In the 28th round of the English Premier League, reigning champion Liverpool defeated West Ham 5-2 away. The decisive advantage in the match was formed before halftime: the Mersyside team scored three unanswered goals in the first half, putting their opponent in a difficult position. This was reported by euro-football.ru reports .
Notably, all three of those goals were scored after passes following corner kicks. Post-match statistics showed that Liverpool became only the second team in Premier League history to score three times from corners in the first half.
This result previously belonged only to Manchester United: in 2016, they scored three goals from corners in the first half against Leicester, at a time when Leicester was also the reigning champion.
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