Liverpool continue their unstoppable march to the Premier League title with a 2-0 victory at West Ham taking them 19 points clear with just 14 games left to play.
A first half Mohamed Salah penalty and second half strike from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain saw them earn another trademark victory against the relegation threatened Hammers to respond after their FA Cup stumble at Shrewsbury.
Liverpool used their game in hand to complete the full set of Premier League scalps as they've now beaten all 19 top flights side this season as they made it an eye-popping 23 wins from 24 games with still just that one draw at Old Trafford their only points dropped of the season.
The countdown is now well and truly on until Liverpool end their 30-year wait for the title as they now need just eight more wins from 14 games to make absolutely sure they win the Premier League for the very first time.
David Moyes' West Ham, who are mired deep in relegation trouble ,held out until 10 minutes before half-time, when a scramble in the penalty area ended with Diop bundling over Origi.
VAR had a good look at a replay of Roberto Firmino's hand potentially brushing the ball in the build-up, but the spot-kick was confirmed and Salah thumped it home for his first goal in the capital since he netted at Crystal Palace 22 months ago.
It was by no means Liverpool at full throttle and they should have been pegged back after the break when Declan Rice's cross found Manuel Lanzini eight yards out, but the Argentinian mis-kicked wildly.
The Reds broke down the other end and Fabianski had to keep out Firmino's close-range effort at full stretch.
But Fabianski was powerless to prevent Oxlade-Chamberlain doubling Liverpool's lead seven minutes after the break.
West Ham United 0-2 Liverpool Opta stats
- Liverpool have beaten every team they’ve faced in the Premier League this season – the first time they’ve ever achieved this feat in a top-flight campaign.
- Liverpool have gone 41 Premier League games without defeat (W36 D5) – the third longest such run in English top-flight history behind Arsenal (49 in Oct 2004) and Nottingham Forest (42 in Nov 1978).
- Liverpool have won their last 15 Premier League games - only the fourth occasion of a team winning 15+ consecutive English top-flight games (Man City 18 in Dec 2017, Liverpool 17 in Oct 2019 and Man City 15 in Aug 2019).
- Liverpool have won 70 points from just 24 games in the Premier League this season – the quickest any English top-flight side has ever reached this total.
- Jurgen Klopp registered his 150th victory as Liverpool manager in all competitions (W150 D58 L39).
- Against no side has West Ham manager David Moyes lost more Premier League games than versus Liverpool (17 – level with Arsenal).
- West Ham have lost six of their last nine Premier League games at London Stadium (W1 D2).
- Liverpool’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has scored more Premier League goals versus West Ham United than against any other side (3).
- Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in seven goals in five Premier League games against West Ham (5 goals, 2 assists).
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