Liverpool’s five-star display heaps more pressure on wobbling West Ham

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The midfielder’s brilliant volley was the third Liverpool goal to originate from a corner as Slot’s side continued their metamorphosis into the Premier League’s set-piece specialists.Poor at defending them and scoring from them in the first half of the season, resulting in the departure of set-piece coach Aaron Briggs in December, Liverpool have now scored more set piece goals than any other team in the division – excluding penalties – in 2026. West Ham were slow and weak defensively as Liverpool took their set-piece goals total to eight for the calendar year.Hugo Ekitiké gave the hosts an early lead after El Hadji Malick Diouf had cleared the first corner of the afternoon.

The threat from West Ham was growing, and then Liverpool scored another simple goal from a corner.West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen looks dejected after Cody Gakpo scores Liverpool’s fourth goal. It was the Liverpool captain’s second set-piece goal in three games and his team’s seventh of the year.

The ball did not touch the ground from the moment it left Salah’s foot.West Ham had had their moments before the third goal, Alisson saving well from Soucek and gratefully from Bowen after hitting a clearance straight at the visiting captain, but were facing a long old afternoon. Soucek reduced the arrears early in the second half when sliding in to convert Diouf’s low cross.Anfield was getting a little edgy after Fernandes tested Alisson from distance and Liverpool conceded possession cheaply on several occasions, but Cody Gakpo restored their three goal cushion when his low shot struck Aaron Wan Bissaka and deflected into the far corner.West Ham responded once again when Bowen’s corner sailed over a crowded six-yard box and enabled Taty Castellanos to score with a free header at the back post.