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Liverpool 2-1 West Ham United: Liverpool go top of Premier League table


Mohamed Salah beats Lukasz Fabianski from the penalty spot to equalise for Liverpool against West Ham n the Premier League
Liverpool equalised with their first shot on target in the 42nd minute

Substitute Diogo Jota scored for the third straight game as Liverpool came from behind to beat in-form West Ham and go top of the Premier League table.

In an intriguing encounter, the Hammers took an early lead through Spanish midfielder Pablo Fornals’ smart finish which clipped the post on its way in after a poor headed clearance by Joe Gomez.

That was the 15th goal Liverpool have conceded in seven games this season – as many as Chelsea let in all season on their way to the title in 2004-05.

Jurgen Klopp’s side were level shortly before half-time, Arthur Masuaku’s foul on Mohamed Salah allowing the Egypt forward to equalise from the penalty spot with Liverpool’s first attempt on target.

But the Reds, who gave a league debut to central defender Nathaniel Phillips in the absence of injured duo Virgil van Dijk and Fabinho, found it tough going.

Jota, a £41m signing from Wolves in September, netted in the 85th minute after a smart pass by fellow substitute Xherdan Shaqiri – moments after Jota had a goal disallowed for a foul.

Liverpool equalled a club record 63 league games unbeaten at Anfield set by Bob Paisley’s all-conquering side between February 1978 and December 1981.

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Liverpool

  1. Squad number7Player nameMilner
  2. Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota
  3. Squad number23Player nameShaqiri

West Ham United

  1. Squad number1Player nameFabianski

  2. Squad number5Player nameCoufal

  3. Squad number4Player nameBalbuena

  4. Squad number21Player nameOgbonna

  5. Squad number3Player nameCresswell

  6. Squad number26Player nameMasuaku

  7. Squad number20Player nameBowen

  8. Squad number28Player nameSoucek

  9. Squad number41Player nameRice

  10. Squad number18Player nameFornals

  11. Squad number22Player nameHaller

  1. Squad number7Player nameYarmolenko

  2. Squad number9Player nameBenrahma

  3. Squad number10Player nameLanzini

Line-ups

Liverpool

  • 1Alisson
  • 66Alexander-Arnold
  • 47Phillips
  • 12Gomez
  • 26Robertson
  • 17JonesSubstituted forShaqiriat 70′minutes
  • 14Henderson
  • 5Wijnaldum
  • 11SalahSubstituted forMilnerat 90′minutes
  • 9FirminoSubstituted forJotaat 70′minutes
  • 10Mané

Substitutes

  • 7Milner
  • 13Adrián
  • 18Minamino
  • 20Jota
  • 23Shaqiri
  • 46R Williams
  • 76N Williams

West Ham

  • 1Fabianski
  • 5Coufal
  • 4Balbuena
  • 21Ogbonna
  • 3Cresswell
  • 26MasuakuSubstituted forLanziniat 88′minutes
  • 20BowenSubstituted forBenrahmaat 89′minutes
  • 28Soucek
  • 41RiceBooked at 49mins
  • 18Fornals
  • 22HallerSubstituted forYarmolenkoat 74′minutes

Substitutes

  • 7Yarmolenko
  • 9Benrahma
  • 10Lanzini
  • 11Snodgrass
  • 23Diop
  • 24Fredericks
  • 35Randolph

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