West Ham United 4–1 Liverpool, WSL Matchday 8

West Ham United v Liverpool

West Ham United9th 9 pts

V. Asseyi 7′ pen, 62′
L. Wandeler 15′
Laia Codina 44′

4

4–1

Full time

Sun 1 Nov

Liverpool11th 8 pts

V. Endemann 72′

1

Sun 1 Nov, 9:00 am EST Victoria Road Stadium WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 8

The match story

Photo from West Ham United — Courtesy West Ham United

WSL News

West Ham had more first-half shots. Brighton had the 3-0 win.

The league’s match account says neither side created many testing chances before Maisie Symonds’ long-range opener. Brighton then controlled the second half and scored twice in three minutes.

28 October 2026

Key moments

7′Penalty goal V. Asseyi (West Ham United)1–0
15′Goal L. Wandeler (West Ham United)2–0
44′Goal Laia Codina (West Ham United)3–0
62′Goal V. Asseyi (West Ham United)4–0
72′Goal V. Endemann (Liverpool)4–1

Top performers

West Ham United

V. AsseyiMWHUshirt 202G7SH
L. WandelerMWHUshirt 271G2SH
Laia CodinaDWHUshirt 31G1SH

Liverpool

V. EndemannLIVshirt 9, came off the bench1G1SH
B. OlssonFLIVshirt 110G4SH
C. KapocsMLIVshirt 70G3SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

West Ham United

9th▲3 from 12th

13 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 17 to play.

Still to play

West Ham United: still to play
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
Sat 7 Nov	A	Manchester City	7:45 am EST
Sun 15 Nov	H	Charlton Athletic	9:00 am EST
Sun 22 Nov	A	Arsenal	9:30 am EST

Liverpool

11th▼1 from 10th

14 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 17 to play.

Still to play

Liverpool: still to play
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
Sun 8 Nov	H	Arsenal	7:00 am EST
Sat 14 Nov	A	Brighton & Hove Albion (link unavailable)	12:15 pm EST
Sat 21 Nov	H	Chelsea	7:45 am EST

Team stats

WHU LIV

Possession: West Ham United: 40%; Liverpool: 60%
Shots: West Ham United: 16; Liverpool: 12
Corners: West Ham United: 1; Liverpool: 2

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	8	+12	22
2	Chelsea	7	+17	19
3	London City Lionesses	8	+10	16
4	Manchester United	8	−2	12
5	Tottenham Hotspur	7	+3	10
6	Arsenal	8	−1	10
7	Everton	8	−2	10
8	Aston Villa	8	−5	10
9	West Ham United	8	−5	9
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	7	+3	8
11	Liverpool	8	−1	8
12	Birmingham City	7	−4	6
13	Crystal Palace	7	−9	6
14	Charlton Athletic	7	−16	0

After this result

By the numbers

Liverpool have 1 home win from 3 at home, and 1 from 5 away. 1.7 points a match at home, 0.6 away.

Liverpool have 4 points from last 5, in step with their season. 0.8 a match, against 1.0 all season. WSL average 1.4.

West Ham United have scored 9 goals, the 9th most in the WSL. 1.1 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Liverpool have gone 4 without a win. Last win: 2–0 v Everton, 27 September.

The match on the pitch

West Ham United: 40% possession; 110 possessions; 14% ended in a shot; 15% reached the box; 4.4 actions each
Liverpool: 60% possession; 109 possessions; 9% ended in a shot; 22% reached the box; 6.2 actions each

Where each team won the ball

West Ham United

Liverpool

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. West Ham United started 6% of their possessions in the final third, Liverpool 15%.

Where the shots came from

West Ham UnitedLiverpool

West Ham United attack right, Liverpool left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

West Ham United

Liverpool

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

West Ham UnitedLiverpool

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

West Ham UnitedLiverpool

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

West Ham UnitedLiverpool

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,762 events in the record.

Period Minute 93 Only the 5 minutes up to it

West Ham United attack right, Liverpool left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

84 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:36	K. Keating	Liverpool
3:53	K. MacLean	Liverpool
6:07	V. Asseyi	West Ham United
9:30	V. Asseyi	West Ham United
12:01	A. Bergström	Liverpool
14:57	L. Wandeler	West Ham United
16:26	S. Piubel	West Ham United
16:29	S. Piubel	West Ham United
18:21	A. Bergström	Liverpool
19:10	V. Asseyi	West Ham United
20:25	K. MacLean	Liverpool
22:27	A. Bergström	Liverpool
22:36	C. Kapocs	Liverpool
24:19	E. Cascarino	West Ham United
25:18	B. Olsson	Liverpool
25:38	B. Olsson	Liverpool
26:00	S. Kerr	Liverpool
27:03	B. Olsson	Liverpool
27:59	K. Gago	West Ham United
28:42	Natalia Ramos	Liverpool

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Lineups

West Ham UnitedFormation 4-4-2

West Ham United, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Picaud-Inconnu. Line 1: 22 N. Riesen, 3 L. Codina, 28 E. Cascarino, 7 I. Belloumou. Line 2: 27 L. Wandeler, 4 O. Siren, 10 K. Zelem, 20 V. Asseyi. Line 3: 77 S. Piubel, 11 K. Gago.

