West Ham 0-2 Liverpool result – Alexander Isak nets first Premier League goal for Reds and Cody Gakpo also on target; Lucas Paqueta sent off for hosts

Alexander Isak scored his first Premier League goal for Liverpool and Cody Gakpo was also on target as the reigning champions eased some of the pressure on boss Arne Slot with a 2-0 win at West Ham United.

The visitors dominated the first half but both Isak and Florian Wirtz spurned fine opportunities to break the deadlock.

The pattern continued following the interval and Isak finally made the breakthrough when he fired Gakpo’s cut back from the left into the bottom corner.

West Ham, who paid tribute to the late Billy Bonds prior to kick-off, struggled to manage any sort of response and had Lucas Paqueta sent off for dissent six minutes from time.

Gakpo then sealed the points with a stoppage-time second to end The Hammers’ three-match unbeaten run.

The result sees Liverpool rise to eighth, two points off the top four after ending a three-match losing run across all competitions.

West Ham sit 17th and above Leeds on goals scored.

Next up, Liverpool host Sunderland at Anfield on Wednesday night. West Ham visit Manchester United on Thursday.

The following games will be shown live on TNT Sports:

What channels does TNT Sports offer and on which platforms?

TNT Sports is available across all major TV platforms, offering a line-up of up to four TV channels (TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 3, TNT Sports 4), up to six digital or red-button channels (TNT Sports 5 to 10), and TNT Sports Ultimate plus TNT Sports Box Office HD.

You can subscribe to TNT Sports through discovery+, EE TV, Sky and Virgin Media.

"If you keep it really simple about how Liverpool won today; they don’t concede from a set piece, no big mistake at the back from either Konate or Kerkez and one of your summer signings is outstanding. And then Liverpool go on and win the game," Jamie Carragher said on Sky Sports.

"Listen, if Liverpool keep like that over the next few weeks – and the next couple of games they’ve got – they could find themselves right back in the middle of those Champions League positions.

"Obviously a million miles away from being involved in a league title race, but just to calm everything down.

"Liverpool need to be in those Champions League positions because if they ever got to a situation in the season where that was in real doubt, that would be the reason why it really would intensify the pressure on the manager."

West Ham 0-2 Liverpool.

The Dutchman finishes the job as he chests down Gomez's cross and hammers the ball home.

Madness from the Brazilian.

Five minutes added.

It's all West Ham now. You wouldn't know they are down to 10!

Potts off, Soucek on.

Bowen fizzes wide from the edge of the area aftyer superb battling from Niclas Füllkrug.

Kerkez off, Robertson on.

The Hammers playmaker shouts in irritation at the referee and refuses to leave it alone.

Several players on both sides try to help cool him down after he receives an initial yellow, but in the end the official has enough and shows him a red card.

The result would see Liverpool rise to eighth, two points off the top four after ending a three-match losing run across all competitions.

West Ham will sit 17th and above Leeds on goal difference.

Still time for that to change, of course...

West Ham are hoping to make sure it's not the winner, but time is running out for The Hammers.

Niclas Füllkrug knocks a tricky header from a right-wing cross wide of the far post - but it wouldn't have counted due to an offside in the build up.

Niclas Füllkrug on for Wilson.

Jones is immediately into the action, laying the ball into Ekitike, who flashes a shot just wide of the far post from 22 yards.

Jones on for Wirtz.

Magassa off, Luis Guilherme on.