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Liverpool ran out snug winners because the league leaders put 5 previous West Ham on the London Stadium on Sunday.
Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota grabbed the targets as Arne Slot’s facet noticed out the 12 months in spectacular style.
The win means the Reds transfer eight factors clear on the prime of the Premier League desk, whereas the Hammers stay in thirteenth place, 9 factors above the drop zone.
Ending 2024 with a win within the capital 😍 #WHULIV pic.twitter.com/rIBrfWon7v
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 29, 2024
Going into the sport, West Ham had been unbeaten in 4 matches, together with a 1-0 win over Southampton on Boxing Day.
Attributable to accidents and suspensions, boss Julen Lopetegui made 4 modifications for the go to of Liverpool. And it was a kind of, Alphonse Areola, in for the injured Lukasz Fabianski, who was referred to as into motion early on when he saved well to disclaim Salah.
However on the half-hour mark, Diaz, the one change to the Liverpool beginning eleven, gave the Reds the lead when he drilled the ball into the web from simply contained in the field.
Liverpool had been very practically pegged again virtually instantly after when the vigorous Mohammed Kudus hit the submit with a long-range strike.
However seconds later Slot’s facet doubled their benefit when some Salah magic arrange Gakpo for a easy faucet in.
“But extra magic from Mo Salah” 🪄
Gakpo is there to complete it off after an excellent piece of talent from Salah 🎯 pic.twitter.com/K3a9mJDUSx
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 29, 2024
Salah then obtained in on the motion himself, grabbing his twentieth aim of the season when his shot squeezed underneath Areola at his close to submit.
It accomplished a commanding half of soccer from Slot’s facet, who went into the break with a snug three-goal cushion.
The second-half continued in a lot the identical vein. Areola once more saved effectively from Salah within the first couple of minutes, however the fourth aim arrived shortly after when Alexander-Arnold’s deflected strike wrong-footed the West Ham keeper.
Liverpool have FOUR!
Trent Alexander-Arnold hits it from distance and it takes a deflection off Max Kilman into the aim 💫 pic.twitter.com/D5jeJeYMhL
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 29, 2024
From there, the Reds performed at half-pace. With one eye on the go to of their nice rivals Manchester United in per week’s time, Slot rang the modifications, giving additional relaxation to the likes of Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch.
The Hammers supplied little or no menace, and greater than something appeared resigned to break limitation.
Kudus once more rattled the body of the aim however the offside flag was raised.
Substitute Diogo Jota then rounded off a tremendous Liverpool efficiency when he curled in a fifth with six minutes of the 90 remaining.
It proved to be the icing on what was a vastly snug night’s work for Liverpool, who finish 2024 prime of the pile and in pole place for the Premier League title.
