The London team won 3-2 at home and took away a 16-game streak without losing to the ‘Reds’.
El West Ham United caused Liverpool’s first defeat of the season, cutting him off a streak of 16 games without losing, by beating him 3-2 at the Olympic Stadium in London, a victory that allows him to overcome his rival on duty and climb to third place in the Premier League.
West Ham United’s Spanish midfielder Pablo Fornals was the figure in West Ham United’s victory and stood out from the start of the match. In minute 4, a corner kick was poisoned and Alisson hit just enough and put the ball into his goal.
The VAR reviewed the play for a possible Ogbonna hand in the jump with the Brazilian goalkeeper, but did not appreciate anything and West Ham took the lead very soon against the Reds.
Forced to come back, Jürgen Klopp’s men put one more march into the game and achieved a draw in the 41st minute, when Trent Alexander-Arnold took a free kick over the barrier and hit the goal de Lukasz Fabianski.
There were 45 minutes to go at the London Olympics and Craig Dawson opened the second half with a header off the crossbar, quickly answered with a Fabianski save to Sadio Mané from point-blank range.
While Mohamed Salah was desperate not to find a gap between the centrals Hammers, Fornals made blood against him. The Spanish culminated in a heads up against Alisson a good transition from Jarrod Bowen, which left him alone against the Brazilian goal. Fornals, with a bitten shot, he made it 2-1 at 67 ′.
West Ham took advantage of Liverpool’s confusion to quickly sentence the game and seven minutes later they were already winning 3-1. Bowen placed a corner kick at the far post and Kurt Zouma appeared alone and headed the net.
Divock Origi closed the gap to 10 minutes to go with a shot at the half turn and Mané had a very clear chance in added time to have tied, but in the end Liverpool left London without a prize.
The defeat is a step back from Liverpool, which falls to fourth place with 22 points, four behind leaders Chelsea. While West Ham reaffirms itself in the Champions zone and rises to third place with 23 points, the same as Manchester City. (D)
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