West Ham United brought Liverpool’s 20-game Premier League unbeaten run to an end. In last night’s English Premier League football news, West Ham surprised Liverpool a thrilling 3-2 win at the Olympic Stadium.
Besides their 20-match streak without a loss (football news), Liverpool’s five-game unbeaten run at the Olympic Stadium has also ended.
Meanwhile, in further bad news for the Reds, David Moyes’ men have overtaken their opponents at third place. Hammers are now third in the table, after claiming their fourth Premier League victory in a row, instead of Liverpool.
English Premier League Football News – West Ham Surprised Liverpool
The ‘Reds’ have been quick starters as of late. After all, they have scored in the opening ten minutes of their previous three Premier League fixtures.
This time, however, we saw a reversal of roles as West Ham took a fourth-minute lead when Pablo Fornals whipped in a dangerous corner that Alisson, who was under pressure from Angelo Ogbonna, diverted in with his hand of.
VAR flagged a possible foul and a handball from the Italian, but after they found both inconclusive, the goal stood.
Liverpool dominated in search of an equaliser, holding 69% of possession before the half time break. But they had to work hard to break down the Hammers’ 11-man, deep block.
Still, they didn’t manage a shot on target until the 41st minute, but what a shot it was, as Trent Alexander-Arnold restored the parity with a thunderous free-kick giving Lukasz Fabianski no chance.
With all to play for in the second half, it was Fornals who added his name to the scoresheet. In the 67th minute, Fornals’ goal led to West Ham retaking their lead.
Liverpool crumbled at the sight of another set piece with 16 minutes to play. This time, Kurt Zouma headed in his first goal for the club to make it 3-1.
Divock Origi entered the fray and provided an 82nd-minute lifeline firing the ball into the bottom right corner. His goal brought the Reds one up at 3-2 it wasn’t enough for Jürgen Klopp’s side to save the match.
West Ham United – Liverpool 3:2
Goals: Alisson 4’ (o.g.), Fornals 67’, Zouma 75’ – Alexander-Arnold 41’, Origi 83’
