Date – twenty ninth December 2024
Venue – London Stadium
Kick-off – 17.15
After an eventful and foggy Boxing Day victory on Merseyside, consideration now shifts from Leicester to London, the place West Ham will host the present Premier League leaders, Liverpool. Arne Slot has demonstrated a meticulous strategy to analysing his opponents’ techniques, making this journey to the London Stadium one other fascinating contest within the visiting golf equipment’ pursuit of final glory.
West Ham Availability
West Ham might be with out the suspended duo of Tomas Soucek and Guido Rodriguez, who every acquired their fifth yellow card of the season of their final match. When it comes to accidents, Lukasz Fabianski and Michail Antonio are dominated out, whereas Maximilian Kilman and Carlos Soler are dealing with late health exams earlier than kickoff; each have a slim likelihood of constructing the matchday squad. Relating to latest kind, the East London facet gained 1-0 at Southampton following a 1-1 house draw with Brighton and one other 1-1 draw away from house. After 18 matches performed within the Premier League, the Hammers presently sit thirteenth within the standings with a reasonable 23 factors.
Here’s a predicted lineup for the hosts in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Given the uncertainty surrounding Maximilian Kilman and Carlos Soler Barragan, the next lineup displays a possible beginning eleven that doesn’t embody the injured gamers:
– GK: Alphonse Areola
– RB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka
– RCB: Konstantinos Mavropanos
– LCB: Jean-Clair Todibo
– LB: Emerson Palmieri
– CM: Edson Álvarez
– ACM: Mohammed Kudus
– CM: Andy Irving
– RW: Jarrod Bowen
– CF: Niclas Füllkrug
– LW: Crysencio Summerville
WEST HAM | Łukasz Fabiański, Max Kilman and Carlos Soler all suffered accidents in GW18 and are main doubts.
Guido Rodríguez and Tomas Soucek are suspended.
Michail Antonio is sidelined indefinitely. | ⚒
Liverpool Availability
Liverpool might be lacking Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konaté, who’re each near returning to first-team coaching. The Reds’ latest league kind has been spectacular, as they secured a 3-1 win at house towards Leicester, following a 6-3 victory over Spurs and a 2-2 draw at house towards Fulham. With 17 video games performed, Liverpool presently leads the Premier League standings with a powerful complete of 42 factors.
Right here’s the lineup I count on Arne Slot to discipline for this Tremendous Sunday encounter. The workforce will want some rotation to handle each kind and fatigue after Thursday’s win over Leicester. Initially, I believed that Colombian ahead Luis Díaz would tackle a key function as a false 9; nevertheless, private points have as soon as once more affected the previous Porto participant, main me to exclude him from my beginning lineup.
– GK: Alisson Becker
– RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold
– RCB: Joe Gomez
– LCB: Virgil van Dijk (c)
– LB: Kostas Tsimikas
– CM: Alexis Mac Allister
– ACM: Curtis Jones
– CM: Ryan Gravenberch
– RF: Mohamed Salah
– CF: Diogo Jota
– LF: Cody Gakpo
How Will This Contest Play Out?
Liverpool is predicted to begin quick and with harmful intent, as catching West Ham early might be essential to how the sport unfolds. The attacking depth of the guests ought to show an excessive amount of for the hosts, who will depend on the person brilliance of Jarrod Bowen or Mohammed Kudus to make an influence. A low scoring recreation ought to be gained by the guests, with Diogo Jota proving the distinction.
Participant to Watch: Diogo Jota
Steven Smith’s Rating Prediction:
West Ham 1 – 2 Liverpool
