Premier League Matchweek 13 saw Liverpool finally halt their disastrous run of form with a much-needed 2–0 away win over West Ham on Saturday.
The match took place on November 30 (local time in the UK).
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Liverpool came into the match in crisis mode:
they had just suffered three consecutive defeats by three goals or more — something the club hadn’t done in 72 years. The gap to league-leaders Arsenal had already stretched to 11 points, leaving no margin for error in their title defense.
Arne Slot reacted with bold changes.
Wataru Endo and Hugo Ekitike were restored to the XI, while Mohamed Salah was benched for the first time in 54 Premier League matches. New signings Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz both started.
🔥 First Half: Liverpool dominate the ball, Areola denies everything
Liverpool tried to control possession early, and in the 4th minute Wirtz created the first big chance for Isak — but the striker blasted his shot over the bar.
West Ham, meanwhile, threatened repeatedly with sharp counterattacks and compact defending, forcing Liverpool into a nervy spell.
In the 21st minute, Joe Gomez squared a perfect ball across the box, only for Isak’s close-range effort to be brilliantly saved by Alphonse Areola.
Liverpool created another huge chance in the 39th minute when Virgil van Dijk sent a long pass behind the defense. Wirtz found himself alone in the box, but once again Areola came up big.
The first half ended scoreless.
🔥 Second Half: Isak finally breaks his PL duck
Liverpool continued to dominate the ball, but West Ham pushed forward with momentum after the break, winning a series of corners and drawing loud support from the home crowd.
Lucas Paquetá even unleashed a rocket from distance after a cheeky rainbow flick.
But Liverpool struck first, completely against the run of play.
A long throw led to a loose ball, Liverpool recycled possession, and Cody Gakpo whipped in a low cross that Isak tapped home with a one-touch finish.
The new signing’s first Premier League goal of the season — and a huge sigh of relief for the traveling supporters.
Slot subbed Isak off for Ekitike in the 68th minute and later replaced Wirtz and Curtis Jones to stabilize the midfield.
Ekitike nearly doubled the lead with a curling effort, but West Ham continued to press hard.
🔥 Paquetá sent off, Liverpool hold on, Gakpo seals it
In the 84th minute, Paquetá received a second yellow for dissent, leaving West Ham with ten men.
Even then, Liverpool still had to survive a scare when Jarrod Bowen fired a dangerous shot in the 88th minute.
Deep into stoppage time, Liverpool iced the match when Gakpo scored the second, completing a gritty 2–0 win.
🟥 Final Score: West Ham 0–2 Liverpool
The victory ends Liverpool’s three-match losing streak in all competitions and moves them to 21 points on the season — finally stopping the bleeding in their title chase.
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“Social Media Reactions”
AnfieldReliefRanger
Finally, a win. Thank god. What a slog.
SlotTaxFaceSpotter
Slot won but man… his face looks like he just filed his taxes.
↳ PerformancePessimist
Can you blame him? The performance wasn’t great.
TransferRegretGuru
Ekitike and Wirtz weren’t needed at all. Waste of money.
Gakpo’s basically a striker, not a winger — we should’ve signed two actual wide men.
SalahDramaRadar
So Salah didn’t even come off the bench?
Here we go, another ‘cryptic feelings’ moment coming?
PeakPerformanceProphet
Honestly, that felt like a complete win.
Best performance + best result we’ve had in weeks.
FrontOfficeFlameThrower
The front office is the real problem here.
They created this mess — fans and players are stressed even after a win.
They had plenty of time to make a call on Slot.
‘Let’s wait two more games’ is the dumbest thing ever.
RebuildModeEngaged
Clean sheet, Isak scores, Wirtz showing flashes — okay, let’s build on it.
SalahShiftShocker
Eventually you have to move on from Salah anyway.
This might actually be a turning-point game.
Also what the hell was Paquetá doing? Dude boiled over like he’s throwing matches.
FullbackFixer
Should’ve used Gomez way earlier in the season.
Why the hell did we stick Szoboszlai at fullback?
