FT - Dev Squad 0-4 Liverpool

 DEVELOPMENT SQUAD v LIVERPOOL
BARCLAYS U21 PREMIER LEAGUE
BOLEYN GROUND
FRIDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2014
KICK-OFF: 7PM
REFEREE: RYAN ATKIN

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FT - Development Squad 0-4 Liverpool

FT - Full time here at the Boleyn Ground. Liverpool worthy winners. Two goals apiece for Ryan Kent and Shay Ojo. We'll have reaction from Nick Haycock later on the West Ham website.

90+3: Goal: Liverpool round up a resounding win as Ojo scores his second of the evening. This time he latches onto a through-ball and tucks it away. 0-4.

90+1: Into three minutes of injury time here at the Boleyn. Chants of 'we're going to win 4-3' ring out.

90: Liverpool pressing for a fourth to cap an impressive night but Burke prevents Kent from getting onto a through-ball.

89: Ojo skips past the defender before smashing a shot into Burke's face. That one looked like it hurt but he carries on.

87: Substitution for West Ham. Josh Pask replacing centre-half Reece Oxford.

86: Lee gets a good shot away and the rebound almost falls to him. Bywater gathers and fires a fierce shot which is blocked and out for a corner.

84: Some heavy legs on the pitch now. Lletget, Lee and Maguire try to combine but the move breaks down. Ojo breaks quickly and Wesley does well to put in a challenge.

81: Kent has a chance to complete his hat-trick and seal the victory for the Reds but his shot on the turn goes wide.

79: Liverpool moving the ball around the back well, making the Hammers chase after it and use up the last of their energy.

76: Liverpool taking the sting off the game, happy to preserve their three goal advantage. Their not committing as many men forward as they were in the first half.

74: Substitute for Liverpool. No14 Sergi Canos is coming on for Daniel Trickett-Smith.

72: Maguire is almost set through by a good through ball from Reece Oxford. The Liverpool 'keeper comes out quickly to hoof it into touch.

70: Substitution for West Ham. Sean Maguire is coming on in place for Danny Whitehead.

68: The crowd inside the Boleyn are doing their best to raise their side and are almost rewarded as Lee's header from a deep Whitehead cross is touched over the bar. West Ham getting closer.

66: Striker Lee is down after a collision with Vigouroux. The game is not stopped despite it being a head injury, however Lee is able to continue.

64: Liverpool player Joe Maguire goes into the referee's notebook for bodychecking Lletget to prevent him counter-attacking.

62: Substitutions for Liverpool. Randall and Yesil are off in place for Alex O'Hanlon and Daniel Cleary.  

60: Reece Burke gets a yellow card for a poor challenge.

58: Free-kick for Liverpool but the assistant referee flags Yesil offside.

57: The game continues to be incredibly open. Sadlier again gets the better of Randall but his cut back is cleared.

54: Another chance for Cullen. He slides to connect to Sadlier's cut back but his shot is blocked on the line.

52: Free-kick to Liverpool played short to Ojo instead of crossing first time. Spiegel collects his lofted cross, setting West Ham on the counter-attack. Cullen tries his luck from 25 yards but it goes out for a goalkick.

50: Opportunity for Liverpool to put the game to bed. Brannagan fires a shot in that just goes wide of Spiegel's post.

48: A break in play as Liverpool's No10 Trickett-Smith is receiving treatment.

47: Dangerous free-kick whipped in by Bywater. The Liverpool defence stand tall and head it out.

46: Liverpool get us under way in the second half.

West Ham are out early for the second half. They'll need a big 45 minutes if they're going to turn this around.

HT: West Ham U21 0-3 Liverpool

45+4: Liverpool break down the left-hand side. The ball falls to that man Kent again, Oxford is closing him down but he gets the shot away.

45+2: Into injury time at the end of the first half. Could be quite a bit of it as Potts' injury took a while.

45: The Hammers are having to withstand some heavy pressure towards the end of the first half. The defence manages to clear the danger at the second attempt.

43: Spiegel's long kick upfield falls to Sadlier who rounds the keeper but runs out of pitch.

41: Another good chance for West Ham through Lee. The striker beats the offside trap and his shot beats the goalkeeper, yet his shot rolls wide of the far post. Agonizing for the home faithful.

38: Goal for Liverpool. Kent get his second of the evening. West Ham players not happy as they felt he was offside. 0-3.

