West Ham 2-2 Liverpool: Player ratings as Bowen hammers another blow to Klopp's title hopes
Liverpool's Premier League title hopes took another huge blow on Saturday as they were held to a 2-2 draw with West Ham United.
A poor first-half showing saw them deservedly fall behind to Jarrod Bowen's strike, but Andy Robertson equalised early in the second half before an own goal gave Liverpool the lead.
Jurgen Klopp's side couldn't hold on, however, with Michail Antonio heading home an equaliser with 15 minutes remaining to almost certainly end any slim hopes of a triumphant farewell for the Liverpool boss.
Liverpool made a lively start and the first real sight of goal fell to Harvey Elliott, whose strike from a tight angle went crashing into the side netting ten minutes in, but West Ham offered plenty of threat down the other end as well.
Mohammed Kudus saw a strike deflected wide before Bowen's effort from distance ultimately ended in a routine save from Alisson as the game started to become somewhat turgid.
26 minutes in, there was some confusion when Cody Gakpo went down in the box seconds before a clear handball from Angelo Ogbonna. The flag was raised and referee Anthony Taylor initially pointed to the spot, before realising the call was actually for offside. A VAR check confirmed Luis Diaz had made his run too early.
Vladimir Coufal stung Alisson's gloves with a fierce strike on the half-hour mark, before Diaz cut inside from the left wing and fizzed an effort against Alphonse Areola's near post.
With two minutes left of the first half, West Ham snatched the lead as Bowen headed home from a quick corner which left Liverpool flat-footed.
Clearly on the receiving end of a tough team talk, Liverpool came out strong after the break. Ryan Gravenberch thumped a volley over the bar but the equaliser came in the 49th minute
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