Liverpool 1-0 West Ham: Darwin Nunez's header sees Jurgen Klopp's men secure back-to-back Premier League wins

Darwin Nunez scored his first Liverpool goal at Anfield as the Merseysiders continued their upturn in form with a narrow 1-0 win over West Ham. The lively Uruguayan forward headed in the opener on 22 minutes and then went close to a second with a thunderous strike that came back off the woodwork. Ad West Ham were second best throughout the first period but blew a gilt-edged chance to go in at the break level when Jarrod Bowen saw his penalty saved by Alisson.

Premier LeagueKlopp denies Man City comments were xenophobic — 'I would hate myself'15 HOURS AGO The second period was a more even affair with both sides somehow blowing excellent opportunities, but the Reds held on to take all three points and move up to seventh spot in the table as it stood, with the Hammers 13th. Next up, Liverpool visit Nottingham Forest on Saturday while West Ham host Bournemouth on Monday night. Premier League table Premier League fixtures / results Premier League top scorers Talking Point Liverpool continue upward trend.

Jurgen Klopp and his side have come in for a fair bit of stick already this season for what has been a sluggish start to the campaign by their standards. However, this victory was their third in a row for the first time this term and was an important follow-up to the triumph over Man City. It was a nervy finale in the end, but the Reds are now unbeaten in 29 top-flight home matches and with their frontmen beginning to fire and the defence tightening up, you can expect they will continue to climb the table.

As for West Ham, Moyes will be disappointed they didn’t make the most of a much-improved second-half display after coming under the cosh for the first 40 minutes. Player of the match Darwin Nunez (Liverpool). The striker