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Liverpool vs West Ham LIVE: Premier League result, latest updates and fan reaction

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Liverpool vs West Ham LIVE

Liverpool moved level on points with Manchester United in the Premier League table after beating West Ham on Saturday. Hugo Ekitike, Virgil van Dijk and Alexis Mac Allister had the reigning Premier League champions cruising at half-time, with all three goals coming via a set-piece as West Ham’s weakness was brutally exposed.

Tomas Soucek pulled one back early in the second half in what proved to be the first of four shared between the two sides, although Axel Disasi’s unfortunate own goal ultimately put the game out of the Hammers’ reach. Liverpool had been dealt a blow in their attempt to move level on points with rivals Manchester United in the table with Florian Wirtz ruled out through injury having not recovered from the knock that forced him to pull out of the starting line-up last weekend.

However, Arne Slot will be delighted that his team managed to score five goals, with Cody Gakpo also on the scoresheet. West Ham, meanwhile, remain in the bottom three after failing to secure a first win at Anfield since August 2015. Follow the game LIVE back with our dedicated match blog.

Liverpool vs West Ham highlights

  • GOAL! Disaster for Disasi
  • GOAL! Castellanos reduces the deficit
  • GOAL! Gakpo adds a fourth for Liverpool
  • GOAL! Soucek pulls one back for West Ham
  • GOAL! Mac Allister lashes home a third for Liverpool
  • GOAL! Van Dijk heads home from a corner
  • GOAL! Hugo Ekitike gives Liverpool the perfect start

Fan reaction

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Fan thoughts

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Fan reaction

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FULL-TIME

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Liverpool 5-2 West Ham

A thoroughly entertaining Premier League fixture.

Liverpool 5-2 West Ham

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90+5 min: Doesn’t look like Salah will end his Premier League goal drought today.

Liverpool 5-2 West Ham

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90+2 min: CHANCE!

Nyoni misses a sitter, just needed to keep his effort down. That would have been his first senior goal.

Liverpool 5-2 West Ham

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90 min: Mayers and Kante join the action for West Ham, replacing Diouf and Soucek.

SEVEN minutes of stoppage time.

Liverpool 5-2 West Ham

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87 min: Chants of ‘Rio’ ring out at Anfield as Ngumoha gets supporters on their feet with some trickery and a shot on target.

Liverpool 5-2 West Ham

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85 min: Szoboszlai booked as Gravenberch makes way for Nyoni for the closing stages.

GOAL! Liverpool 5-2 West Ham | Axel Disasi own goal '82

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82 min: Decent hit from Gravenberch as he takes aim from distance but his shot was always curlng wide of the post.

The very next attack does bring a goal as Frimpong forces Disasi to turn the ball into his own net.

Liverpool 4-2 West Ham

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80 min: Salah standing over a free-kick in a promising position for Liverpool. However, his delivery is poor, straight into the arms of Hermansen and he sets West Ham on the attack.

Liverpool 4-2 West Ham

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77 min: Changes for both teams in the aftermath of Taty Castellanos’ goal.

Traore has replaced Magassa for West Ham, while Gomez and Ekitike have made way for Frimpong and Ngumoha for Liverpool.

GOAL! Liverpool 4-2 West Ham | Taty Castellanos '75

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75 min: GOALLLLLL

Hammers are not giving this one up without a fight.

Taty Castellanos heads home at the back post and it's game on again!

Liverpool 4-1 West Ham

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72 min: Adama Traore is being readied for West Ham.

GOAL! Liverpool 4-1 West Ham | Cody Gakpo '70

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70 min: LIVERPOOL SCORE!

Liverpool's three-goal lead is restored as Cody Gakpo makes amends for his earlier miss.

The Dutchman’s effort takes a wicked deflection, but he will not care.

Liverpool 3-1 West Ham

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65 min: Salah does well to create space for a shot but his effort is high and wide.

