Liverpool beat West Ham United 5-0 at the London Stadium to extend their Premier League lead to eight points on Sunday with Mohamed Salah once in irrepressible form.
Salah scored a goal to take his tally for the season to 20 and assisted two more as Liverpool once overcame their hosts.
Liverpool had to wait 30 minutes for their first game, but once Luis Díaz gave them the lead, they were unstoppable. Salah set up Cody Gakpo for his team’s second goal, then made the result a formality with a close-range shot to make it 3-0 at halftime.
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s deflected shot extended Liverpool’s lead and Salah then produced a silky run and pass to feed Diogo Jota to round off a great day for Arne Slot’s side.
Liverpool have 45 points from 18 games with surprise package Nottingham Forest behind them on 37 having played a game more.
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Julen Lopetegui admitted he is “worrying” about the number of goals West Ham have been conceding against the best teams, following the Hammers’ latest heavy defeat.
West Ham lost 5-0 at home to Liverpool on Sunday, conceding at least three goals in a game for the eighth time this season.
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Arne Slot says his Liverpool team could have scored even more goals than the five they controlled in Sunday’s 5-0 win at West Ham.
The Reds found the net three times in the first half and twice in the second half, en route to a big win at the London Stadium that moved them eight points clear at the top of the table. Premier League.
The victory came just seven days after Liverpool scored six in a thrilling 6-3 win over Tottenham, and the Reds scored more than one goal in seven of their eight games in December.
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West Ham’s switch to a back five was supposed to deliver greater defensive solidity and close the gaps available for Liverpool to attack. It could therefore scarcely have been more alarming for Julen Lopetegui quite how routine an evening this was for Arne Slot’s men.
After three consecutive seasons in Europe, the tenure of David Moyes and the start of Lopetegui’s, 2024 has been a promising year for the Hammers.
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Standard Sport’s Dom Smith sums up the action. . . .
Liverpool moved eight points clear at the top of the Premier League as they thrashed West Ham 5-0 at the London Stadium.
Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah all found the net within a 14-minute period in the first half.
Trent Alexander-Arnold then scored via a deflection to make it 4-0, before Liverpool’s handsome victory was rounded off by substitute Diogo Jota late on to mark a perfect end to 2024 for the Premier League leaders.
Dom Smith was at the London Stadium to rate the Liverpool players’ performances…
Liverpool put five goals past West Ham without reply to tighten their grip on the Premier League title race.
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Another resounding victory for Liverpool while West Ham boo!
It has been a terrible and ugly afternoon for West Ham. The defense is atrocious and they deserve the beating they were given by the ruthless Liverpool. It’s not a memorable end to the year for the Hammers.
83 minutes: GOAL!
Oh well, now they do it anyway.
Salah plays with Jota after a break at Liverpool and the striker finishes well. Magnificent from Salah.
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