Liverpool 0 - West Ham 3: Two red cards as Lanzini, Noble and Sakho plunder Anfield

Mark Noble doubled West Ham's lead but was sent off in the second half

WEST HAM stunned Liverpool with a display of composed finishing as both teams ended the match with 10 men at Anfield.

 

Manuel Lanzini tapped home just three minutes in before Mark Noble doubled the Hammers' lead in front of the Kop and Diafra Sakho rounded off the rout late on.

Philippe Coutinho was sent off for a second yellow after a challenge on Dimitri Payet, before Noble was dismissed for a late foul.

 

The defeat leaves Liverpool outside the top four after they conceded for the first time this season.

Reds manager Brendan Rodgers named an unchanged XI from the side that ground out a 0-0 draw at Arsenal on Monday night.

 

But they were stung early on by Slaven Bilic's outfit when Lanzini tapped in Aaron Cresswell's pass in the box.

Summer signing Roberto Firmino saw a neat effort clip the outside of the post five minutes after the goal, while Joe Gomez pulled an effort wide for the home team.

The Hammers made it 2-0 when Noble arrived late into the box to bury a smash-and-grab opportunity after Lanzini had pinched the ball off defender Dejan Lovren.

Both Coutinho and Firmino saw chances blocked early in the second half but Liverpool lost their momentum when the former was shown a second yellow for upending Payet.

Noble was then sent off for a slide tackle on Danny Ings, although the midfielder protested he played the ball.

Liverpool toiled to make up for the dismissal and were unable to break down a stolid Hammers back line - lone striker Sakho calmly bagging a third for the visitors from the edge of the area.