West Ham vs Liverpool – Premier League: TV channel, team news, lineups & prediction
A newly prolific West Ham United side welcome Liverpool to the London Stadium in the Premier League on Wednesday evening.
David Moyes was brought to his knees by West Ham’s poor finishing against Liverpool in October’s reverse fixture. The veteran coach has managed to keep his post in the rocky intervening months and is in the midst of a deep purple patch, watching his side rattle in ten goals in the space of seven days last week.
Liverpool have racked up nine goals of their own against the relegation-threatened duo of Leeds United and Nottingham Forest in the last fortnight. However, only once before have the Reds extended their winning run beyond two Premier League games this season.
Here’s everything you need to know about the meeting between two teams enjoying a bright spell in what will surely go down as underwhelming domestic seasons.
West Ham vs Liverpool H2H Results (Last Five Games)
Current Premier League Form (Last Five Games)
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United Kingdom |
BT Sport 2, BTSport.com |
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Peacock |
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fuboTV |
West Ham team news
Despite juggling European commitments throughout the campaign, West Ham have arrived at the crucial stage of the season without a glut of injuries.
Gianluca Scamacca is the most notable absentee and is set to remain on the sidelines until June with a knee injury which required surgery. Michail Antonio has added end product to his characteristic endeavour in recent weeks at the tip of West Ham’s in-form attack while the scoring strain has been taken up by goals from midfield as well – although, Pablo Fornals can hardly be expected to score a scorpion kick every weekend.
West Ham predicted lineup vs Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Cresswell; Paqueta, Rice, Soucek; Bowen, Antonio, Benrahma.
Current Premier League table, top scorers & upcoming fixtures
Liverpool team news
Just as Liverpool’s attacking roster was beginning to fill out, Roberto Firmino sustained a muscular problem. Jurgen Klopp predicted that the Brazilian striker would miss the next three matches last week, including Liverpool’s trip to the capital.
Naby Keita will be able to show Firmino around the treatment room as a regular injury absentee. After returning from international duty in March with a muscle problem as well, Keita is facing a race against time to appear for Liverpool again before his contract expires this summer.
The promising young duo of Stefan Bajcetic (adductor) and Calvin Ramsey (knee) have been ruled out for the remainder of the campaign.
Liverpool predicted lineup (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Jones; Salah, Gakpo, Jota.
The Hammers may have stumbled into a promising stretch of form but their recent record against Liverpool is nowhere near as encouraging; West Ham have lost ten of their previous 12 meetings with Klopp’s side, winning just once.
Set pieces could prove crucial. West Ham bullied Bournemouth from dead balls in a 4-0 thumping last Sunday but Liverpool lead the league with 14 set-piece goals. The Hammers have only conceded three this season but could buckle under the pressure of Liverpool’s reinvigorated attack.