Liverpool vs West Ham United Preview


Liverpool vs West Ham United

Competition – Barclays Premier League

Stadium: Anfield

Date: 5th March 2022

Kick-off time – 17:30 GMT

After their FA Cup assertions in midweek, Liverpool and West Ham United will face off at Anfield this Saturday in another exciting Premier League game.

The Reds followed up their Carabao Cup win over Chelsea on Sunday with a 2-1 win over Norwich City last Wednesday in the FA Cup. That win was secured by two goals from Japanese international Takumi Minamino giving Liverpool their eleventh consecutive win in all competitions.

Overall, Jurgen Klopp’s men are unbeaten in their last 14 games in all competitions (W12, D2) while they have outscored their opponents 27-4 in their last eleven wins.

They have also kept seven clean sheets over their last eleven games. Although they are still playing catchup with Manchester City in the Premier League title race, they are the league’s most in-form side.

They are even more lethal at Anfield where they are yet to lose this season, winning their last eight on the bounce while scoring 3+ goals in six of them.

Having lost 3-2 to their weekend visitors in the reverse fixture last year, they will be desperate to avenge that loss by winning this game.

Meanwhile, West Ham come into this tie on the back of a disappointing loss to Southampton in the FA Cup.

The Hammers were dumped out of the FA Cup in midweek by Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side who ran out 3-1 winners on the night after goals from Stuart Armstrong, James Ward-Prowse and Armando Borja.

That was West Ham’s first loss in their last six games in all competitions (W3, D2).

In the league, the visitors’ last game was a 1-0 win over high-flying Wolves. That win was secured courtesy of Vladimir Coufal’s strike in the second half and kept David Moyes’ side within touching distance of the top four.

The London side come into this round sitting in fifth place and just two points behind Manchester United in fourth place.

They retain hopes of a top-four finish and will look to get a win in this game. After handing Liverpool their first defeat of the season in the reverse fixture, they will fancy their chances of doing a first PL double over Liverpool since the 2015/16 season.

However, their record at Anfield does not inspire much confidence as they have won just one of their previous 48 league visits to Anfield. (W1, D12, L35).

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:

December 7, 2024
Everton 01:00 Liverpool
January 14, 2025
Brentford 20:30 Manchester City
West Ham United 20:30 Fulham
Chelsea 20:30 AFC Bournemouth
Nottingham Forest 21:00 Liverpool
January 15, 2025
Everton 20:30 Aston Villa
Leicester City 20:30 Crystal Palace
Newcastle United 20:30 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arsenal 21:00 Tottenham Hotspur
January 16, 2025
Ipswich Town 20:30 Brighton & Hov…
Manchester United 21:00 Southampton
January 18, 2025
Newcastle United 13:30 AFC Bournemouth
Brentford 16:00 Liverpool
Leicester City 16:00 Fulham
West Ham United 16:00 Crystal Palace
Arsenal 18:30 Aston Villa
January 19, 2025
Everton 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United 15:00 Brighton & Hov…
Nottingham Forest 15:00 Southampton
Ipswich Town 17:30 Manchester City

Premier League Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Liverpool 19 14 4 1 47 19 +28 46
2 Arsenal 20 11 7 2 39 18 +21 40
3 Nottingham Forest 20 12 4 4 29 19 +10 40
4 Chelsea 20 10 6 4 39 24 +15 36
5 Newcastle United 20 10 5 5 34 22 +12 35
6 Manchester City 20 10 4 6 36 27 +9 34
7 AFC Bournemouth 20 9 6 5 30 23 +7 33
8 Aston Villa 20 9 5 6 30 32 -2 32
9 Fulham 20 7 9 4 30 27 +3 30
10 Brighton & Hov… 20 6 10 4 30 29 +1 28
11 Brentford 20 8 3 9 38 35 +3 27
12 Tottenham Hotspur 20 7 3 10 42 30 +12 24
13 Manchester United 20 6 5 9 23 28 -5 23
14 West Ham United 20 6 5 9 24 39 -15 23
15 Crystal Palace 20 4 9 7 21 28 -7 21
16 Everton 19 3 8 8 15 25 -10 17
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 4 4 12 31 45 -14 16
18 Ipswich Town 20 3 7 10 20 35 -15 16
19 Leicester City 20 3 5 12 23 44 -21 14
20 Southampton 20 1 3 16 12 44 -32 6

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