Klopp strop helps Reds rally in Wales

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

JURGEN Klopp spoke about his anger at half time after fought back to pile the pressure on beleaguered manager Francesco Guidolin.

Liverpool – who lost Adam Lallana to a first-half groin injury which has ruled him out of England’s World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia – were below-par in south Wales as they trailed 1-0 at the break to an early Leroy Fer goal.

But Roberto Firmino and James Milner rewarded a much-improved second-half performance to secure a 2-1 win and hand Liverpool a fourth straight Premier League victory.

“I was very angry. I have lost a lot of football games, but today makes no sense,” Liverpool manager Klopp said.“We were not ready and it is my responsibility. It was not good.

“The build-up was too static, no movement. We were never compact enough and we lost a lot of balls.

“We got better in the second half and when we let the ball roll it became difficult for Swansea. The second half was better, but still not brilliant.

“It was not a day we should lose. I didn’t think this would be a bad day.

“We lost patience and were moaning about decisions. We need to stop that.”

Firmino levelled with his fourth goal of the season, a 54th-minute header, before Milner swept home his third penalty in two games six minutes from time.

Liverpool’s win took them to within two points of leaders Manchester City – who play at Tottenham today – and was their fifth consecutive victory in all competitions.

recovered from last week’s defeat at with a 2-0 win at Hull.

Willian curled in the Blues’ first from the edge of the penalty area on the hour, with Diego Costa doubling the lead six minutes later as he clipped the ball into the top corner.

A brilliant individual goal from Dimitri Payet helped secure a 1-1 draw against at the London Stadium.

West Ham hit the crossbar late in the first half through captain Mark Noble and Boro went in front after 50 minutes through Christian Stuani, whose header from a corner was ruled to have crossed the line by the goal decision system.

The Hammers were level five minutes later after a brilliant solo effort from Payet, who picked up the ball on the left and beat several Boro players before clipping in a low angled shot.

moved off the bottom after a late goal from substitute Patrick van Aanholt earned a 1-1 draw at home against

Nacer Chadli scored his third goal in four Premier League games for the Baggies in the 35th minute with a neat finish from Matt Phillips’ defencesplitting pass.

However, with just seven minutes left, Van Aanholt’s scuffed shot looped into the net to give David Moyes’ men a point, which lifts them on goal difference above Stoke, who travel to Manchester United today.

and played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at Vicarage Road.

The Cherries, who beat Everton last weekend, went ahead after half-anhour when Callum Wilson flicked the ball past Watford goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes at the near post.

Watford, though, were level early in the second half when captain Troy Deeney drilled home a low shot five minutes into the second half.

Bournemouth took the lead again when substitute Joshua King scored in the 62nd minute moments after coming on, but the Hornets hit straight back three minutes later when Isaac Success headed in a first goal since his £12.5 million summer transfer.

Midfielder Jack Wilshere, on loan from Arsenal, hit the woodwork for the second time in the match for Bournemouth, before Junior Stanislas’ free-kick also clipped the crossbar but neither side could conjure a winner.