Liverpool VS West Ham Pre-match Analysis - A thread

With both sides arriving at the London Stadium on the back off a high-scoring win, both teams are likely to be full of confidence.

West Ham:
West Ham have been the dark horses of the Premier League this season, picking up 35 points in 20 games and are sitting 2 points behind the current champions in 5th place.

Their top goal scorer in the league this season is Thomas Soucek, a defensive midfielder who poses an aerial threat and against a Liverpool team with an average height of approximately 5 foot 9 inches, Soucek should have a field day with the supply from Aaron Cresswell.

Michail Antonio is expected to be leading the line for the hammers, with 5 goals in 12 games this season, could be looking to up his tally and against a weakened Liverpool defence and will be looking to get in behind the lines with long balls from players like Bowen and Benrahma.

Liverpool:
With Liverpool going to the London Stadium off of an incredibly strong performance against Spurs, they will be filled with confidence and will be looking to get their title charge back on track.

Trent Alexander-Arnold could be someone to watch after receiving the MOTM award against Spurs despite a poor run of form beforehand, picking up a goal and an assist away from home, he will be doing everything he can to go back to his old ways of the 19/20 season.

Liverpool and Premier League top goal scorer Mo Salah did not accumulate a goal or assist on Thursday and could be playing with something to prove and will be hoping that he can make the most of Cresswell's attacking tendencies and Trent's balls over the top.

My expected line-ups for this clash are
Liverpool
Alisson
Trent-Henderson-Phillips-Robertson
Wijnaldum-Thiago-Milner
Salah-Firmino-Mane

Fabianski
Coufal-Dawson-Ogbonna-Cresswell
Rice-Soucek
Bowen-Benrahma-Fornals
Antonio

Score Prediction:
Liverpool 2-1 West Ham
I do not expect a clean sheet to be retained by either side and can see a few feet being left in with yellow cards given out without hesitation.

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