Liverpool are again in Premier League motion this weekend trying to lengthen their successful run in opposition to final season’s Europa Convention League winners West Ham.
Liverpool vs. West Ham
Premier League (6) | Anfield
September 24, 2023 | 2pm (BST)
The Reds constructed on their optimistic home momentum with a 3-1 win on the street at LASK of their Europa League opener and are heading straight again to Anfield with Premier League enterprise to take care of.
Jurgen Klopp can be hoping to maintain that good feeling rolling into Sunday’s conflict with West Ham having made a formidable begin to the 2023/24 marketing campaign.
Listed here are the ten issues it is advisable know forward of Liverpool vs. West Ham.
1. Harm newest
Ryan Gravenberch‘s Seventy fifth-minute substitution in Austria was put right down to “cramp” which can make him a doubt for this conflict.
Neither Trent Alexander-Arnold nor Thiago had been concerned in Wednesday’s coaching as they proceed to nurse accidents, that means we’re unlikely to see both line up on Sunday.
2. Fast turnarounds
Either side are left with little time to breathe forward of this one, with West Ham having been in Europa League motion even later than Liverpool on Thursday evening.
The Hammers started their European marketing campaign in opposition to Backa Topola at 8pm, with the Reds having kicked off at 5.45pm.
David Moyes’ workforce had been at residence, nevertheless, and didn’t need to fly again because the Liverpool squad did following their 3-1 win in Austria in opposition to LASK.
3. Quick begin for the guests
After a disappointing 2022/23 Premier League marketing campaign noticed them fall to 14th, the Hammers have made a formidable begin this season.
Contemporary from capturing their first-ever European trophy in June, West Ham have picked up a strong 10 factors from their opening 5 league video games with their solely defeat coming by the hands of Man Metropolis.
Jarrod Bowen has helped encourage their current resurgence, however he’s presently a doubt for this sport as he nurses a knock.
4. Seven in a row?
Liverpool have received their final six Premier League conferences with West Ham at Anfield in what has been a fruitful fixture in recent times.
You’d have to return to 2015 for the final time the Hammers had been victorious in L4, when Brendan Rodgers’ facet had been shocked by a 3-0 thrashing.
The Reds have received seven of their final eight video games in opposition to the Hammers general, with the one defeat in that point coming within the 3-2 loss on the London Stadium within the quadruple-chasing 2021/22 season.
5. Not televised within the UK
The sport was moved to the Sunday 2pm slot to accommodate the groups’ midweek European commitments, however the sport won’t be accessible for UK viewers this weekend.
We now have nearly come to count on all Liverpool video games to be broadcast on UK tv, however that won’t be the case on Sunday afternoon.
You’ll want to keep watch over This Is Anfield for Worldwide tv data this weekend.
6. Salah on the lookout for excellent 10
The Egyptian King has traditionally loved this fixture, along with his document of 9 objectives in opposition to West Ham solely bettered in relation to the 2 Manchester golf equipment.
No Liverpool participant has discovered the web within the league in opposition to the Hammers extra occasions than Mohamed Salah, however he has didn’t get on the scoresheet in his final 4 makes an attempt and can be trying to rectify that this weekend.
7. Moyes document
David Moyes has received simply six of his 39 video games in cost in opposition to Liverpool all through his profession, with solely two of these victories coming in his final 20 makes an attempt.
He stays the final Everton supervisor to get the higher of the Reds at Goodison Park again in 2010 however has had little or no success at his varied golf equipment since.
8. Extra tweaks anticipated
Jurgen Klopp made 11 modifications to his facet for the journey to LASK and with lower than a 72-hour hole between fixtures there will certainly be extra rotation to come back.
Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister began on the bench in Austria and regardless of being introduced on on the hour mark the pair are sure to return to the beginning 11 for this one.
A query stays at right-back attributable to Alexander-Arnold’s hamstring damage, with Joe Gomez wanting the most definitely candidate to fill into that slot.
9. Coote on VAR
David Coote is the person who can be watching on from Stockley Park and followers could keep in mind his failure to punish Jordan Pickford for a season-ending deal with on Virgil van Dijk within the Merseyside derby again in 2020.
Chris Kavanagh will take cost of proceedings at Anfield, assisted by Mat Wilkes and Mark Scholes from the sidelines with Craig Pawson performing as fourth official.
Nick Greenhalgh can be aiding Coote within the VAR room, let’s hope we’re not speaking about any of those males by 4pm on Sunday!
10. Comply with together with us
The sport is just not being proven on tv within the UK, so This Is Anfield is the place to be for all of the reside updates from Anfield!
Our matchday reside weblog can be accessible on our web site for an neutral account of the motion on what’s going to hopefully be one other profitable afternoon.
Let’s maintain this practice operating, Reds!
