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(Liverpool-West Ham 2-1) Diogo Jota (23) stayed behind the winning goal and served as a table for Liverpool.
Jota also signed Liverpool’s winning goal against Sheffield United in the previous league match. Jota scored like this in his third straight game at Anfield.
– Of course it means a lot to me, says the Portuguese in an interview with Sky Sports.
– When I sit on the bench, I always think about how I can change the game if I go in.
The goal came after an excellent pass from Xherdan Shaqiri. Both arrived in the last 20 minutes, so it was the substitutes who saved the night for coach Jürgen Klopp.
– Shaq’s great ball, says Jota.
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Minutes before, Jota had a goal disallowed after a VAR analysis that ended with a Sadio Mané free kick against him, correctly sentenced.
– I checked two, but only one of them was valid. I didn’t see anything suspicious in the first goal, but that’s how football is now, the Portuguese smiles.
Liverpool thus touches the club’s record with 63 home games in the league without defeats. The old record dates back to Bob Paisley’s time as manager, that is, from February 1978 to January 1981.
Jürgen Klopp’s team has won 29 of the last 30 Premier League games at Anfield.
But not all numbers around Liverpool are equally positive – the team is 15 behind so far. Liverpool haven’t had as many goals against them after seven league games since 1964/65. Even then, they were reigning champions.
And unbelievably, Liverpool now have more setbacks than anyone in the Premier League, although it is worth mentioning that seven of the goals scored came in the match against Aston Villa.
Nathaniel Phillips made his league debut in Liverpool’s central defense, but it was his more experienced teammate Joe Gomez who failed when West Ham took the lead after just ten minutes of play. Gomez should have cleared his head, but the ball went straight to Pablo Fornals, who thundered at 1-0 for the visiting team.
The tie came just before the break. Arthur Masuaku kicked Mohamed Salah in the heel, and the Egyptian fell to the ground routinely. The penalty was correct, and Salah put the ball in the middle of the goal to 1-1.
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That means Salah has scored on his last 13 free throws for Liverpool.
It also means he has seven goals and two assists in seven league games against West Ham.
Liverpool should try to decide the match in the second half, but failed to create as many scoring chances. The All-Reds struggled to find opportunities where West Ham was compact on defense.
After 78 minutes, Liverpool had a ball in when substitute Diogo Jota fired into the open goal. However, after both the VAR bus and the referee had studied the situation, the goal was disallowed by a free kick against Sadio Mané. He was probably right.
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But the winning goal came at the end. Shaqiri’s pass completely opened the West Ham defense. Jota was not wrong only with goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.
– I love that goal, smiles Jürgen Klopp in an interview with Sky Sports.
This was the ninth game in a row without a West Ham win against Liverpool. The London club won both matches in the 2015/16 season.
West Ham boss David Moyes has led his team in 16 games at Anfield, without a single victory.
Nathaniel Phillips had the opportunity early on in Liverpool’s central defense, where both Virgil van Dijk and Fabinho are injured. Phillips came to Liverpool in 2016 and was loaned to VfB Stuttgart (German level two) in the fall of 2019.
– This is big. This is something I’ve dreamed of since I was a kid. Having this opportunity is great for me and my family, Phillips tells Sky Sports.
– I have only focused on this weekend so far, but if the opportunity arises again, then I am ready again.
– It’s a bit funny, because it might seem like he was leaving the club.
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