West Ham v Liverpool – Line-ups, stats and preview
West Ham take on Liverpool this coming Sunday in the Premier League.
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West Ham v Liverpool – Match Preview
West Ham are next on the list of teams hoping to take advantage of Liverpool’s wretched run of form when the sides meet in east London on Sunday.
Arne Slot’s side were smashed at home by PSV in midweek and are on a record run of poor results.
A run of nine defeats in 12 games has left the Premier League champions in the bottom half and they go into the weekend 11 points behind leaders Arsenal.
They have lost three games in a row by three goals or more and could concede three goals in three straight league games for the first time since 1955 this weekend.
West Ham have climbed out of the bottom three with a run of two wins and a draw in their last three matches but have won just one of the last 18 meetings of the sides.
West Ham v Liverpool team news
West Ham have Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta back from a one-game suspension while Callum Wilson will continue in attack after finding his form.
Crysencio Summerville is available after injury but young left-back Oliver Scarles remains out with a shoulder problem.
Liverpool should have goalkeeper Allison available after he missed the latest defeat with illness, while striker Hugo Ekitike is a doubt after coming off against PSV.
Right-backs Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley are both out with injuries so Joe Gomez is likely to fill in.
West Ham v Liverpool expected line-ups
West Ham: Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Diouf; Potts, Fernandes; Bowen, Paqueta, Summerville; Wilson
Liverpool: Alisson; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Jones, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Chiesa; Isak
The stats
- Having only failed to score in one of their first 48 Premier League games under Arne Slot, Liverpool have now lost their last two by a 3-0 scoreline. They last lost more consecutively without reply in September 1993 (a run of four).
- Liverpool have lost 3-0 against Man City and 3-0 against Nottingham Forest in their last two Premier League games. They’ve not conceded 3+ goals in three consecutive league games since April 1955 in the second tier, while they last lost three in a row by a margin of 3+ goals in December 1953.
- In 8 of the last 9 West Ham home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 West Ham home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- West Ham have lost 5 of the last 7 home matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 West Ham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 West Ham matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Liverpool away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Liverpool away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Liverpool have lost the last 4 away matches in a row in the Premier League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Liverpool matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
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Liverpool can stop the rot with a point on the road but their faltering defence means a win still seems uunlikely for Arne Slot.
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