Liverpool 3-1 West Ham

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64 min: Safe hands from Alisson as he keeps out a long range strike from Fernandes.

Liverpool 3-1 West Ham

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61 min: Despite the two-goal lead, there are some Liverpool fans getting rather restless and poor attempts to play out from the back is not helping matters. Game is calling for a bit of control.

Liverpool 3-1 West Ham

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58 min: West Ham still carrying a threat but the final ball needs to improve if they’re to really make a game of this. Bowen with a clipped cross to the back post but he can’t find a team-mate.

Liverpool 3-1 West Ham

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54 min: CHANCE!

West Ham fail to deal with a long throw and the ball falls kindly for Gakpo at the back post but he slices his effort well wide. Head in his hands, he knows he should score.

Liverpool 3-1 West Ham

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52 min: There was a VAR check on Soucek’s strike but the goal is allowed to stand. The West Ham midfielder was in the right place at the right tome to turn home Diouf’s cross.

GOAL! Liverpool 3-1 West Ham | Tomas Soucek '49

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49 min: WEST HAM SCORE!

Hammers have one back and it's Tomas Soucek with a simple tap-in.

Comeback on?

KICK-OFF!

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Back underway at Anfield!

Liverpool 3-0 West Ham

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It is turning out to be a great weekend for Liverpool.

Well on their way to closing the gap on Aston Villa to three points, while two more goals today would see them leapfrog Manchester United on goal difference.

Fan thoughts

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Thumbs up from Liverpool fans...

Fan thoughts

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A fourth straight clean sheet is the target now for Liverpool...

Fan reaction

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3-0 up at half-time, yet this Liverpool fan is not entirely happy...

HALF-TIME

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Liverpool 3-0 West Ham

Liverpool 3-0 West Ham

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45+3 min: Referee intervenes to calm things shown after Soucek pushed Szoboszlai in the back. Pure frustration from the West Ham midfielder as he felt the Liverpool star did not return the ball quick enough.

Liverpool 3-0 West Ham

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45+1 min: FOUR minutes of stoppage time as Magassa is booked for pulling back Gravenberch.

Another set-pieces causes chaos for West Ham and the ball falls to Gomez, he swivels and shoots well wide but manages to earn a corner.

GOAL! Liverpool 3-0 West Ham | Alexis Mac Allister ‘43

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43 min: GAME OVER!

Alexis Mac Allister finds the roof of the net with a superb volley. Good pass from Ekitike and the Argentine lashes the ball home.

Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

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42 min: Liverpool down to ten-men as Kerkez has to go off for 30 seconds after receiving treatment. West Ham try to exploit the gap down the right-hand side but Konate rises highest to head away Wan-Bissaka’s cross.

Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

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40 min: Game stopped briefly for Kerkez to get some treatment for a bump to the head.

Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

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39 min: West Ham get in behind Liverpool once again but the final pass continues to blunt their attacks. Kerkez, at the other end, picks out Mac Allister but the Liverpool midfielder has a shot charged down.

Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

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37 min: Really poor pass from Gravenberch facing his own goal, he puts Liverpool in danger but Konate makes a superb block to deny Summerville testing Alisson from close range.

Moments later Soucek forces Alisson into a smart save down low at his near post.

Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

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35 min: Surely Salah will fancy his chances of ending his nine-game Premier League goal drought. The Liverpool forward hasn’t had much of a sniff yet, but you would imagine space will open up as West Ham chase a goal.

Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

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33 min: Taty goes tumbling in the box, he is appealing that he was given a nudge by Konate but the contact is not enough to earn West Ham a penalty.

Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

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32 min: What is Alisson doing? Usually so reliable but he passes the ball straight to Bowen in his own box but the West Ham captain can’t bring the ball under control.

Bizarre moment and a huge let-off for Liverpool.

Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

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30 min: CHANCE! Kerkez flights in a beauty of a cross, right onto the head of Ekitike but he fails to even hit the target. The Liverpool striker’s blushes are spared by the whistle as he pushed Disasi in the back.

