Relegation-threatened West Ham journey to Liverpool looking for what can be solely their fourth top-flight win at Anfield.
When scrapping in a relegation battle, Anfield is arguably the final floor West Ham would need to go to to attempt to pick-up some much-needed factors.
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The Hammers have gained simply three of their 63 top-flight visits to Liverpool and solely a type of – in August 2015 – has come since 1963.
Encompassing residence video games, their general document in opposition to the Reds can also be poor, with a solitary victory of their previous 19 encounters.
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A minimum of boss Nuno Espirito Santo has a win at Anfield on his CV having masterminded his then facet to their first win at Liverpool in any competitors since 1969 with a 1-0 top-flight victory final season.
Nonetheless, the eight defeats the Portuguese has suffered within the Premier League in opposition to the Reds is his most in opposition to any facet.
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A minimum of the Hammers come into this match in type. The 11 factors they’ve accrued over their previous six league video games is as many as that they had mustered from their earlier 18.
They have been left extraordinarily pissed off by their goalless draw with final Saturday, throughout which that they had 20 photographs and an xG of three.27 that was comfortably the very best by a Premier League facet to not rating in a sport this season.
They did, although, discover consolation on the different finish of the pitch as they recorded a second clear sheet in three matches, equalling their tally throughout their earlier 35 league video games.
Liverpool enhance unbeaten run however not hitting high type
Liverpool prolonged their run to simply two defeats in 20 matches with a victory at Nottingham Forest final weekend, however they have been once more unconvincing.
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The Reds needed to depend on a Premier League record-extending forty eighth successful purpose within the ninetieth minute or later to safe the three factors that retains them within the combine for a Champions League spot.
It was their third injury-time winner this season – essentially the most of any facet – and just one in need of their document for a Premier League marketing campaign set in 2008-09.
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Nonetheless, given Arne Slot’s struggles with the membership’s damage checklist, gamers dropping type and an more and more stressed fanbase, a win is a win.
After back-to-back 1-0 victories, they’re now focusing on three wins with out conceding for the primary time since Slot’s first three video games in command of the membership.
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Following their Anfield defeat by Forest, who have been nineteenth within the desk on the time, in November, the Reds will probably be determined to keep away from dropping two Premier League residence video games in a season in opposition to sides beginning the day within the relegation zone for the primary time since 1992-93.
One additional statistical quirk involving these sides: Liverpool have scored the bottom share of their objectives within the opening 45 minutes of top-flight video games this season – simply 31% (13 of 42) – whereas West Ham have scored a Premier League excessive 59% of theirs within the second half of video games (19 of 32).