↳ SalahDefensiveLoad
Because nobody could cover Salah’s defensive workload lol.
Frimpong and Bradley both got injured trying.
Even Szobo’s engine couldn’t save that mess.
WirtzUnleashed
It wasn’t that Wirtz restricted Salah — it was Salah restricting Wirtz.
CrowdedZonesCritic
Wirtz was solid.
Mac Allister still feels sketchy as hell.
You can’t have Isak + Gakpo + Salah all fighting for the same zones. Three finishers, one spot.
WinButNoVibes
We won but no one’s smiling.
The vibes are awful.
PermaAnxietyFC
Yep, everything’s being carried over to next week.
Love this team man… they always keep the anxiety alive.
ClinicalContrastComment
There were two who buried their chances, and one guy who absolutely didn’t.
Football’s simple sometimes lol.
SlotCycleScholar
I’m pretty sure Slot stays.
This will turn into the usual loop:
Get threatened with the sack → win two in a row → lose five straight.
YouthFirstManagerWatcher
He’s the kind of manager who prioritizes developing players that fit his system.
Veterans on the decline? Yeah, he’ll phase them out.
ChristmasWishSacker
Even if we win the next two, I still want him gone by Christmas.
The football is just painful to watch.
PainParallelPoster
It’s such a weird vibe.
United fans have been living this life since Ten Hag started lol.
LegendButTimeToGo
I can’t slander Salah too much — he’s a club legend.
But yeah, maybe it’s time for both him and ‘slaphead’ to move on.
MidfieldMessMaker
This squad construction is brutal.
You can’t sub off Mac Allister or Gravenberch even when they’re bad.
Curtis comes on and drags everything down.
If Salah isn’t in the plans, we literally have no wingers.
AFCONFreezePlan
If we’re really gonna keep benching Salah,
Wirtz’s numbers will go up.
He’s leaving for AFCON anyway — might as well stop using him now.
HalfDecentCoachCouldWin
Wirtz looking silky as always, Isak scoring — great.
But the whole team still looks lifeless.
Slot’s time might be up.
Any half-decent coach could’ve won this game.
WestHamLifeSupport
West Ham’s season is cooked anyway.
They’re basically serving as Slot’s life-support mission.
Other PL clubs should send them fruit baskets.
IsakExecutionExpert
That Isak goal… that’s exactly the kind of precision finish he used to destroy us with.
SalahExitLogic
Salah’s a legend, but he’ll never accept a super-sub role.
So yeah, selling becomes the only option.
FormBoostHoper
Hope this helps the squad pick up form.
MacAllisterCreditClub
Mac Allister wasn’t bad today — actually won the ball a few times.
↳ ContextReminderFC
Let’s remember they’re 17th.
We conceded three to 19th-place Forest.
Four to PSV.
Losing to 19th last week — this is technically progress lol.
JanuaryWindowDreamer
This makes it easier to bench Salah and push for January signings.
Chiesa out, two wingers in, please.
We already have enough strikers.
UnwantedJobSaver
Happy with the win,
not happy that it probably saves Slot’s job.
ObviousMovesNow
If Slot actually cuts the dead weight, maybe it’s fine.
At least he wasn’t stupid enough to ignore the obvious today.
AFCONFreezeLogic
Salah’s going to AFCON anyway.
Might as well freeze him out now.
SellNonHomegrown
If a player isn’t homegrown and isn’t in Slot’s plans,
please just sell them.
Use the money for real contributors.
MissOldSalah
I really miss ‘annoyingly inevitable goal machine’ Salah.
Slot’s turned half the squad into rotational ghosts.
WirtzWasNeeded
Saying Wirtz wasn’t needed means you didn’t watch the match lol.
Last year’s squad alone couldn’t attack for shit.
PaquetaRedRage
Paquetá’s red was embarrassing.
If a player on my team did that, I’d want him kicked out of the squad that night.
SurviveAnotherWeekSaga
‘He survived another week’ vibes.
This is what a supposed title-contender looks like after escaping a losing streak — not exactly something to smile about.
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