Liverpool 2-0 West Ham

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26 min: There was a brief VAR check on that goal as Joe Gomez was standing in front of Hermansen but the goal stands, hence a double celebration for the Liverpool players.

GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 West Ham | Virgil van Dijk ‘24

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24 min: LIVERPOOL SCORE AGAIN!

Two set-pieces, two goals for Liverpool as Virgil van Djik heads home from a corner.

Liverpool 1-0 West Ham

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22 min: Bowen makes a dart into the Liverpool box but Diouf can’t pick out the West Ham captain. At the other end, Gakpo manages to force a corner after getting to the byline.

Liverpool 1-0 West Ham

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21 min: As is the tradition, Liverpool fans serenade the late Diogo Jota. Gone but never forgotten.

Liverpool 1-0 West Ham

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20 min: Liverpool’s turn to enjoy a bit of possession. West Ham back in their shape but Gravenberch finds space on the edge of the box and he forces a routine save from Hermansen.

Liverpool 1-0 West Ham

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18 min: Very good response this from West Ham to falling behind after five minutes. They seem to be first to every lose ball and have looked the more likely to get the next goal.

Liverpool 1-0 West Ham

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16 min: Disasi comes out on top in a 1v1 duel against Salah and celebrates. West ham deal with the corner this time and fly forward with Summerville but the attack breaks down with Wan-Bissaka.

Liverpool 1-0 West Ham

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13 min: CHANCE!

An even better opportunity for West Ham and for Mavropanos again but he scoops the ball over the bar from close range after Diouf had won a header in the box.

Liverpool 1-0 West Ham

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11 min: Half chance for West Ham from a corner as Mavropanos rises highest to meet Bowen’s cross but he can’t keep his header down and appeals for another set-piece is rejected.

Liverpool 1-0 West Ham

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9 min: Just the start Liverpool would have wanted. 16 goals for the season for Hugo Ekitike now. Not bad for a debut campaign.

What do West Ham have in response?

(AFP via Getty Images)

GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 West Ham | Hugo Ekitike ‘5

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5 min: LIVERPOOL LEAD!

Dream start for Liverpool as Hugo Ekitike sneaks one in at the near post after West Ham fail to deal with a corner.

Liverpool 0-0 West Ham

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3 min: Salah tries to pick out Szoboszlai’s run into the area but gets too much on the pass and Mavropanos is able to shield the ball out of play for a West Ham goal kick.

Liverpool 0-0 West Ham

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2 min: West Ham have won the first battle of the day - the coin toss.

And they have opted to turn Liverpool around, meaning the Reds are kicking towards the Kop End in the first half.

KICK-OFF!

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Away we go in the Premier League.

Can Liverpool move level on points with Manchester United or will West Ham pull off a shock result?

As it stands

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Liverpool know a win will move them above Chelsea in the Premier League and level on points with Manchester United. Though victory by a five-goal margin would see the Reds end the day in fourth place.

West Ham can climb out of the bottom three with a win ahead of Tottenham and Nottingham Forest facing Fulham and Brighton respectively tomorrow afternoon.

HERE WE GO!

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The teams are out at Anfield.

Liverpool route to Champions League final

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Liverpool have been drawn into the more difficult half of the Champions League knockout phase bracket.

Arne Slot’s side, who finished top of the league phase last season only to face Paris Saint-Germain in the last-16, finished third this year to book their place straight through to the knockout stages.

However, for the second year in a row, their higher-placed finish in the table has not resulted in a more generous draw as they might have hoped. That said, they will have the advantage of playing the second leg of their last-16 tie at Anfield.

READ MORE!

(AFP via Getty Images)

Around the grounds

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Wolves 2-0 Aston Villa

Bournemouth 1-1 Sunderland

Burnley vs Brentford

Newcastle vs Everton

Leeds vs Man City - 5.30pm GMT

Kick-off approaching on Merseyside

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15 minutes to go until kick-off at Anfield.

