Liverpool vs West Ham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2022-10-18 18:30.
The Kop is likely to still be reverberating after the weekend's Premier League (PL) action when Liverpool silenced their nay-sayers with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the seemingly impenetrable Manchester City. Emotions ran high all game long, culminating in Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp getting sent off, meaning he will now serve a one-game ban.
Fortress Anfield played its part, ensuring the Reds extended their unbeaten home PL streak to 28 matches (W21, D7), scoring an average of 2.57 goals per game in that time. The hosts will fancy their chances of extending that record against visitors West Ham who Liverpool have lost to just once in their last 49 home top-flight fixtures (W36, D12) dating back to 1963!
After a slow start, West Ham are steadily turning their season around, going unbeaten in their last three league PL outings (W2, D1) after losing five of their opening seven (W1, D1). They also have four wins from four UEFA Europa Conference League group matches and therefore shouldn’t be overlooked, especially as they could cut the two points gap between the sides and leapfrog Liverpool in the table with a win.
The Hammers need to put an end to their poor run on the road though, having lost nine of their last 13 away PL matches (W2, D2). Boss David Moyes is often given a hostile welcome to Anfield due to his former role as Everton manager, yet he should instead be a welcome sight for the home crowd given he’s never won a PL fixture at Anfield in 17 attempts (D6, L11).
Players to watch: Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah responded to some negative press after a disappointing display at Arsenal, following up his European hat-trick with the matchwinner vs Manchester City. He’lll be keen here to add to his 12 goal contributions in ten PL games against West Ham, whose Pablo Fornals has two goals at Anfield in three PL appearances.
Hot stat: Liverpool have lost only one of their last 18 matches played on a Wednesday (W15, D2).