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West Ham vs Liverpool

Liverpool will be looking to respond to Manchester City's win on Sunday with a victory against West Ham, as the two lock horns at the London Stadium.

City's win against Arsenal on Sunday evening ensured Pep Guardiola's side are now down to two points adrift of Jurgen Klopp's team.

The Reds slightly slipped up last week, being held at home to Leicester City - despite Sadio Mane's early opening goal.

These sides met on the opening weekend of this season, with Liverpool cruising to a 4-0 win at Anfield - thanks to Mane (x2), Mo Salah and Daniel Sturridge.

Image via Liverpool FC

 

Team News

Marko Arnautovic could be fit and ready for West Ham, after recovering from the bruised foot he suffered against Wolves.

Lukasz Fabianski and Aaron Cresswell may also be fit enough for Manuel Pellegrini's side, but Samir Nasri is set to miss out with a calf injury.

James Milner will return to the Liverpool squad after serving his one-match suspension following his red card against Crystal Palace.

Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez are both still injured for Jurgen Klopp's men, as well as Dejan Lovren.

 

The Managers

West Ham United boss Manuel Pellegrini on his team's quiet transfer window: "I am not frustrated. We didn't have any interest in bringing a new player here unless we sold one.

"We have a squad, we have some players with long injuries but we have other players.

"The other player we had interest in was Gary Medel (of Besiktas), they told us it was free an we were interested because he can play in two or three positions. But then it turned out the player wasn't free."

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on any potential nerves showed in their last game: "We do what we always do: we prepare ourselves and handle our situation our own way. We have no influence on the feelings and stuff from other people.

"It was always clear if you want to win something there will always be a bunch of people who hope you will win and another bunch who hope you will lose."

 

Match Stats

- Liverpool have won their last four games against the Hammers; winning two by the 4-0 scoreline and two by the 4-1 scoreline.

- Manuel Pellegrini has suffered five defeats against Liverpool; more than against any other Premier League club.

- Pellegrini has also lost all three of his managerial encounters against Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.

Image via Football365

- Mohamed Salah needs to score two more goals to reach 50 Liverpool goals in the Premier League.

- Salah has also scored four goals in three appearances against the Irons.

 

Betting Odds

West Ham United: 15/2

Draw: 17/4

Liverpool: 2/5

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