As Liverpool prepare for Saturday’s game against the Hammers at Anfield, we crunch the numbers on previous encounters and current form…
Liverpool have lost just one of their last 19 Premier League games against West Ham (W15 D3), winning seven of the last eight since a 3-2 away defeat in November 2021.
West Ham have won just one of their last 52 away league games against Liverpool (D12 L39), beating them 3-0 in August 2015 under Slaven Bilic.
Liverpool have won their last two Premier League games by a 1-0 scoreline. They’ve not won three in a row without conceding since Arne Slot’s first three in charge of the club last season, while they last had three consecutive 1-0 wins in a season in their opening three games of 2013-14.
Liverpool lost 3-0 against 19th placed Nottingham Forest in November – only in 1992-93 have they lost two Premier League home games against sides starting the day in the relegation zone (vs Arsenal and Wimbledon).
Liverpool’s Premier League games have seen more goals scored in the 90th minute (including stoppage time) than any other side this season (13 – F7 A6). Nine of these goals have altered the result of the match, with the Reds scoring three winners (D2 L4).
59% of West Ham’s Premier League goals this season have come in the first half, the highest share in the division (19/32). Meanwhile, Liverpool have scored the lowest share of their goals in the opening 45 minutes this term (31% – 13/42).
West Ham boss Nuno Espírito Santo has lost more Premier League games against Liverpool than any other opponent (8). However, his only win against the Reds came at Anfield against Arne Slot last season, winning 1-0 with Nottingham Forest.
Dominik Szoboszlai has had more shots from outside the box than any other player in the Premier League this season (37). Three of his four goals this term have also been from distance, the joint-highest percentage of any player to score more than twice (75%, level with Anton Stach).
