{"id":322622,"date":"2026-02-28T23:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T23:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/322622\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T23:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T23:59:10","slug":"liverpool-make-premier-league-history-with-bizarre-record-during-west-ham-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/322622\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool make Premier League history with bizarre record during West Ham win"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Liverpool<\/p>\n

Updated 17:54 28 Feb 2026 GMTPublished 16:57 28 Feb 2026 GMT<\/p>\n

The Premier League champions set a brand new record during the win over West Ham United.<\/p>\n

Liverpool have set a new Premier League record following their dramatic 5-2 win over West Ham United.<\/p>\n

On Saturday afternoon, Liverpool<\/a> welcomed West Ham United to Anfield for a Premier League<\/a> fixture that felt like a must-win for Arne Slot’s<\/a> side.<\/p>\n

Thankfully for Liverpool, that is exactly what they did, as five goals from the home side saw them secure the three points at Anfield.<\/p>\n

The win keeps Liverpool firmly in the race to secure Champions League<\/a> qualification for next season, as they currently sit fifth in the league and level on points with rivals Manchester United<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, a vital three points isn’t the only thing that Liverpool took away from the win, as they also set a new Premier League record that will take some doing to beat.<\/p>\n

\"DanDan Mullan\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Liverpool needed just five minutes to draw first blood in the match as Hugo Ekitike found the back of the net following a corner.<\/p>\n

Shortly after, captain Virgil van Dijk<\/a> doubled his side’s lead with his 28th goal for the club, once again from a set-piece, before Alexis Mac Allister fired one into the top of the net following yet another corner. <\/p>\n

Following their prolific first half performance, Liverpool have now scored seven consecutive Premier League goals from non-penalty set-pieces, setting the record for the longest run in the competition’s history.<\/p>\n

The Reds are also the first team since Manchester United against Leicester City in 2016 to score three goals from corners in the first 45 minutes of a Premier League match.<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, Liverpool also set atop the table for the most set-piece goals of any Premier League side this year, having been joint-bottom from the start of the season until the end of 2025<\/p>\n

\"AlexisAlexis Mac Allister and Hugo Ekitike both scored from set-pieces during the win. (Image: Paul ELLIS \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Ibrahima Konate’s goal from a corner during the 4-1 win over Newcastle United in January started this impressive run, with Florian Wirtz’s strike in the same game Liverpool’s last open-play goal.<\/p>\n

A 1-0 win over Sunderland thanks to a Van Dijk winner from a corner and a Dominik Szoboszlai free kick during the 2-1 defeat to Manchester City followed the Newcastle United match.<\/p>\n

In the game prior to the West Ham United win, Mac Allister found a winner in the final moments of the match, which technically came from a set piece as Forest never got out of their box so it never became open play. <\/p>\n

Featured Image Credit: Liverpool FC\/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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