Isak scores first purpose as Liverpool defeat West Ham in Premier League | Soccer Information

Alexander Isak scored his maiden purpose for Liverpool because the Reds ended their two-game EPL dropping streak at West Ham.

Liverpool’s report signing Alexander Isak scored his first English Premier League purpose for the Reds because the under-pressure soccer champions snapped a woeful run of type with a much-needed 2-0 win at West Ham United on Sunday.

Liverpool had endured their worst spell in over 70 years, dropping 9 of their earlier 12 video games, and supervisor Arne Slot took drastic measures, leaving Mohamed Salah out of his beginning lineup for the primary time within the Premier League.

Salah’s substitute Florian Wirtz regarded sharp, although he squandered Liverpool’s finest likelihood of the primary half together with his tame effort from shut vary, permitting goalkeeper Alphonse Areola to avoid wasting.

Isak, who had regarded wanting type and health, spurned two alternatives earlier than the break, drawing a wonderful response cease from Areola halfway by way of the half.

However the Sweden striker slotted dwelling a Cody Gakpo pullback on the hour mark to provide the Reds the lead they marginally deserved and infrequently regarded like giving up.

Liverpool’s trigger was helped by Lucas Paqueta, who was bizarrely booked twice for dissent inside 60 seconds with lower than 10 minutes to play, earlier than Gakpo added a second purpose within the 92nd minute to seal the three factors.

Liverpool’s victory, solely their second in eight league video games, moved them as much as eighth place with 21 factors from 13 matches, whereas West Ham are seventeenth with 11 factors, stage with 18th-placed Leeds United.

Liverpool’s dropping run ended by Isak

West Ham – whose gamers and followers paid tribute to former captain, coach and supervisor Billy Bonds, who died aged 79 on Sunday – got here into the match after back-to-back dwelling victories and had seemingly turned the nook.

However Liverpool finally had an excessive amount of high quality and, crucially for Slot, managed to maintain their fifth clear sheet of the season after delivery 10 targets of their final three video games.

Isak may have put Liverpool in entrance inside 4 minutes, however spooned his effort properly over the bar, together with his protracted transfer from Newcastle United nonetheless seemingly affecting him.

West Ham regarded sharper after the break, with Paqueta sending an audacious half-volley from 30 yards narrowly extensive as the house followers believed Liverpool have been there for the taking.

Within the sixtieth minute, nevertheless, Isak was left unmarked within the field as Liverpool recycled possession from a throw-in and the striker coolly side-footed into the underside nook.

Paqueta noticed crimson within the 83rd minute to make West Ham’s activity all of the more durable earlier than Gakpo despatched the house followers streaming for the exits with a medical end.