"All three of Liverpool's first half goals came from set-pieces, and even their fourth came from a recycled set-piece situation. That is music to the ears of Arne Slot who has bemoaned their lack of goals from those situations all season long. Liverpool were far from their free-flowing best and were guilty of being sloppy at the back in possession too, but they got the job done against West Ham with minimum fuss."
"Liverpool's three Premier League wins in a row have all been down to set pieces. Their winner at Sunderland came from a corner. The late, late winner at Nottingham Forest came from a throw-in taken short and four of their five goals against West Ham were from set-piece situations. It is clearly helping them with building confidence in games and taking some of the pressure off."
"Quietly Liverpool have won four of their last five Premier League games to significantly boost their top five hopes and that will almost certainly see them in the Champions League again next season. It hasn't been pretty but boy are Liverpool now effective."
Liverpool secured a 5-2 victory over West Ham at Anfield, with Hugo Ekitike, Virgil van Dijk, and Alexis Mac Allister scoring in the first half to establish a 3-0 lead. Cody Gakpo extended the advantage to 4-1 before West Ham scored twice through Tomas Soucek and Taty Castellanos. An own goal by Axel Disasi completed the scoring. Liverpool's recent success has been driven primarily by set-piece goals, with all three first-half goals and four of five total goals against West Ham originating from set-pieces. This trend continues across their recent winning streak, including victories at Sunderland and Nottingham Forest. Despite not playing their most fluid football, Liverpool has won four of their last five Premier League matches, accumulating 48 points and moving within three points of third place, significantly improving their Champions League qualification prospects.
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