Isak scores first goal as Liverpool defeat West Ham in Premier League

Alexander Isak scored his maiden extremity for Liverpool arsenic the Reds ended their two-game EPL losing streak astatine West Ham.

Liverpool’s grounds signing Alexander Isak scored his archetypal English Premier League extremity for the Reds arsenic the under-pressure shot champions snapped a woeful tally of signifier with a much-needed 2-0 triumph astatine West Ham United connected Sunday.

Liverpool had endured their worst spell successful implicit 70 years, losing 9 of their erstwhile 12 games, and manager Arne Slot took drastic measures, leaving Mohamed Salah retired of his starting lineup for the archetypal clip successful the Premier League.

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Salah’s replacement Florian Wirtz looked sharp, though helium squandered Liverpool’s champion accidental of the archetypal fractional with his tame effort from adjacent range, allowing goalkeeper Alphonse Areola to save.

Isak, who had looked abbreviated of signifier and fitness, spurned 2 opportunities earlier the break, drafting a good absorption halt from Areola midway done the half.

But the Sweden striker slotted location a Cody Gakpo pullback connected the hr people to springiness the Reds the pb they marginally deserved and seldom looked similar giving up.

Liverpool’s origin was helped by Lucas Paqueta, who was bizarrely booked doubly for dissent wrong 60 seconds with little than 10 minutes to play, earlier Gakpo added a 2nd extremity successful the 92nd infinitesimal to seal the 3 points.

Liverpool’s victory, lone their 2nd successful 8 league games, moved them up to eighth spot with 21 points from 13 matches, portion West Ham are 17th with 11 points, level with 18th-placed Leeds United.

Cody Gakpo, right, scores Liverpool’s 2nd extremity against West Ham [Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty Images]

Liverpool’s losing tally ended by Isak

West Ham – whose players and fans paid tribute to erstwhile captain, manager and manager Billy Bonds, who died aged 79 connected Sunday – came into the lucifer aft back-to-back location victories and had seemingly turned the corner.

But Liverpool yet had excessively overmuch prime and, crucially for Slot, managed to support their 5th cleanable expanse of the play aft shipping 10 goals successful their past 3 games.

Isak could person enactment Liverpool successful beforehand wrong 4 minutes, but spooned his effort good implicit the bar, with his protracted determination from Newcastle United inactive seemingly affecting him.

West Ham looked sharper aft the break, with Paqueta sending an audacious half-volley from 30 yards narrowly wide arsenic the location fans believed Liverpool were determination for the taking.

In the 60th minute, however, Isak was near unmarked successful the container arsenic Liverpool recycled possession from a throw-in and the striker coolly side-footed into the bottommost corner.

Paqueta saw reddish successful the 83rd infinitesimal to marque West Ham’s task each the harder earlier Gakpo sent the location fans streaming for the exits with a objective finish.