Relegation-threatened West Ham journey to Liverpool seeking what could be solely their fourth top-flight win at Anfield.
When scrapping in a relegation battle, Anfield is arguably the final floor West Ham would wish to go to to attempt to pick-up some much-needed points.
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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 house video games, their general report in opposition to the Reds can be poor, with a solitary victory of their previous 19 encounters.
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At least boss Nuno Espirito Santo has a win at Anfield on his CV having masterminded his then Nottingham Forest aspect to their first win at Liverpool in any competitors since 1969 with a 1-0 top-flight victory final season.
However, the eight defeats the Portuguese has suffered within the Premier League in opposition to the Reds is his most in opposition to any aspect.
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At least the Hammers come into this match in type. The 11 points they’ve accrued over their previous six league video games is as many as that they had mustered from their earlier 18.
They had been left extraordinarily pissed off by their goalless draw with Bournemouth final Saturday, throughout which that they had 20 photographs and an xG of three.27 that was comfortably the best by a Premier League aspect 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 improve 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 had been once more unconvincing.
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The Reds needed to depend on a Premier League record-extending forty eighth profitable purpose within the ninetieth minute or later to safe the three points 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 aspect – and just one wanting their report for a Premier League marketing campaign set in 2008-09.
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However, given Arne Slot’s struggles with the membership’s harm checklist, gamers shedding type and an more and more stressed fanbase, a win is a win.
After back-to-back 1-0 victories, they’re now concentrating on three wins with out conceding for the primary time since Slot’s first three video games in control of the membership.
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Following their Anfield defeat by Forest, who had been nineteenth within the desk on the time, in November, the Reds will likely be determined to keep away from shedding two Premier League house 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).