West Ham-Liverpool is a match valid for the thirty-third day of the Premier League and is played on Wednesday at 8:45 pm: TV, lineups, predictions.
Two teams on the upswing, trying to make up for the mistakes made during a so far negative season. In one of the most interesting challenges of this midweek Premier League round West Ham and Liverpool both go in the hunt for confirmation after their victories over the weekend. The Hammers have a chance to finally pull themselves out of the fight for salvation, which they have been in since the start of the tournament.
In the last ten games played between Europe and the league, the London outfit has lost only once, pulling off a pass to the Conference League semifinals, where in two weeks they will face the Dutch side Az Alkmaar. But the performance has also improved considerably domestically: West Ham has been unbeaten for three days thanks to two successes with Fulham and Bournemouth and a draw (2-2) with leading Arsenal, which saw a double lead cancelled out at the London Stadium. David Moyes’ team has begun to score with some frequency again. And this is evidenced by the eight goals they scored in the space of a few days against Belgium’s Gent (4-1) in the cup and Bournemouth (0-4) in the league. The Scottish coach can go back to looking at the standings with a different frame of mind than a few months ago: now his Hammers are six points away from the relegation zone and even have one game less against their competitors.
Liverpool, Achilles heel away matches
Liverpool’s goal, Europe, on the other hand, is yet to be conquered. The Reds, after drawing with Chelsea and Arsenal, took a bite out of Leeds (1-6) and beat Nottingham Forest in a roaring manner (3-2) to reach 50 points.
Antonio
In any case, nine points remain to be made up against the fourth place, the one that would allow Salah and his teammates to try their hand at the Champions League again next year. More accessible, however, is fifth, momentarily occupied by Tottenham, which is +3 but has played one more match than Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp also has to watch out for Aston Villa and Brighton, two fast-rising opponents who could put a spoke in the wheels of their comeback attempts. The Reds’ other Achilles’ heel in this league is away travel. If we exclude last April 17’s win with Leeds, Liverpool in 2023 has won only once away from Anfield in the Premier League.
The Prediction
The record says Liverpool have won both of the last confrontations played at Anfield but from the capital, in challenges against West Ham, the Reds have not returned with the three points in their pockets since 2021. The Hammers have shifted gears from a few weeks ago and in our opinion can give Klopp’s team, which goes in search of its third consecutive success, a tough time. The feeling is that, based on the recent numbers recorded by both, there should be no shortage of goals. West Ham and Liverpool are doing very well in terms of scoring, but at the same time they do not shine in the non-possession phase of the ball.
The probable lineups of West Ham-Liverpool
- WEST HAM (4-3-3): Fabianski; Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Cresswell; Soucek, Rice, Paqueta; Bowen, Antonio, Benrahma.
- LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, van Dijk, Robertson; Jones, Fabinho, Henderson; Salah, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-2