37: Shot for Liverpool is blocked well by Oxford as he throws himself at the ball.

35: A chance for the hosts. Lee breaks into the box and drives a cross along the six-yard box. The defender Jones manages to cut it out.

33: Sadlier is proving to be a real outlet on the left-wing. He whips another good ball into the box but Vigouroux claims it.

30: Another glorious chance for the Hammers. Great work from Sadlier as he sets Westley free. He drives a great ball into the six-yard box however Lletget's shot hits the post and the 'keeper pounces on the rebound.

27: Goal for Liverpool. Ojo again tries his luck from distance, this time he gets it right as it curls into the righ-hand corner giving Spiegel no chance. 0-2.

26: West Ham take a quick throw-in to Lee. He twists and turns in the box before shooting just wide. Good work from the No9.

25: Ojo finds himself in a bit of space and tries his luck from distance.

24: Good work in the midfield, Josh Cullen plays a wonderful ball to set Westley free yet Maguire recovers well.

22: Sadlier cuts in and hits a fierce shot just over the Liverpool keepers' goal.

21: Corner to the Hammers is drilled in Lletget. He gets a second chance to cross, Oxford gets a good leap on the Liverpool defence but heads over.

19: Free kick to West Ham after good work from Burke. The ball is floated in for Oxford to flick on but it falls to Lee at an awkward height and is cleared.

16: West Ham have a corner which is cleared. Liverpool break with speed through Kent who plays Yesil through forcing a good block from Burke.

14: Dan Potts' night is over as he is replaced by Lewis Page.

13: Goal for Liverpool. Immediately from the restart Liverpool play it down the left wing and play a good ball into the box. Striker Ryan Kent finishes coolly. 0-1.

12: Play continues with the Hammers down to ten men for now as Potts continues to recieve treatment

10: Stoppage in play as Potts is down following a heavy fall as he tried to head Lletget's cross-field pass. Looked a nasty one as he immediately signalled to the bench.

8: Potts lofts a free-kick into the box yet it comes to nothing.

7: Elliot Lee bends a shot from the edge of the box, yet keeper Vigouroux is equal to it.

6: Liverpool striker Samed Yesil is through on goal, his shot skims the top of the crossbar.

4: A very open game so far! Liverpool player Stewart with a speculative shot from distance.

3: Liverpool respond well to the early warning as midfilder Brannagan hits a fierce shot that fires just wide.

1: A fantastic chance for the Hammers! Lletget's shot hits the crossbar with the rebound falling to Elliot Lee. Somehow he can't sort out his feet quick enough and the keeper makes a save. Really should be 1-0 to the Hammers.

West Ham have won the toss, captain Dan Potts choses to kick off. West Ham kicking right to left in this first half.

Pre-match handshakes done, and we're about to kick-off!

Kick off is just a few minutes away, the teams are led out on to the pitch by referee Ryan Atkin.

Among Haycock's selection tonight are two players returning from international duty. Josh Cullen played for the England U19 side, while Kieran Sadlier played for the Republic of Ireland U21 team against Germany.

Just over 20 minutes till kick off. Both teams out on the pitch warming up. The Dev Squad will play in their traditional claret and blue, while Liverpool have gone for a bright yellow kit.

Welcome to our live coverage of tonight's game between the Dev Squad and Liverpool. Kick-off from the Boleyn Ground is at 7pm tonight.

Nick Haycock's men have had a tough start to their league campaign, picking up one point from their opening three games. After two 2-1 defeats by Tottenham and Southampton, the Dev Squad picked up their first point of the season away to Manchester City. Kieran Sadlier opened his account for the season before Olivier Ntcham equalised late on.

Our opponents, Liverpool, have had a good start to their season securing four points from their opening two games after beating Sunderland and drawing with arch-rivals Mancheser United.

Nick Haycock has the luxury of picking an unchanged starting eleven that drew 1-1 away with Manchester City in their last league fixture. The Dev Squad team is...

West Ham United: Spiegel (GK), Westley, Potts (Captain), Bywater, Oxford, Burke, Lletget, Cullen, Lee, Whitehead, Sadlier.
Subs: Nasha, Bogard (GK), Page, Maguire, Pask

Liverpool: Vigouroux (GK), Randall, Maguire, Stewart, Jones, Williams, Ojo, Brannagan, Yesil, Trickett-Smith, Kent
Subs: O'Hanlon, Firth, Canos, Cleary