JAKARTA – Liverpool cracked into the Premier League top three table after echoing West Ham United’s positive trend by taking over the hosts 3-1 in week 21 of the Premier League match at the Olympic Stadium in London on Sunday local time (Monday GMT).
The victory, backed by a goal from Mohamed Salah and a goal from Georginio Wijnaldum, took Liverpool to third place in the standings with a collection of 40 points, beating Leicester City (39) who lost the match early.
Meanwhile, West Ham (35), who have had to go on a six-game streak, four straight wins and four home games, are currently stuck in fifth place, according to Antara of the official Premier League website. .
Juergen Klopp, who played without a single senior player after Joel Matip’s injury, has been in additional trouble due to Sadio Mane’s injury and was not even included in the squad for the game against West Ham.
Mane’s absence was so felt on Liverpool’s forward line that he seemed to lose his attacking options when Klopp also opted to rest Roberto Firmino to give divock Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri a chance.
The first half passed with almost no significant chances from either team, although Liverpool seemed more confident of dominating possession.
A crucial decision was made by Klopp in the 57th minute when he took out James Milner in place of Curtis Jones, who had been plagued by Milner’s action asking for an explanation from the manager.
The move was effective because within seconds of the game, Jones registered an assist as his pass was controlled and perfectly completed by Salah to open Liverpool’s lead over West Ham.
West Ham’s 1-0 win over West Ham on Saturday was the first time they have conceded a goal in a match since 2010.
Starting from a West Ham corner that Andy Robertson could have blocked, Trent Alexander-Arnold sent a long cross towards Shaqiri, who immediately passed it to the center of the box where Salah remained free enough to beat goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski in a one-on-one situation.
Shortly after that goal, Shaqiri was retired in place of Firmino, who would later return to play a key role for Liverpool’s third goal in the 84th minute.
Starting with a one-two with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Firmino pushed the ball into Wijnaldum’s net to extend Liverpool’s lead to 3-0.
Three minutes later, West Ham responded via Craig Dawson’s close-range header, but the goal was only a consolation, as time was too short for the Hammers to avoid a 1-3 loss to Liverpool.
Both teams are scheduled to return to the grass on Wednesday February 3 when West Ham travel to Aston Villa headquarters, while Liverpool hosted Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield in an attempt to continue their resurgence.
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