Liverpool have won two games on a bounce after defeating West Ham by a solitary goal at Anfield.
The result ensured that the Reds climbed one spot to the 7th position and now trail Newcastle with just two points.
New buy Darwin Nunez scored Liverpool’s lone goal via a header in the 22 nd minute of the encounter and struck the goalpost a few minutes later.
Liverpool’s defender, Joe Gomez fouled a West Ham striker in the penalty area and the resultant penalty kick was missed by Bowen.
Elsewhere, Brentford and Chelsea settled for a scoreless draw on Matchday 11.
Both teams tried to press from a counter-attack but the defensive tactics employed by both teams ensured that the encounter ended in a stalemate.
Manchester United defeated Visiting Tottenham 2-0 at the Old Trafford arena on Wednesday night to cement their position on the log.
C,Ronaldo stormed out of Old Trafford in a manner that suggests he was angry for being an unused substitute.
Goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandez were enough to secure three maximum points.
In other fixtures, Newcastle bounced back from a goalless draw in the previous match with Manchester United to secure a win against Everton while Southampton snatched an away win against Bournemouth.