Preview of Liverpool vs. West Ham United  Prediction, team information, and lineups.

Premier League powerhouses Liverpool and West Ham United resume domestic play on Sunday afternoon at Anfield after both teams won their opening Europa League matches in uncannily similar circumstances.

The Hammers overcame a one-goal deficit to defeat Backa Topola in Europe, and the Reds overcame a one-goal deficit to defeat LASK Linz 3-1 midweek.

MATCH PREVIEW 

The theme for Liverpool during the first few weeks of the 2023–24 season has been coming from behind to win, and just like at Molineux last weekend, Jurgen Klopp’s team consigned a slow start to the annals with a barrage of second-half goals.

In the Group E match, which was Liverpool’s first Europa League game in over seven years, Florian Flecker’s spectacular shot gave the Austrian team the lead.
However, Darwin Nunez’s penalty, Luis Diaz’s first-time finish, and Mohamed Salah’s historic goal ensured that the Reds returned to Merseyside with all three points.

Klopp became the first Reds manager in history to achieve 50 continental victories thanks to Salah’s 42nd Liverpool goal in Europe, which is tied with Arsenal legend Thierry Henry for the most goals by an English player in Europe.
His team enters the weekend with a five-game winning streak across all competitions, despite conceding the opening goal in four of those contests.

Liverpool, who are in third place in the Premier League standings and are only two points behind Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur on goals scored after scoring one fewer goal than the Lilywhites, have succeeded by fighting fire with even more fire.

Despite their recent propensity for conceding the opening goal, Liverpool’s Premier League unbeaten streak at Anfield now stands at 14 games since Leeds United’s stunning 2-1 victory in October, and they have only failed to score in one of their last 44 top-flight games at their Merseyside base.

Angelo Ogbonna shouldn’t have been any more relieved than he was at the London Stadium on Thursday because of the horrifying error the centre-back made that allowed Petar Stanic of Backa Topola to break through and give the Serbian underdogs the unlikeliest of leads in their Europa League debut.

The tide turned in favor of David Moyes’ team against Backa Topola, though, as a Nemanja Petrovic own goal came before two headers from debutants Mohammed Kudus and Tomas Soucek in the English capital.
This was done while Liverpool were occupied battling back against LASK.

The former captain of Southampton, James Ward-Prowse, who opened the scoring in the previous week’s Premier League match against Manchester City before the champions responded through Jeremy Doku, Bernardo Silva, and Erling Haaland, was unsurprisingly the architect of both set-piece goals during another stellar performance.

Even so, the Hammers’ defeat at the hands of the champions is still the only blemish on their record thus far.
Moyes’s team is currently sixth in the table with 10 points, but they have yet to record a shutout this season.

The Irons have a maximum haul after leaving the grounds of Luton Town and Brighton and Hove Albion so far this season, but they haven’t won three consecutive Premier League away games since October 2021, and seven of their last eight league meetings with Liverpool have resulted in losses

TEAM NEWS

The forced withdrawal of full debutant Ryan Gravenberch, who appeared especially disheveled as he made his way around the field in the second half, was one slightly disappointing aspect of Liverpool’s victory over LASK Linz.

However, Sunday’s match is still anticipated to be too soon for Trent Alexander-Arnold (hamstring) and Thiago Alcantara (hip) to make their competitive comebacks.

Klopp is optimistic that the Dutchman was only experiencing cramp.

After making a total of 11 substitutions for the Europa League, Klopp will likely approve a similar set of changes for West Ham’s visit, especially since Diaz and Nunez, who each claimed a goal and an assist, played the full 90 minutes in Austria.

Edson Alvarez, a key player for West Ham who was recently signed, missed the victory over Backa Topola due to fatigue, but he is anticipated to make an immediate comeback to the starting lineup here.

Alvarez’s return would leave the West Ham treatment room almost empty, but Jarrod Bowen missed the match on Thursday due to a virus and will also need to be evaluated.
Additionally, Aaron Cresswell left the game at halftime with a hamstring injury.

Due to Kudus’ standout performance in the Europa League, Moyes is experiencing the best kind of selection difficulty in the attack.
If the Irons manager takes a chance with a more attacking lineup, Kudus might be preferred over Soucek.

Alphonse Areola, Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma, Nayef Aguerd, and Emerson Palmieri are getting ready to come back, but there will be a lot of changes at the back. Danny Ings will make way for Michail Antonio at the tip of the attack.

Starting lineup options for Liverpool include:
Alisson; Gomez; Konate; Van Dijk; Robertson; Szoboszlai; Mac Allister; Jones; Salah; Gakpo; and Jota.

The possible starting lineup for West Ham United 

Areola, Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson, Ward-Prowse, Alvarez, Bowen, Kudus, and Benrahma are some of the other players.

We predict Liverpool 3-1 West Ham United 

With the exception of Liverpool’s 3-0 victory over Aston Villa earlier this month, both teams have scored in every match between the Reds and West Ham so far this season.
A thrilling match at Anfield should follow suit.

While Liverpool’s records won’t be perfect, the Merseyside giants should take advantage of the Hammers’ continued defensive shortcomings to secure their sixth straight victory.
Klopp and Moyes will both be able to recall rested big-hitters to their respective starting lineups.