Fan reaction

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Some optimism in the West Ham ranks ahead of kick-off.

Why Florian Wirtz is missing from Liverpool squad today

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Florian Wirtz is not involved for Liverpool against West Ham this afternoon after failing to recover from a back issue.

Wirtz withdrew from the Liverpool XI prior to the 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest last weekend after not feeling 100% in the warm-up.

There was hope that the situation was not too serious and that the attacking midfielder would be able to return to action today against the Hammers.

However, Wirtz is not in the matchday squad for the Premier League clash at Anfield.

READ MORE!

(Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Team news reminder

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Here is how both teams will line-up today.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Ekitike.

Substitutes: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Chiesa, Jones, Robertson, Frimpong, Nyoni, Ramsay, Ngumoha.

West Ham XI: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf, Magassa, Fernandes, Soucek, Bowen, Summerville, Taty

Substitutes: Areola, Walker-Peters, Scarles, Mayers, Todibo, Kilman, Kante, Adama, Wilson

Fan reaction

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At last, a Liverpool fan (on social media) happy with the lineup.

West Ham changes

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West Ham are unchanged from their goalless draw against Bournemouth last weekend.

In-form Crysencio Summerville starts again, he has previously scored a winning goal at Anfield.

Fan thoughts

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No Rio Ngumoha in the Liverpool XI has garnered plenty of chatter on social media...

Fan reaction

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This Liverpool fan did not think for a single moment that Cody Gakpo would be dropped.

Liverpool changes

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Just the one change for Liverpool this afternoon from the 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest.

Joe Gomez comes into the defence which should see Dominik Szoboszlai push into the No10 role.

Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo continue in attack, Rio Ngumoha on the bench.

(Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

West Ham team in full

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West Ham XI: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf, Magassa, Fernandes, Soucek, Bowen, Summerville, Taty

Substitutes: Areola, Walker-Peters, Scarles, Mayers, Todibo, Kilman, Kante, Adama, Wilson

Liverpool team in full

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Liverpool XI: Alisson; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Ekitike.

Substitutes: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Chiesa, Jones, Robertson, Frimpong, Nyoni, Ramsay, Ngumoha.

CONFIRMED WEST HAM TEAM NEWS

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Lining up for the visitors this afternoon...

CONFIRMED LIVERPOOL TEAM NEWS

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Here is the Liverpool team selected by Arne Slot...

Liverpool vs West Ham live - team news imminent

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The teams will be announced shortly!

Stay tuned...

Slot backs Salah

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Arne Slot has backed Liverpool star Mohamed Salah to rediscover his goalscoring form.

Salah hasn't scored in the Premier League since the 2-0 victory over Aston Villa at the start of November.

His current nine game drought is his longest spell without a top flight goal since he joined the club from Roma in 2017.

However, Slot is confident the Egypt international can get back to his best, insisting "he always scores in the end."

"He set his own standards and those are so, so, so high that the moment when he doesn’t score for a few games, people are immediately surprised," the Liverpool head coach said in the pre-match press conference.

"So that is only something that’s probably the biggest compliment he can get. And then with data you can use it in your advantage or disadvantage.

"So, not to use the FA Cup game if we play a Premier League side, you can argue if that is fair. But that’s the way it works. If we want to highlight something really positive, we try to forget one or two games. If we want to highlight something really negative, we can try to forget one or two games as well.

"For me, I think it’s quite recently – three games ago – that he had an assist and a goal against a Premier League side, Brighton, that is a very good Premier League team for so many years already. So, that’s the reality. Then you can change data and say he did not score in nine Premier League games.

"That’s the standard he set for himself, that’s why people are surprised when things like that happen."

(Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

How Nuno Espirito Santo breathed new life into West Ham's fight

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West Ham looked to be heading for relegation after their 2-1 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest at the start of January, writes Sam Tabuteau.

