After a uncommon clean in opposition to Man United on Sunday, Liverpool will look to get again among the many targets as they face West Ham within the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.
Of the gamers presently at Liverpool, Diogo Jota has scored most targets within the League Cup for the membership (4).
The one others to have discovered the online greater than as soon as are Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo.
If he scores tonight, Gakpo might grow to be the primary Liverpool participant to attain in three successive League Cup video games since Takumi Minamino in 2021/22.
That might see the Reds keep away from going two video games with out scoring in all competitions for the primary time since final March, after they failed to seek out the online at Bournemouth and Actual Madrid.
Liverpool vs. West Ham
Liverpool have gained every of the final seven residence encounters with West Ham; 9 is the membership report in all competitions set between 1967 and 1973.
They’ve misplaced solely one of the final 55 residence conferences in all video games at Anfield since September 1963. In that sequence they’ve gained 40, with 14 attracts and one defeat.
Liverpool have stored 34 clear sheets within the final 50 encounters at Anfield in all competitions.
Two League Cup data and a milestone in sight
Liverpool have gained this competitors a report 9 instances and performed in a report 13 finals.
They’re aiming to seem in a report nineteenth League Cup semi-final.
Liverpool’s defeat of Bournemouth within the final spherical was their 250th recreation within the League Cup – they usually want two targets to register a five hundredth within the competitors.
Salah’s subsequent goal
One objective from Mo Salah will see him grow to be the membership’s outright main scorer in opposition to the Hammers.
He and John Toshack are degree with 10, although Salah has carried out so in 13 video games to Toshack’s 10.
Moyes’ report
David Moyes can be managing in opposition to Liverpool for the forty first time in his profession, with solely seven males in historical past managing in opposition to Liverpool on greater than 40 events.
He has by no means gained at Anfield in 20 makes an attempt as a supervisor with Everton, Man United, Sunderland and West Ham (seven attracts, 12 losses).
Solely Bobby Robson (23 instances) visited Anfield extra as a supervisor and left with out ever profitable.
His six victories over the Reds have all come on residence soil.
He has managed as soon as in opposition to Liverpool within the League Cup – profitable 1-0 at Outdated Trafford as Man United boss in 2013.
In-form forwards
West Ham‘s Mohammed Kudus has scored three in his final two video games and has 14 for the season – 4 for Ajax, one for Ghana and 9 for West Ham.
Jarrod Bowen is West Ham‘s main scorer away from residence this marketing campaign with seven targets.
Tomas Soucek is subsequent greatest with three.
Tonight’s referee
Tim Robinson has refereed Liverpool solely as soon as earlier than.
That noticed Liverpool win 3-1 in opposition to Leicester within the third spherical of this season’s League Cup.
This season’s scorers
Liverpool: Salah 14, Jota 8, Nunez 7, Gakpo 6, Diaz 5, personal targets 4, Szoboszlai 3, Alexander-Arnold 2, Endo 2, Gravenberch 2, Elliott 1, Mac Allister 1, Quansah 1, Robertson 1, Van Dijk 1
West Ham: Bowen 11, Kudus 9, Soucek 7, Paqueta 5, Aguerd 2, Antonio 2, Ward-Prowse 3, personal targets 2, Alvarez 1, Zouma 1
* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).
