Liverpool secured a convincing 5-2 victory over West Ham United at Anfield, establishing a fresh Premier League milestone in the process.
Arne Slot’s team hosted West Ham on Saturday in a crucial Premier League encounter, and they delivered a strong performance to claim all three points with five goals.
The result keeps Liverpool solidly in contention for Champions League qualification next season, as they hold fifth place and are tied on points with Manchester United.
Beyond the valuable win, Liverpool achieved a notable Premier League record that’s likely to stand for some time.
They opened the scoring after just five minutes when Hugo Ekitike netted from a corner. Captain Virgil van Dijk soon added a second—his 28th goal for the club—with a header from another set-piece, followed by Alexis Mac Allister’s superb strike into the top corner, also originating from a corner.
Thanks to this dominant first-half display, Liverpool have now scored their last seven consecutive Premier League goals from non-penalty set-pieces, marking the longest such streak in the competition’s history.
Additionally, they became only the second team ever in the Premier League to net three goals from corners in the opening 45 minutes of a match, matching Manchester United’s feat against Leicester City back in 2016.
This performance underscores Liverpool’s rise to the top of the Premier League charts for set-piece goals scored this calendar year (excluding penalties). They had been among the poorest in this area from the season’s start until late 2025.
The sequence began with Ibrahima Konate’s corner goal in January’s 4-1 triumph over Newcastle United, followed by Florian Wirtz’s effort in the same fixture—the last time Liverpool scored from open play. Subsequent goals included Virgil van Dijk’s winner from a corner in a 1-0 victory over Sunderland, a Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick in a 2-1 loss to Manchester City, and Mac Allister’s late winner in the prior match (which stemmed from a set-piece situation as play never transitioned to open
