West Ham 0-2 Liverpool: Relief for Isak and Slot as losing run ends

Alexander Isak finally scored for Liverpool in the Premier League as Arne Slot’s men earned a comfortable 2-0 win over 10-man West Ham at the London Stadium.

The Sweden striker coolly slotted home on the hour mark in his sixth top-flight appearance since joining from Newcastle United.

Lucas Paqueta got himself needlessly sent off for West Ham with six minutes remaining, before Cody Gakpo netted in injury time as Liverpool ended a run of three straight losses in all competitions.

Isak had already been thwarted by a brilliant point-blank stop from Alphonse Areola, who also denied Florian Wirtz in a first half low on quality.

But Gakpo teed up Isak to side-foot into the bottom-left corner and West Ham – who failed to have a shot on target – were up against it when Paqueta foolishly earned two yellow cards for dissent in the space of 54 seconds.

Jarrod Bowen fizzed one wide as West Ham attempted to throw a little more caution to the wind, only for Gakpo to emphatically finish from eight yards when Joe Gomez’s right-wing cross fell into his path.

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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 30, 2025

Data Debrief: Isak the scourge of West Ham again

Isak has endured a miserable start to life at Liverpool, with his only goal prior to this fixture coming in the EFL Cup against Southampton.

But the 26-year-old netted on his sixth Premier League appearance from his 10th shot for Liverpool, and now has six career goals against West Ham – his joint-most against any side alongside Nottingham Forest and Tottenham.

Isak finished with three shots in total, two of which were on target, while he had a personal xG of 0.72. He only had 13 touches in the entire game, including three passes, but the goal will feel a huge weight off his shoulders.