West Ham United lineup: 11 starters, then 3 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	C. Picaud-Inconnu	90	0
22	N. Riesen	90	0
7	I. Belloumou	90	0
4	O. Siren	90	0
3	L. Codina	90	1
28	E. Cascarino	90	0
27	L. Wandeler, off at 76′	76	1
10	K. Zelem	90	0
11	K. Gago, off at 60′	60	0
77	S. Piubel, off at 83′	83	0
20	V. Asseyi	90	2
Substitutes
9	R. Ueki, on at 60′	30	0
17	E. Salmon, on at 83′	7	0
23	F. Morgan, on at 76′	14	0
Team			4

Unused: M. Walsh, Y. Endo, S. Kumagai, E. Nyström, Y. Tennebø, N. Peacock

All player stats

West Ham United lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
22	N. Riesen	90	0	1	0	71%	3	0
7	I. Belloumou	90	0	0	1	75%	4	1
4	O. Siren	90	0	0	1	86%	3	3
3	L. Codina	90	1	1	0	82%	0	0
28	E. Cascarino	90	0	0	0	78%	1	1
27	L. Wandeler, off at 76′	76	1	2	2	77%	1	1
10	K. Zelem	90	0	2	1	78%	2	6
11	K. Gago, off at 60′	60	0	1	1	70%	2	0
77	S. Piubel, off at 83′	83	0	2	2	86%	0	0
20	V. Asseyi	90	2	7	1	72%	0	0
Substitutes
25	M. Walsh	–
2	Y. Endo	–
8	S. Kumagai	–
9	R. Ueki, on at 60′	30	0	0	2	44%	0	1
13	E. Nyström	–
15	Y. Tennebø	–
17	E. Salmon, on at 83′	7	0	0	0	0%	0	0
23	F. Morgan, on at 76′	14	0	0	0	67%	0	0
26	N. Peacock	–
Team			4	16	11	77%	16	13

West Ham United goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	C. Picaud-Inconnu	90	3	4	75%	1	1

LiverpoolFormation 4-1-4-1

Liverpool, 4-1-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 12 K. Keating. Line 1: 24 S. Kerr, 17 J. Clark, 4 G. Fisk, 29 A. Bernabé. Line 2: 8 F. Nagano. Line 3: 25 A. Bergström, 7 C. Kapocs, 6 N. Ramos, 19 K. MacLean. Line 4: 11 B. Olsson.

Liverpool lineup: 11 starters, then 3 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
12	K. Keating	90	0
24	S. Kerr	90	0
29	A. Bernabé, off at 90+1′	90	0
8	F. Nagano	90	0
17	J. Clark	90	0
4	G. Fisk	90	0
25	A. Bergström, off at 67′	67	0
7	C. Kapocs	90	0
11	B. Olsson	90	0
6	N. Ramos, off at 46′	45	0
19	K. MacLean	90	0
Substitutes
9	V. Endemann, on at 46′	45	1
26	M. Itamura, on at 67′	23	0
28	M. Ward, on at 90+1′	1	0
Team			1

Unused: F. Kirby, L. Parry, M. Enderby, M. Höbinger, S. Agrež, M. Trueman

All player stats

Liverpool lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
24	S. Kerr	90	0	0	1	76%	2	3
29	A. Bernabé, off at 90+1′	90	0	0	2	77%	3	1
8	F. Nagano	90	0	1	1	87%	2	0
17	J. Clark	90	0	0	1	90%	2	5
4	G. Fisk	90	0	0	0	98%	0	0
25	A. Bergström, off at 67′	67	0	1	0	63%	2	0
7	C. Kapocs	90	0	3	3	79%	0	0
11	B. Olsson	90	0	4	0	63%	0	0
6	N. Ramos, off at 46′	45	0	1	0	56%	2	1
19	K. MacLean	90	0	1	1	88%	1	1
Substitutes
22	F. Kirby	–
2	L. Parry	–
9	V. Endemann, on at 46′	45	1	1	1	78%	1	0
13	M. Enderby	–
14	M. Höbinger	–
23	S. Agrež	–
26	M. Itamura, on at 67′	23	0	0	1	50%	1	1
28	M. Ward, on at 90+1′	1	0	0	0	0%	0	0
87	M. Trueman	–
Team			1	12	11	83%	16	12