Liverpool will welcome West Ham at Anfield this coming Sunday just three days after their first European outing of the season.
Liverpool and their Sunday opponents, West Ham, have had a strong start to the 2023/24 campaign and The Reds are getting back to their best in the Premier League as the sit third.
They are currently on 13 points while West Ham have spent Declan Rice‘ transfer money wisely as they have assembled a good squad.
West Ham are currently sitting in the sixth spot in the Premier League as the 2023/24 season started well for them.
Liverpool will want to replicate their success after they beat LASK on Thursday against West Ham with their squad full of stars.
Match Preview
The Reds will go into matchday 6 just two points behind Manchester City and could go top of the table with a win and results going their way elsewhere.
West Ham on the other hand are currently 6th position with 10 points from 15 points on offer.
So far this season, David Moyes’ men have maintained the momentum they used in winning the Conference League last season even though Manchester City ended their four-match unbeaten run at the start the campaign.
The London team have plenty of confidence going to Anfield and Liverpool have struggled at times this season thanks to their slow start.
Jurgen Klopp’s men have won their three games at Anfield against West Ham and the Hammers were outscored 5-2 across the three fixtures.
Liverpool vs West Ham Team News
The Reds will be with their captain Virgil van Dijk for the first time since facing Newcastle on 27 August.
Van Dijk initially banned for the game against Aston Villa for his reaction to his sending off at St. James’ Park. Recently, he was given a £100,000 fine and the ban was extended to rule him out of the Wolves game on September 16.
Ibrahima Konate and vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold might not be available for the clash against the Hammers.
There is no news of any fresh injury concerns from a West Ham perspective, with Moyes’ squad fit and ready to travel to Liverpool on Sunday.
Jarrod Bowen has been one of the performers of the season so far, after bagging three goals and one assist so far this season.
Probable Line-Up
Liverpool: Alisson Becker; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson; Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones, Dominik Szoboszlai; Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz
West Ham: Alphonse Areola, Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma, Nayef Aguerd, Emerson, Edson Álvarez, Jarrod Bowen, Jamie Ward-Prowse, Tomáš Souček, Lucas Paquetá, Michail Antonio.
Liverpool vs West Ham Prediction
Coupled with West Ham’s good form, with the game coming just days after the Europa League clash – Liverpool might have a rough ride this season.
History has it that the games between these two teams have been close, but Jurgen Klopp’s men should have an edge over West Ham.
Futballnews is predicting that the encounter between Liverpool and West Ham will end 2-1 in favour of Jurgen Klopp’s men.
