High flying West Ham beat Liverpool 3-2 as Kurt Zouma’s winner sends Moyes’ side above Klopp’s into third place
The last time Liverpool lost any game in any competition was on April 6th away to Real Madrid. Moreover, the Reds went into this game looking to set a new club record of 26 games unbeaten as well as get a win that would move them up to second and within a point of Chelsea.
However, they fell behind early on and this defeat by West Ham will go down as a bit of shock in the circumstances.
Similarly, West Ham last won a league game against Liverpool on 2nd January 2016 in their final season at Upton Park. Since then, and before this game, they have played the Reds in the league ten times, drawn two, lost eight, and conceded 29 goals.
Liverpool’s hopes were smashed as early as in the 4th minute when Alisson who was under pressure from Angelo Ogbonna flapped at Pablo Fornals’ corner and succeeded in helping the ball into his own goal.
Both sides were then fortunate not to be reduced to 10 men in a scrappy first half. Aaron Creswell caught Jordan Henderson with a heavy challenge before Ogbonna was hit in the face by a stray Diogo Jota elbow that resulted to West Ham’s defender substitution.
But a moment of quality four minutes before half-time brought Liverpool level. Trent Alexander curled home a stunning strike after playing a short free-kick to Mo Salah.
After the break, Craig Dawson hit the woodwork with a header from a corner for West Ham. This was before Lukasz Fabianski superbly kept out Sadio Mane’s fierce volley from close range.
But West Ham regained the lead midway through the second half. Fornals was slipped through on goal and Alisson was unable to keep out his low shot.
The goal led to the London Stadium exploding into deafening noise that became even louder when Kurt Zouma headed in a corner minutes later.
The win results leave West Ham level on 23 points with Manchester City and three behind Chelsea. Meanwhile, Liverpool dropped to fourth on 22 points.