Liverpool s win over Atletico Madrid last week was the team s 25th match in all competitions in a row without defeat, equaling the club record set under the legendary Bob Paisley. However, the run was brought to a halt on Sunday at the London Stadium as West Ham emerged victorious from an extremely exciting contest with the Merseysiders.
An own-goal by Alisson Becker gave the Hammers the lead in the fourth minute, and Trent Alexander-Arnold equalized with a superbly taken free-kick in the 41st. Pablo Fornals restored the Hammers lead in the 67th and Kurt Zouma extended it in the 74, and Divock Origi eventually pulled one back for the visitors with seven minutes of the 90 left.
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