Liverpool only needs six points to guarantee their second Premier League title after beating West Ham on Anfield on Sunday.
2024/2025 Premier League
2-1
- Luis Díaz (18 ')
- Robertson (86 'OG)
Match report
Luis Diaz shot Arne Slot's Reds 1-0 in the 18th minute when he tapped home at the far post after a low cross of Mohamed Salah, played in his first game since he signed a new contract.
Andy Robertson 'own goal gave the hammers a deserved equalizer in the 86th minute.
But Captain Virgil van Dijk restored Liverpool's leadership a little later to release Liverpool 13 points free from Arsenal in second place with only six rounds of remaining matches.
Liverpool only needs two victories to claim the Premier League title after Virgil van Dijk had made up for a late error with a final gasp winner in a chaotic 2-1 victory over West Ham.
Sunday seemed to belong to Mohamed Salah, who celebrated Friday's two -year contract extension in Anfield with a record -breaking assist for Luis Diaz's 18th minute opener.
Salah saw that breaking the record for most target involvement in a 38-game season in the competition with 45, although his performance was overshadowed by Laat Drama in a fascinating final.
Van Dijk moved the cross of Aaron Wan Bissaka to Andy Robertson, who returned Alisson to Alisson with four minutes, only for the captain of Liverpool and then went home from the 89th minute corner of Alexis Mac Allister.
Diaz had just hit the bar a few moments earlier, as Mac Allister raised with a second half of free kick on 1-0, before Niclas Fullkrug went on the woodwork with what the level would have been in stopping time.
The dramatic victory leaves the side of Arne Slot who only needs six points of their remaining six games to win the crown, while West Ham is falling to the 17th only 14 points free from the city of Ipswich in the relegation zone.
45 – Mohamed Salah has now been directly involved in 45 Premier League objectives this period (27 goals, 18 assists); A new record for a player in a 38-game season. King. pic.twitter.com/GZTS08WVIR
– Optajoe (@Optajoe) April 13, 2025
Data Debrief: Super Salah
Salah moved past Arsenal's Thierry Henry (2002-03) and the Erling Haaland (2022-23) from Manchester City with his first half to break the 38-game record for the Premier League goals in one period.
The Egypt star will now strive for the record of 47, held jointly by Andy Cole (for Newcastle United in 1993-94) and Alan Shearer (for Blackburn Rovers in 1994-95), with six more games.
This season, Salah also helped 18 Premier League goals, the most by a player in a season since Kevin De Bruyne in 2019-2020 (20), who remains a joint record with Henry of the 2002-03 campaign.
Liverpool, however, required an alternative hero in Van Dijk, who has scored more Premier League goals since his debut in September 2015 than any other central defender (24).
Eighteen of those Premier League objectives have been passed by headers, the only defender with more is John Terry (27), although it was so far the most important in Liverpool colors.
Match -Events
0 'The game is about to start!
0 'In memory of the 97 people who have lost their lives
3 'Salah catch the ball in box but first offside
4 'Luis Diaz sees a shot saved
10 'Lucas Paqueta has just removed the referee
16 'Mohamed Salah is very close. That would have brought the house down
18 'Luis Diaz -Scores !! Mo Salah with the assist! Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
22 'Alisson Becker actually tipped Mohammed Kudus' chip on the bar
27 'Highlight of Liverpool vs West Ham
32 'Alphonse Areola denies Alexis Mac Allister after another beautiful Salah Pass
38 'The supporters of the home try to eliminate the volume while Alisson saves from Kudus
42 'Kudus not far away with a distance attempt. Alisson Becker had covered it.
47 'Alexis Mac Allister touches the bar of a free kick
53 'Highlight of Liverpool vs West Ham
53 'Premier League Release -Declaration after VAR Penalty Decision against West Ham
59 'Liverpool has made a double replacement
61 'Soler fires. A tough chance, but a chance. Liverpool must wake up here
66 'Alisson Becker denies Jarrod Bowen. Great keepers. West ham threatening here
71 'Alisson Becker saves excellent from Mohammed Kudus
83 'Wataru Endo for Mohamed Salah
86 'Andy Robertson own goal! Liverpool 1-1 West Ham
90 'goal! Liverpool 2-1 West Ham
Line-ups
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Salah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Jota, Konate, Mac Allister, Luis Díaz, Curtis Jones, Gravenberch, Conor Bradley
Subs: Endo, Robertson, Kelleher, Gakpo, Chiesa, Szoboszlai, Jaros, Elliott, Quansah
West Ham XI: Areola, Ward-Prowse, Bowen, Soler, Mavropanos, Paqueta, Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Mohammed Kudus, Todibo, Oliver Scarles
Subs: Fabianski, Vladimír Coufal, Füllkrug, Emerson, Soucek, G. Rodriguez, Alvarez, Evan Ferguson, Luis Guilherme
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