West Ham 0-2 Liverpool: Isak & Gakpo score to end losing run as Paquetá sent off

Alexander Isak finally scored for Liverpool in the Premier League as Arne Slot's men earned a comfortable 2-0 win over 10-man West Ham at the London Stadium.

Match Report

The Sweden striker coolly slotted home on the hour mark in his sixth top-flight appearance since joining from Newcastle United.

Lucas Paqueta got himself needlessly sent off for West Ham with six minutes remaining, before Cody Gakpo netted in injury time as Liverpool ended a run of three straight losses in all competitions.

Isak had already been thwarted by a brilliant point-blank stop from Alphonse Areola, who also denied Florian Wirtz in a first half low on quality.

But Gakpo teed up Isak to side-foot into the bottom-left corner and West Ham – who failed to have a shot on target – were up against it when Paqueta foolishly earned two yellow cards for dissent in the space of 54 seconds.

Jarrod Bowen fizzed one wide as West Ham attempted to throw a little more caution to the wind, only for Gakpo to emphatically finish from eight yards when Joe Gomez's right-wing cross fell into his path.

Data Debrief: Isak the scourge of West Ham again

Isak has endured a miserable start to life at Liverpool, with his only goal prior to this fixture coming in the EFL Cup against Southampton.

But the 26-year-old netted on his sixth Premier League appearance from his 10th shot for Liverpool, and now has six career goals against West Ham – his joint-most against any side alongside Nottingham Forest and Tottenham.

Isak finished with three shots in total, two of which were on target, while he had a personal xG of 0.72. He only had 13 touches in the entire game, including three passes, but the goal will feel a huge weight off his shoulders.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

10' Alisson Becker down injured

16' Florian Wirtz cross turned behind for a Liverpool corner

18' Wilson's shots denied by Konate

21' Sharp save denies Alexander Isak his first Premier League goal for Liverpool

24' Gravenberch goes down on the edge of the box from a tackle

30' Mac Allister's shot too straight

39' Best chance of the game so far falls to Florian Wirtz

42' Joe Gomez cross palmed away as Alexander Isak awaits a tap-in

50' Gakpo's shot flies to sky

50' Salah on the bench

58' Highlight from West Ham vs Liverpool

60' Isak scores his first Premier League goal for Liverpool! West Ham 0-1 Liverpool

66' Yellow Card! Soungoutou Magassa booked

68' lexander Isak's work is done. He's being replaced by Hugo Ekitike

75' Curtis Jones is ready to come on for Florian Wirtz

76' Hugo Ekitike curls wide from 20 yards

80' Highlight from West Ham vs Liverpool

84' Red Card! Lucas Paquetá sent off

88' Jarrod Bowen goes very close for West Ham

92' GOAL! West Ham 0-2 Liverpool (Cody Gakpo)

Line-ups

West Ham XI: Callum Wilson, Areola, Bowen, Mavropanos, Paqueta, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Freddie Potts, Soungoutou Magassa, Mateus Fernandes, El Hadji Malick Diouf

Subs: Füllkrug, Soucek, G. Rodriguez, Walker-Peters, Igor, Kilman, Andrew Irving, Mads Hermansen, Luís Guilherme

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Konate, Isak, Gakpo, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Milos Kerkez, Wirtz

Subs: Endo, Salah, Robertson, Chiesa, Curtis Jones, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Hugo Ekitiké, Trey Nyoni, Rio Ngumoha