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Liverpool claimed successive home wins in the Women's Super League for the first time this season with victory over West Ham. Leanne Kiernan poked home the 33rd-minute winner as the Reds moved 10 points clear of the relegation zone. It was the second time in five days Matt Beard's side have beaten the Hammers, having enjoyed a 5-0 thrashing in the Women's FA Cup fourth round on Wednesday. It was West Ham who came closest to a goal during a cagey opening 25 minutes at the St Helens Stadium, with an acrobatic effort from Viviane Asseyi bouncing over the bar and Shekiera Martinez also drawing a save from Teagan Micah. However, it was Liverpool who broke the deadlock when Ceri Holland burst down the left wing and threaded a curling delivery into the path of Kiernan, who turned the ball home from close range. The best chance of a feisty second half fell to Liverpool captain Taylor Hinds, who saw her left-footed volley graze the crossbar. The result left Liverpool seventh, while 10th-placed West Ham remain just six points above bottom club Crystal Palace after an eighth loss in their 13 league games this season. Both this season and historically, it's been hard to separate Liverpool and West Ham. They sat just one point apart in seventh and eighth in the WSL table heading into this fixture and three of their past four league meetings had ended in draws. So after Wednesday night's surprise FA Cup goal-fest, during which Liverpool capitalised on Amber Tysiak's first-half red card to cruise to victory, normal service resumed at the St Helens Stadium with the two sides battling out a characteristically low-scoring encounter. Neither side stamped their authority on proceedings. Liverpool lacked the clinical streak they displayed in front of goal in Dagenham earlier in the week and endured a nervy final 10 minutes as they fought to protect their slender advantage against a wave of West Ham corners. Kiernan's goal, however, proved enough to secure the three points and perhaps most pleasingly for manager Beard, his side were solid defensively, preventing West Ham from registering a single shot on target to earn back-to-back clean sheets in all competitions for the first time since May 2024. The result will bring relief to the Liverpool camp by pushing them clear of relegation danger. West Ham, however, remain well and truly in trouble, with tough games against Arsenal (2 March) and Manchester City (16 March) among their next three fixtures. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Get the latest WSL news on our dedicated page Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 2nd February 2025 at 18: 51 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Matt Beard Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Manager: Rehanne Skinner Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Matt Beard Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Manager: Rehanne Skinner Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Women's Super League All competitions All competitions All competitions Match ends, Liverpool Women 1, West Ham United Women 0. Second Half ends, Liverpool Women 1, West Ham United Women 0. Teagan Micah (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Princess Ademiluyi (West Ham United Women). Attempt missed. Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner. Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Grace Fisk. Ceri Holland (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Kirsty Smith (West Ham United Women). Grace Fisk (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United Women). Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Sophie Haug. Attempt missed. Princess Ademiluyi (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shekiera Martinez with a cross following a corner. Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Grace Fisk. Substitution, West Ham United Women. Princess Ademiluyi replaces Viviane Asseyi. Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Taylor Hinds. Attempt blocked. Manuela Paví (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Gemma Evans. Foul by Júlia Bartel (Liverpool Women). Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.