Liverpool Rout West Ham As Arne Slot Remedies Set-Piece Woes!

Last Updated:March 01, 2026, 11:51 IST

All three first-half goals from Hugo Ekitike, Virgil van Dijk, and Alexis Mac Allister came from corners, putting Arne Slot's men in a commanding position.

Liverpool’s newfound strength from set-pieces masked another unconvincing performance against struggling West Ham in the Premier League encounter between the sides on Saturday.

All three first-half goals from Hugo Ekitike, Virgil van Dijk, and Alexis Mac Allister came from corners, putting Arne Slot’s men in a commanding position.

Liverpool have gone from being the worst Premier League performers in terms of set-pieces at the end of 2025 to the best since January 1.

“In my opinion, we have played better when we lost," said Slot. “We start scoring from set-pieces and things start looking brighter and better than when you don’t."

Cody Gakpo added another goal after the break before an Axel Disasi own goal sealed the win for Liverpool.

The defeat further damages the Hammers’ hopes of survival as they remain two points away from safety.

However, they responded twice in the second half through Tomas Soucek and Valentin Castellanos and had other opportunities to score at Anfield.

A place in the top five almost guarantees Champions League football next season thanks to the strong performances of English clubs in European competitions this season.

Liverpool are now three points ahead of sixth-placed Chelsea.

Burnley’s slim survival chances took another hit in an agonising 4-3 defeat at home to Brentford.

The Bees were cruising to victory and within two points of Chelsea when goals from Mikkel Damsgaard, Igor Thiago, and Kevin Schade put them 3-0 up within 34 minutes at Turf Moor.

Michael Kayode’s own goal gave the Clarets hope before half-time and they equalised through Jaidon Anthony and Zian Flemming.

Flemming thought he had completed a remarkable comeback only for a VAR review to disallow the goal for offside.

Instead, Brentford snatched victory from the jaws of defeat when Damsgaard scored his second goal in stoppage time.

There was still time for another VAR review to deny Burnley a point when Ashley Barnes was adjudged to have handled the ball before scoring a 98th-minute equaliser.

(With Inputs From Agencies)

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