West Ham 0 Liverpool 5: Salah scores 20th goal of season as Reds dismantle hapless Hammers to pile pressure on Lopetegui
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Sponsored by. LIVERPOOL thrashed West Ham 5-0 to move eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Luis Diaz broke the deadlock after half an hour, making the most of a fortunate deflection before rifling into the bottom corner. Cody Gakpo doubled the visitors' lead when Mo Salah's clever skill ended up finding the Dutchman and he tucked home.
![[Liverpool thrashed West Ham at the London Stadium]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ea047b33-2c63-4900-86c2-fbeee38417c3.jpg?strip=all&w=874)
Salah made it 3-0 before half-time, shooting beyond the dive of Alphonse Areola. Trent Alexander-Arnold added a fourth nine minutes into the second half when his shot was deflected in from the edge of the area. And substitute Diogo Jota made it five, curling into the far corner after Salah lad it off for the Portuguese forward.
![[Luis Diaz broke the deadlock after 30 minutes]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/luis-diaz-liverpool-shoots-score-960428696.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
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![[Cody Gakpo doubled Liverpool's lead]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/f827fa0d-2f85-488c-9eac-5db97c2d7399.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
