ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL — Liverpool have enjoyed a strong start to the new Premier League season, winning four and drawing one of their opening five fixtures.
However, they come into this game contending with the dreaded Thursday-Sunday schedule that has proved tricky to navigate for so many teams participating in the Europa League in recent years.
Fortunately, the effects of that quick turnaround could well be mitigated by the fact that the Reds’ opponents, West Ham, are themselves in Europe’s second tier competition this season.
But they arrive at Anfield having picked up an impressive 10 points from their opening five games and full of confidence after another win on Thursday.
A first test of how Liverpool cope with that Thursday-Sunday schedule this season. Although they’re probably helped in this instance by the fact that West Ham are contending with the same issue. @sn_footballclub pic.twitter.com/GLpRKqDSFa
— David Lynch (@dmlynchlfc) September 24, 2023
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Liverpool vs West Ham live score
1st half
Goalscorers
Liverpool
1
Salah (16′)
West Ham
0
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Lineups:
Liverpool lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Alisson (GK) — Gomez, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson — Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Jones — Salah, Nunez, Diaz
West Ham lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Areola (GK) — Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson — Alvarez, Soucek — Bowen, Ward-Prowse, Paqueta — Antonio
Liverpool vs West Ham live updates, highlights, and commentary
36th min: Edson Alvarez goes into the book for a cynical block on Diaz near the edge of the West Ham penalty area.
27th min: Mac Allister drags one wide from the edge of the box after Liverpool play through West Ham on the counter.
The visitors still offering plenty of threat, though, with James Ward-Prowse testing the Reds from corners and free-kicks on a regular basis.
21st min: Van Dijk meets a Robertson corner delivery from the left on the volley but can only direct it over the bar.
16th min: SALAH SCORES FROM THE SPOT! 1-0 LIVERPOOL!
No mistake from the man they call the Egyptian King, who smashes the spot-kick down the middle.
15th min: PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL!!!
West Ham have been all over Liverpool since this game kicked off but are punished for their first real mistake.
It comes from Aguerd, who trips up Salah after a Diaz attempt to pick out Nunez had fallen rather fortuitously for the Egyptian.
8th min: West Ham should be in front!
Soucek picks out a brilliant ball to the back post where Antonio is lurking, but he can’t get his header on target and the chance goes to waste. That’s a huge opportunity.
6th min: Great stop from Alisson! Liverpool thnk they should have a free-kick for a foul on Szoboszlai on the left but West Ham play on as Paqueta crosses for Soucek to head goalward, and only a fine save denies him.
1st min: West Ham go long to Antonio with their first play of the game – that’s a statement of intent.
KICKOFF! WEST HAM GET THE GAME UNDER WAY.
5 mins to kickoff: The players emerge at a not-quite-full Anfield. The hosts are still to complete work on their new, expanded Anfield Road stand, which it is hoped will be ready by next month.
30 mins to kickoff: The players are out for their warm-ups at what is a very windy Anfield. Jurgen Klopp once described wind as “the enemy of football” and so he’ll be hoping the conditions don’t knock his team too badly off their stride today.
1 hr to kickoff: The team news is in! Check out how both teams line-up for this one above.
1.5 hrs to kickoff: Jurgen Klopp has used his programme notes to urge his players to learn lessons from a poor first-half showing at Wolves last time out. He writes: “There was so much to like but at the same time we cannot and will not ignore the first half. That is not allowed. We will take the lessons of the bad and the good and use them because this is the only way.”
2 hrs to kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Liverpool vs West Ham in the Premier League. Today’s game pits two in-form teams up against each other, and both will hope to show that they can contend with the dreaded Thursday-Sunday schedule thrown up by their Europa League involvement.
Liverpool vs West Ham lineups, team news
After returning from suspension in midweek, Virgil van Dijk continues in defence, but Trent Alexander-Arnold misses out, meaning Joe Gomez starts at right-back. Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz keep their starting places in attack after impressing in Europe on Thursday.
Liverpool lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Alisson (GK) — Gomez, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson — Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Jones — Salah, Nunez, Diaz
Edson Alvarez returns following a European suspension but Moyes otherwise keeps changes to a minimum on Merseyside. Jarrod Bowen comes through a late fitness test following illness, while Aaron Cresswell misses out due to a hamstring issue.
West Ham lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Areola (GK) — Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson — Alvarez, Soucek — Bowen, Ward-Prowse, Paqueta — Antonio
Liverpool vs West Ham live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
Region
TV
Streaming
USA
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Peacock
Canada
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Fubo Canada
UK
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Australia
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Optus Sport
India
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Hotstar VIP,
JioTV
Hong Kong
Now Premier League 3 (Ch.623)
Now TV
Malaysia
Astro SuperSport
Astro Go, sooka
Singapore
Hub Premier 3
StarHub TV+
New Zealand
Sky Sport 4 NZ
Sky Sport NOW
UK: This match will not be available on TV or livestream. Fans can listen via BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra.
USA: This game is available for streaming via Peacock.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live streaming exclusively via Fubo in Canada, with a new FREE five-day trial for new subscribers.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on demand on Optus Sport.
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