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Liverpool defeated West Ham United 5-2 at Anfield, leveling their points with Manchester United.
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Hugo Ekitike contributed with one goal and two assists, while Axel Disasi scored an own goal.
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West Ham United now finds themselves in the relegation zone.
Hugo Ekitike’s performance helped Liverpool strengthen their position in the top four with a 5-2 win against West Ham.
Despite a solid showing from West Ham, Liverpool moved to equal points with fourth-placed Manchester United in the Premier League standings.
The first half saw Liverpool net three goals from corners. Ekitike scored first with a strike in the fifth minute from a Dominik Szoboszlai assist.
Virgil van Dijk then headed in another Szoboszlai corner in the 24th minute. Alexis Mac Allister added a superb goal two minutes before halftime, skillfully using the outside of his boot after Ekitike set up a corner from Mohamed Salah.
West Ham had chances throughout the first half and managed to score in the second half, with Tomas Soucek sliding in to meet a cross from El Hadji Malick Diouf.
As Liverpool seemed vulnerable, Cody Gakpo’s shot deflected off Aaron Wan-Bissaka into the goal in the 70th minute after he received a pass from Ekitike.
Valentin Castellanos headed in a corner from Jarrod Bowen to make it 4-2. Crysencio Summerville nearly made it more tense for Liverpool, but Axel Disasi unintentionally scored an own goal from a Jeremie Frimpong cross in the 82nd minute, concluding the match.