West Ham United vs Liverpool Matchday Stats Preview
West Ham have lost 12 of their last 14 Premier League games against Liverpool, with both exceptions in this run coming at home (1-1 in February 2019, 3-2 in November 2021).
Under Jürgen Klopp, Liverpool have only won more Premier League games against Crystal Palace (13) than they have against West Ham (12).
Since keeping back-to-back clean sheets against Liverpool in the 2015-16 campaign, West Ham have conceded at least once in each of their last 15 against the Reds, conceding multiple goals in 12 of those games.
Liverpool have already beaten West Ham 3-1 in the Premier League and 5-1 in the League Cup so far this season. This is the 11th different campaign in which they’ve faced the Hammers 3+ times, but they’ve never managed to beat them three times in any of the previous 10.
West Ham have won just one of their last eight Premier League home games (D5 L2), beating Brentford 4-2 in February. They lost against Fulham last time out but haven’t lost consecutive home league games since a run of three in November/December 2022.
Liverpool have both scored and conceded in their last seven Premier League away games against London sides, starting with a 2-1 win at West Ham almost a year ago today. The Reds have lost to Tottenham and Arsenal on the road this season, last losing three league games in the capital in a single campaign in 2014-15.
West Ham have conceded 5+ goals in three different Premier League games this season, including a 5-2 loss at Crystal Palace last time out. Only in 2001-02 (4) have they done so in more different games in a single campaign in the competition.
Jarrod Bowen has scored in both of West Ham’s meetings with Liverpool so far this season – the only Hammers player to score in three different games against the Reds in a single campaign is Geoff Hurst in 1964-65.
Mohamed Salah has scored 11 goals for Liverpool against West Ham in all competitions, only netting more against Manchester United (14) in his Reds career.
Following goals against Bayer Leverkusen and Crystal Palace, Michail Antonio is looking to score in three consecutive games for West Ham in all competitions for the first time since August 2021.
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