A bit better from Liverpool so far, with the likes of Mac Allister and Gakpo moving the ball well on the edge of the box.

WE HAVE AN EQUALISER!

The half starts with Alexander-Arnold trying to pass the ball to Elliott but booting the ball out of play.

The first effort of the half comes from Gravenberch, who fires over from the edge of the box after an awkward bounce.

We are back underway.

It can’t be worse than the first half.

No changes for either side at the break.

As if Bowen needed another record, he has become the first player to score in three different games against Liverpool in a season since Geoff Hurst in 1965/65.

A lock in for the England squad? Maybe.

Well this has been one of the worst games of the season so far, but we do have a goal and it’s come from Jarrod Bowen in front of Gareth Southgate.

Poor defending from Liverpool, who look shadows of their old selves and are on the verge of their third Premier League defeat in four games.

Jurgen Klopp has four half time team talks left and this is maybe the most important. His side’s season is hanging by a thread in front of his eyes.

I suspect we will see Salah and Nunez soon.

The whistle blows for the break.

I can almost hear the sighs from the away end. And that’s not just because the West Ham fans are so quiet.

EVERYONE WAKE UP. SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED.

Liverpool are asleep from the corner and West Ham take it short. Kudus crosses, and it finds Bowen in the box, no one near him. It’s more abysmal defending from the Reds, but fair play to Bowen.

It’s his 16th league goal of the season, the most by a West Ham player in 24 years.

The Hammers lead. Three minutes added on.

Bowen steps up to a West Ham free kick. Darren Fletcher reminds up that Ward-Prowse is on the benhc for the 50th time today.

It’s just over Soucek’s head. Good cross, but not quite perfect.

Bowen shoots himself this time and Alisson has to get down well, changing direction after the ball deflects…

GOALLLLLL!

Liverpool work half an attack through Mac Allister, then Diaz, then Gakpo.

The play ends with the latter firing high and wide with an outside-of-the-foot shot.

One of the worst games of the season, this. I can’t lie to you. But stay tuned… it can only get better.

WOW! Out of nowehere, Diaz hits the post. He works it all himself, turning Soucek and Coufal inside out, cuts in, shoots towards the near post, but it comes back off it rather than creeping inside.

Elliott shoots, coming in from the right. He opens his body up, tries to go for the far corner but it’s too close to Areola. Not great.

Last on Match of the Day is how I’d describe this so far.

It’s all Liverpool with a number of balls flying into the box.

Endo picks up the first yellow card of the game for a foul on Kudus, who had got away from the midfielder.

Areola was called into action just before that with a good save. Coufal then shoots at the other end, and Alisson saves.

Finally, the game is coming alive.

Pure chaos. Alexander-Arnold picks out Diaz, who feeds Gakpo. The forward is wiped out by Ogbonna but the referee plays on… the ball then whacks the defender’s hand and he’s pretty much given away two penalties within a few seconds.

Taylor points to the spot, but the flag goes up and Ogbonna and West Ham are spared.

The VAR check takes about eight years but the decision is eventually confirmed. Boos around the ground for a two-minute check that my blind nan could have made in real time, to be honest.

Antonio lines up a long throw to really test Liverpool’s abilities to defend balls into the box.

Kudus gets there, but it comes to nothing. Not enough men in the box I don’t think.

PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL! NO! OFFSIDE!

A chaotic few moments as Quansah bodies Paqueta on the edge of the box. The Liverpool man is just too strong for the defender.

Liverpool dash up the other end and Gakpo is almost in but loses out. There was a call for a foul by Van Dijk, too… would have been interested if that ended up with an away goal.

Liverpool are finding it hard to break down West Ham so far. That hasn’t been said about the Hammers too often this season.

Kudus tries to help his side out by tracking back but fouls Gakpo on the edge of the box. This is Alexander-Arnold territory.

It is Trent… over the bar.

A good laugh on TNT commentary after Darren Fletcher suggested Andy Robertson coud have taken it instead.