At home, Liverpool won convincingly to close to Manchester City in the Premier League rankings.
The match between Liverpool and West Ham United soon presented the first dangerous opportunity. Right in the 6th minute, Alisson Becker had to bend all the way down to block Tomas Soucek’s header in an empty position.
West Ham had the first good chance, but Liverpool was the club that created the advantage. Accordingly, Mohamed Salah took the penalty for himself.
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From a distance of 11 meters, the Egyptian player shot a powerful shot into the middle of the goal. The score opened at the 16th minute.
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Before the end of the first half, specifically the 42nd minute, Jarrod Bowen headed the ball to beat Alisson. The match returns to the starting line.
Liverpool created a goal gap in the 60th minute. Alexis Mac Allister technically pressed the ball to help Darwin Nunez break the offside trap.
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The Uruguayan striker swung his volley in the air to beat Alphonse Areola. Number 9’s hard kick made the difference.
In the 85th minute, West Ham’s net continued to vibrate. Virgil van Dijk successfully fought in the air from a corner kick.
The ball found Diogo Jota’s position and the Portuguese star kicked the ball into an empty net.
At Anfield, Liverpool excellently overcame West Ham with a convincing 3-1 score.
With Tottenham and Arsenal drawing 2-2 in the North London derby, Liverpool took advantage of the opportunity to move closer to Manchester City. The Kop owns 16 points after 6 rounds, 2 points behind the defending champion.