West Ham puts end to Liverpool run

The sound of West Ham fans singing “I’m forever blowing bubbles” could still be heard around the bars of the London Stadium an hour after beating Liverpool 3-2 on Sunday. Liverpool hadn’t only been prevented from going a club-record 26th straight matches unbeaten. Jürgen Klopp’s side was also dislodged from third place in the Premier League. There hasn’t been much to celebrate at West Ham, especially in the five years since moving into the stadium at the centerpiece of the 2012 Olympics. West Ham, whose highest league finish was third in 1986, is looking like title contenders two years after David Moyes took charge of a team a point above the relegation zone. Building on a sixth-place finish last season, West Ham has seven victories in its first 11 Premier League matches this season. Aaron Cresswell, Pablo Fornals and Kurt Zouma scored and Jarrod Bowen had a pair of assists in Sunday’s win. It was Liverpool’s first loss in any competition since being knocked out of the Champions League last season by Real Madrid in April. In the Premier League, there’s now only a three-point gap between West Ham and leader Chelsea. Defending champ Manchester City is only ahead in second on goal difference. Liverpool is fourth.