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Liverpool
managed to win 2-0 over West Ham United in the continuation
English League
at London Stadium, Sunday (30/11).
Liverpool, who relied on Alexander Isak as the spearhead, appeared dominant from the early minutes.However, they had difficulty penetrating West Ham’s defense.
The match progressed at a moderate tempo and not many chances were created throughout the first half which ended in a goalless draw.
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The goal that the Reds had been waiting for finally appeared in the 60th minute.Isak, who has recently been flooded with criticism, managed to answer with a beautiful goal.
Starting from Cody Gakpo’s penetration on the left side of the penalty box, followed by releasing a pass.The pass was hit by Isak’s half-volley and goalkeeper Alphonse Areola was unable to stop it.Liverpool lead 1-0.
This was Isak’s debut goal with the Reds in the Premier League.The goal was a special one for Isak considering his transfer from Newcastle to Liverpool was marred by drama.
Eight minutes after scoring the goal, Isak was replaced by Hugo Ekitike.Meanwhile, the hosts were increasingly eager to launch attacks to catch up.
West Ham’s efforts to chase goals became increasingly difficult after Lucas Paqueta was given a red card in the 84th minute.Paqueta previously received a yellow card but protested excessively to the referee which resulted in a red card.
Despite losing one player, West Ham almost managed to equalize taking advantage of the chaos in the 88th minute.Unfortunately, Jarred Bowen’s left footed shot still bounced several centimeters over the crossbar.
Cody Gakpo’s hard shot from the middle of the penalty box in injury time ended Liverpool’s victory at West Ham with a score of 2-0.
Lineup
West Ham XI: Alphonse Areola;Soungoutou Magassa, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Jean-Clair Todibo;Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Mateus Fernandes, Freddie Potts, El Hadji Malick Diouf;Jarrod Bowen, Callum Wilson, Lucas Paqueta.
Liverpool XI: Alisson Becker;Joe Gomez, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez;Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister;Cody Gakpo, Dominik Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz;Alexander Isak.
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