard scoring an equaliser in the 54th minute. West Ham retook the lead ten minutes after that, holding onto it into stoppage time. At that point, up stepped Gerrard to score one of the best goals the competition had ever seen, with the Reds going on to win on penalties.

Liverpool’s Full Match History Against West Ham