Liverpool vs West Ham United Preview, Prediction, team information and starting lineups
When Liverpool hosts West Ham United in the Premier League on Wednesday, they will be looking to build on their impressive victory against Manchester City.
Southampton held the visitors to a 1-1 draw on Sunday.
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Liverpool vs West Ham United Preview
A lot of people questioned whether Liverpool's 7-1 thrashing of Rangers at Ibrox in the Champions League was a sign that the Reds were returning to their best form, and it appears that they have answers now after Jurgen Klopp's team handed Man City their first loss of the year on Sunday at Anfield.
With 14 minutes left in regulation, Mohamed Salah, who at Ibrox recorded the quickest hat-trick in Champions League history, executed a stunning turn off of Alisson Becker's long kick forwards to twist Joao Cancelo in behind before deftly putting the ball over the charging Ederson and into the goal.
In a similar occurrence earlier in the frenzied second half, the Man City goalkeeper denied the Egypt winger. The visitors also had Phil Foden's goal written out because Erling Haaland fouled Fabinho in the build-up.
Given the amount of work, Liverpool had to put into the game in order to win all three points, playing West Ham only 72 hours later may not be the worst time for them to play them. However, Klopp will be determined to make sure those performance levels do not end up being a one-off after a challenging start to the season.
While West Ham dominated the bulk of the game at St. Mary's, David Moyes was upset that his team was unable to defeat Southampton on Sunday and earn all three points.
The Hammers enjoyed a total of 25 shots, 61% of the possession, and 14 corners, although they did behind their opponents for over 45 minutes after Romain Perraud had opened the scoring in the 20th minute, with Jarrod Bowen being arguably fouled by referee Peter Bankes in the buildup.
Declan Rice equalised the score shortly after the hour mark with a superb outside-the-area shot, but Said Benrahma and Gianluca Scamacca missed good chances to steal all three points in the dying minutes of the game.
After their extremely hard encounter against Man City on Sunday, Moyes will fully anticipate an utterly different meeting at Anfield on Wednesday, with his side set to sit significantly deeper and relinquish possession of the ball in most situations. However, he will try to catch the Reds off guard.
Liverpool vs West Ham United Team News
Diogo Jota's calf injury forced him to be stretchered off during injury time, dealing Liverpool a severe setback in the closing minutes of their victory over Man City. Early signs suggest that the 25-year-old may be in a battle against time to be ready for Portugal's World Cup appearance next month.
Luis Diaz's knee injury has already sidelined him till the New Year, therefore Darwin Nunez might get the start on the left flank in attack alongside Roberto Firmino and Salah.
Joel Matip, Arthur Melo, Naby Keita, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are still out injured, but Klopp is hopeful that Ibrahima Konate will be able to play this weekend after the France defender failed a late fitness test.
Kurt Zouma could not travel to Southampton on Sunday, leaving West Ham without a crucial defender of their own.
In place of Zouma and Craig Dawson, who suffered a dead leg against Anderlecht in the Europa League on Thursday, Ben Johnson and Thilo Kehrer filled in. However, the two should return to give the visitors' defence some much-needed experience.
Due to his speed and strength in transition, Michail Antonio might be used in the attack in place of Scamacca. While Maxwel Cornet and Nayef Aguerd are still sidelined with thigh and ankle injuries, respectively.
Liverpool's possible starting lineup:
Alisson; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Firmino, Nunez
West Ham United's possible starting lineup:
Fabianski; Kehrer, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell; Soucek, Rice; Bowen, Paqueta, Emerson; Antonio
Liverpool vs West Ham United Key Facts
- Liverpool have won their last 5 home matches against West Ham in all competitions.
- There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 8 of West Ham's last 10 games (Premier League).
- During the last 55 meetings, Liverpool FC have won 32 times, there have been 13 draws while West Ham United have won 10 times. The goal difference is 103-52 in favour of Liverpool FC.
- During the last 27 meetings with Liverpool FC playing at home, Liverpool FC have won 19 times, there have been 7 draws while West Ham United have won 1 times. The goal difference is 55-14 in favour of Liverpool FC