And then there were two... more dropped points sees Liverpool drop off title pace

Premier League: West Ham 2 (Bowen 43', Antonio 77') Liverpool 2 (Robertson 48', Areola 65' (OG))

Two teams trying to recover after dreadful results ended up with a point each that did neither of them much good.

Liverpool will know that they are now almost certainly out of the title race. Their prospects were damaged by their 2-0 defeat by Everton in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Wednesday, and Manchester City’s 4-0 win at Brighton the following evening.

They will wonder how they failed to make the most of 71 percent of possession, 28 shots and two efforts against the woodwork at the London Stadium, but the reality is that, although they are level on points with leaders Arsenal and one ahead of City, they have played a game more than the Gunners and two more than Pep Guardiola’s champions.

West Ham, thrashed 5-2 at Crystal Palace in their previous match, still harboured ambitions of qualifying for Europe, but remained eighth and are running out of games in which to overtake any of the clubs above them.

Jarrod Bowen gave West Ham the lead at the end of a mostly dreary first half with his 20th goal of the season. Andy Robertson levelled soon after the restart with only his second and Liverpool began to dominate, going 2-1 up with an own goal that could have been debited to any one of three West Ham defenders. But Michail Antonio was given too much space to head an equaliser after 77 minutes.

West Ham had struggled at home, with only six wins from their previous 17 league games, and the poor recent form of both clubs along with the early kick-off time did not help to lift a subdued, almost downbeat atmosphere in the opening exchanges. Neither side looked in the mood to take risks, although Lucas Paqueta took one