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Liverpool managed a 2-1 win over West Ham United at Anfield to take the lead at the top of the Premier League and match a club record of 63 league matches at home unbeaten.
Substitute Diogo Jota took the winner when Liverpool defeated West Ham United 2-1 at Anfield on Saturday to take the lead at the top of the Premier League and match a club record of 63 unbeaten home league matches.
Defending champion Liverpool have 16 points from seven games, three points more than Everton, who play at Newcastle United on Sunday.
West Ham took a lead in the 10th minute through Pablo Fornals, with the Spanish midfielder driving home after a poor header from Joe Gomez landed directly at his feet.
Liverpool, who gave 23-year-old center-back Nate Phillips a first start in the league, had plenty of possession but struggled to bring down David Moyes’s well-trained West Ham with the hosts lacking their usual pace and incisiveness.
Liverpool tied just before half-time when Mohamed Salah was fouled in the box by a clumsy tackle from Arthur Masuaku and the Egyptian, who had thrown himself to the ground in spectacular fashion, stepped forward to dispatch the penalty.
Jota thought he had put Liverpool ahead when he drilled into an empty goal after Lukasz Fabianski blocked a drive from Sadio Mane, but the goal was disallowed after the referee decided, after looking at the court monitor, that Mane had committed. a foul when sliding. at the doorman.
However, former Wolves forward Jota scored the winning goal when a clever pass from substitute Xherdan Shaqiri, Xherdan Shaqiri, made no mistake with his third goal in as many home games for the club.
“The world is in a difficult place and we are happy that they allow us to play football. So we have to try everything to win football matches. It’s not about shining, flying or whatever, it’s about working hard, “said Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
“That was absolutely necessary against this opponent. These are not simple things because they are too good for that, you must be cheeky, also cheat, and we were, ”he added.
West Ham manager David Moyes was upset with the decision to award Salah a penalty after his reaction to contact in the area.
“I am surprised that a penalty was given in the first half. I can’t believe we allow those kinds of sanctions to be given, ”he said.
“Sometimes we weren’t clinical enough. We missed a couple of really good chances to get another goal. I wouldn’t say we were unlucky today, but I’m really disappointed when we were 1-0 ahead of the penalty. “
