Analysis and prediction for West Ham vs Liverpool: The underdog will definitely win.
The match between West Ham and Liverpool in the English Premier League will take place at 00:15 on December 30th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest West Ham vs Liverpool team news
Liverpool's injury situation remains unchanged, with manager Slot confirming Ibrahima Konate (knee injury) and Conor Bradley (muscle injury) will be absent, but could return for the match against Manchester United in early 2025. Both are among three players confirmed to be out, along with Dominik Szoboszlai, who is suspended after receiving his fifth yellow card of the Premier League season.
Szoboszlai only came on as a substitute against Leicester, and Harvey Jones will continue to replace him. Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz will try to return to the attacking line in place of Darwin Nunez, who is struggling to rediscover his goalscoring form.
While Liverpool's squad remained stable, West Ham suffered numerous injury problems following their victory over Southampton. Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski sustained a serious head injury and is undergoing concussion therapy. Max Kilman also left the field with a shoulder injury.
Coach Lopetegui confirmed Carlos Soler left the field in the first half due to a knee injury, while Guido Rodriguez and Tomas Soucek are suspended. Lucas Paqueta has returned from his suspension and could replace one of the two absent players, while Edson Alvarez is expected to feature. Michail Antonio is still recovering from a car accident.
Latest predicted lineups for West Ham vs Liverpool
West Ham United:
Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Todibo, Emerson; Alvarez; Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus, Summerville; Fullkrug
Liverpool:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Jones, Diaz; Jota
Latest West Ham vs Liverpool football match prediction
Although Chelsea and Arsenal failed to capitalize on the failures of their Premier League title rivals, Liverpool did not miss their opportunity on Thursday night, winning after Chelsea's surprise defeat to Fulham. Liverpool were tested by Jordan Ayew's opening goal but equalized thanks to Cody Gakpo's beautiful strike and then came back with goals from Curtis Jones and Mohamed Salah.
Salah, despite being 30 years old, continues to conquer new heights, becoming the eighth player to score 100 home goals in the Premier League, helping Liverpool maintain a solid lead at the top of the table. Arne Slot's team, with 11 wins in their last 13 matches, have remained undefeated since his arrival at Anfield.
Liverpool remain unbeaten in their first 13 away games of the 2024-25 season, but their defense has conceded at least two goals in their last four away matches, giving the home side reason to hope. West Ham, under Julen Lopetegui, will not miss the opportunity to trouble Liverpool, especially as they finished 2024 in impressive form with a run of four unbeaten games.
West Ham have overtaken Manchester United and climbed to 13th place in the table, closer to the top five than the relegation zone. The team is also maintaining consistent form with eight points from their last four matches. The game at London Stadium will be a challenge for Liverpool, although they have won their last six encounters, including a 5-1 victory in this season's EFL Cup and a 5-1 win in last year's Wembley title race.
Predicting the score for West Ham vs Liverpool
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.West Ham vs Liverpoolas follows:
- Sportsmole:West Ham 1-3 Liverpool
- WhoScore:West Ham 0-2 Liverpool
- Our newspaper predicts:West Ham 1-3 Liverpool
When and where can I watch West Ham vs Liverpool live?
To watch the West Ham vs Liverpool match live in the English Premier League, taking place at 00:15 on December 30th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
