One of the highlights of the weekend in the English Premier League will be played on Sunday at the London Stadium as West Ham United entertain Liverpool.
The hosts begin the weekend in 5th place on 35 points while the visitors are in 4th place on 37 points, so there is all to play for in this match.
West Ham United come into the game having defeated Crystal Palace 3-2 away from home in midweek. Having fallen a goal behind early in the game, The Hammers came back strongly and found themselves 3-1 up after 65 minutes. A late consolation goal scored by Crystal Palace did not change the fact West Ham deserved their victory.
That result means West Ham have won each of their last 6 matches in all competitions. In the Premier League, there have been victories over Burnley and West Bromwich Albion at home plus Everton and Crystal Palace away.
West Ham have won each of their last 4 Premier League matches and are undefeated in their last 6 league games. Trends show West Ham have not lost in 11 of their last 12 home games in all competitions and have scored at least one goal in each of those 12 matches. Both teams have scored in 5 of West Ham’s last 6 home Premier League fixtures.
Liverpool travel to the London Stadium following a crucial 3-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday night. Some poor defending from the hosts played a large part in the victory, with all 3 goals coming courtesy of defensive mistakes but Liverpool will not care about that and it was an important boost of confidence for the team.
The victory at Spurs was the first in 4 matches for Liverpool and their first in 6 Premier League games. Prior to the victory, The Reds had been defeated by Southampton and Burnley plus were held to draws against West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle United, and Manchester United.
The 3 goals scored against Spurs with the first goals Liverpool have recorded in 5 Premier League matches.
Despite having struggled to win recent Premier League games, Liverpool are undefeated in 7 of their last 8 league matches on the road. They have scored at least one goal in 11 of their last 13 away Premier League fixtures but have conceded in 7 of their last 9.
Team news and West Ham are without injured full back Arthur Masuaku plus there is a doubt over reserve goalkeeper, Darren Randolph. Therefore, the hosts should be at full strength, with new loan signing Jesse Lingard expected to make the bench at best.
Liverpool have significant injury problems in defence with Virgil Van Dijk and Joe Gomez both out. Fabinho and Joel Matip are doubts, meaning we could see Jordan Henderson and Nat Phillips in central defence. Diogo Jota will also miss the game due to injury.
West Ham must see this as a great opportunity to beat the defending champions considering their problems at the back.
The Hammers should find the back of the net but with Liverpool’s front three, we expect to see the visitors scoring and the match could end level.