West Ham vs Liverpool LIVE: Result and final score as Mohamed Salah makes Premier League history
West Ham 0-5 Liverpool: Salah was joined on the scoresheet by Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota as the Reds went clear
Mohamed Salah made more Premier League history as Liverpool thrashed West Ham to open up an eight-point lead at the top of the table.
As Liverpool ran riot against a sorry West Ham side at the London Stadium, Salah scored his 17th Premier League goal of the season and made his 12th and 13th assist by setting up Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota.
It was the eighth game this season where Salah had registered both a goal and an assist and marked a new seasonal record in the competition, after Luis Diaz opened the scoring for Liverpool with a clinical finish.
Mohammed Kudus hit the post for West Ham but Liverpool quickly moved out of sight as Gakpo and Salah struck before half time. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s deflected shot made it four after the break before Jota made it five late on.
Arne Slot was able to protect Ryan Gravenberch and Gakpo from suspension ahead of Sunday’s clash with Manchester United, as Liverpool moved eight points clear of high-flying Nottingham Forest at the top.
Liverpool are also nine points ahead of Arsenal and 10 of Chelsea - having played the same number of games. Chelsea go to Ipswich tomorrow while Arsenal head to Brentford on New Year’s Day.
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Liverpool vs West Ham team news and line-ups
Just the one change for Liverpool from the 3-1 win over Boxing Day as Luis Diaz replaces Darwin Nunez.
West Ham make four changes and look like they are setting up with a back-five as Vladimir Coufal starts in a defence that includes Max Kilman.
Carlos Soler is also fit to start and joins Lucas Pacqueta and Edson Alvarez in midfield, leaving Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus as the front two. Alphonse Areola replaces the injured Lukasz Fabianski in goal.
Liverpool vs West Ham team news and line-ups
West Ham XI: Areola; Coufal, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson; Alvarez, Soler, Paqueta; Kudus, Bowen
Subs: Foderingham, Cresswell, Summerville, Fullkrug, Guilherme, Ings, Todibo, Irving, Scarles
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; MacAllister, Gravenberch, Jones; Gakpo, Diaz, Salah
Subs: Kelleher, Endo, Nunez, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, McConnell, Danns, Quansah
Our line-up for the Reds 🗞️ pic.twitter.com/UaHhJSVmdz
— West Ham United (@WestHam) December 29, 2024
Our line-up to take on West Ham 🟢 #WHULIV
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 29, 2024
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West Ham host Premier League leaders Liverpool at the London Stadium this evening.
A much-needed win for the Hammers at Southampton on Boxing Day, courtesy of Jarrod Bowen’s goal, moved Julen Lopetegui’s side up to 13th in the table.
Liverpool, meanwhile, extended their lead at the top of the table after coming from behind to beat Leicester at Anfield.
Mohamed Salah scored his 16th league goal of the season in the win against Leicester, yet this is his last game before he can start talking to foreign clubs about leaving Anfield.
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