Seven points from safety and with five defeats in six games, the Hammers looked in serious trouble and Nuno Espirito Santo was coming under increasing external pressure.

But there was no such pressure internally, with the club retaining faith in Nuno, who vowed to keep fighting what at the time appeared to be a losing battle.

Eight games on and West Ham have lost just once in all competitions and are hot on the heels of Forest in their battle to climb out of the bottom three and beat the drop.

More on that here!

(AFP via Getty Images)

Premier League result

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The Premier League weekend got underway last night with a fixture of massive importance to Liverpool and the top-four battle.

Aston Villa - currently in third place - took on Wolves at Molineux and were beaten 2-0.

Huge incentive for Liverpool this afternoon as a win will take them to within striking distance of Unai Emery's side and they are faltering in the league.

(Getty Images)

Pablo Felipe latest

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Nuno Espirito Santo has delivered an update on Pablo Felipe ahead of West Ham’s Premier League clash against Liverpool.

Pablo has not featured for West Ham since the 2-0 win against Burnley at the beginning of the month when he came on in the closing stages.

The Brazilian has subsequently missed draws with Manchester United and Bournemouth, as well as the FA Cup fourth round win over Burton.

READ MORE!

(Getty Images)

Predicted Liverpool XI

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As Florian Wirtz is not available for selection, Arsenal Slot may opt to stick with the Liverpool team that started the 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest.

This would mean Curtis Jones keeps his place in midfield and Mohamed Salah continues in attack despite a poor showing at the City Ground as well as going nine Premier League games without a goal.

Predicted Liverpool XI: Alisson; Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Jones, Gakpo; Ekitike.

(London Standard)

Champions League draw

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Having finished third in the league phase of this year’s competition, Liverpool were destined to face one of the teams who placed 13th, 14th, 19th or 20th.

Namely, those teams were Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Club Brugge and Galatasaray.

Galatasaray knocked out the Italian giants Juventus in a thrilling tie and will now play Liverpool again.

READ MORE!

(AFP via Getty Images)

Today's settings

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Liverpool have not lost at home to West Ham since August 2015 when Manuel Lanzini, Mark Noble and Diafra Sakho left the majority inside Anfield stunned.

(Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Liverpool vs West Ham latest match odds

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Liverpool to win: 4/11

West Ham to win: 11/2

Draw: 16/5

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).

Head to head (h2h) history and results

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Liverpool beat West Ham in the reverse fixture earlier in the season thanks to goals from Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo.

Liverpool wins: 87

West Ham wins: 29

Draws: 38

Score prediction

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This could be a closer game that many might think, particularly when considering West Ham’s recent form, which sees them beaten just once in their last eight games in all competitions.

Liverpool are, however, in good form, having won five of their past six games in all competitions. Their only defeat in that time came in their dramatic 2-1 loss against Manchester City.

Liverpool to win, 3-1.

West Ham team news

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Pablo Felipe, West Ham's January arrival remains sidelined, while Freddie Potts is suspended following his red card in the FA Cup fourth round win over Burton.

(AFP via Getty Images)

Liverpool team news: No Wirtz

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Florian Wirtz will miss out for Liverpool this afternoon and Arne Slot is unsure as to when the attacking midfielder will be available for selection again.

Conor Bradley is also sidelined, but Jeremie Frimpong could play after Slot confirmed that the Dutchman was back in training.

(Getty Images)

How to watch

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TV channel: In the UK, the game will not be televised live as it lands during the 3pm Saturday blackout.

LIVE coverage: You can follow all the action right here via Standard Sport’s live blog.

(ES Composite)

Liverpool vs West Ham live

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Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Liverpool vs West Ham!

It's a massive game at both ends of the Premier League table. Liverpool are firmly in the race for Champions League qualification, while West Ham are battling to avoid the drop.

We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news right here ahead of kick-off, which comes at 3pm GMT from Anfield. Stick with us!

(Getty Images)
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