Liverpool vs West Ham
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In from Liverpool take on premier league surprise West Ham
in an important match at Anfield on Saturday.
Who would have guessed that West Ham would be above
Liverpool 22 games into the season? Certainly not me but a lot of credit has to
be given to Sam Allardyce and his team.
The Hammers from has dipped of late however, only winning
one of the last 5 league games. Despite their strong league position West Ham
fans were already starting to turn on Allardyce until their team came good
against Hull in the three nil win.
West Ham can however take heart from their good result
against the Reds earlier in the season and will look to complete their first
ever premier league double against Liverpool.
Liverpool themselves have been flying lately. They have
taken 13 of the previous available 15 points and are one of the divisions in
form sides. This will however be the first team they play above them in the
league in the last 6 so this will almost certainly be a tougher test.
It will be interesting to see whether Liverpool’s league cup
loss will spur them on or hold them back. It was a high class performance
against the league leaders but the heartbreak of being so close to Wembley
could be a bitter pill to swallow.
Looking to continue his good form will be Philippe Coutinho
who was excellent against Chelsea. He is starting to look like the player we
all know he has the ability to be.
West Ham are a powerful side and will be aware of Liverpool’s
defensive frailties. They have looked more solid of late but did concede
another set piece goal in mid-week West Ham and in particular former Reds
striker Andy Carrol will want to capitalise on this weakness.
Liverpool’s team will probably be similar to the one that
played at Chelsea, however a few fresh legs may be required after a long 120
minutes. Steven Gerrard seems most likely to drop to the bench, with fit again
Adam Lallana likely to replace him.
Forward Daniel Sturridge could return the Liverpool bench
for this game after a long absence. His goal scoring instincts could be just
what the Reds need.
This should be a tough match but I think home advantage
could be the edge Liverpool need to win this one. I predict a narrow victory
for Liverpool.
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