Observations as Liverpool add to Bilic's Woes
Liverpool continued their winning ways at the London Stadium, comfortably beating West Ham 4-1 to head into the international break in good spirits. Goals from Mohamed Salah, Joel Matip and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ensured The Reds' dominant performance was reflected in the score-line as The Hammers were the latest side to suffer at the hands of a fully firing front three.
Here are the observations from the match.
Klopp throws a spanner in the works with team selection
For all the …
West Ham 1 - 4 Liverpool: Reds run riot at London Stadium, again
The Details
Date: 4/11/2017
Venue: London Stadium
Background
Liverpool visited West Ham for the first time since their convincing 4-0 victory at London Stadium back in May. Klopp's Reds have been trying to kickstart their season again after a dismal run of results in September. October was an improvement but Spurs took Liverpool apart at Wembley to put a bit of a dampener on the 'revival'. Sadio Mané also returned to the starting eleven, ahead of schedule after his recent injury.
West Ham …
West Ham 1-4 Liverpool - Player Ratings as the Hammers are crushed
Well in, Reds. After a couple of routine 3-0's, a fairly hair-raising 4-1 got the heart rates back up whilst still providing a healthy kick to the goal difference.
It looked bad, then it looked oh so good. It looked bad again for exactly 57 seconds, and it was more than good by the end.
Roll on some dropped points on Sunday! Here are the ratings.
Defence
Simon Mignolet - 5: Why the *bleep* doesn't he come and get the …
West Ham United v Liverpool Preview: Reds to make Bilic walk the plank?
The Details
Venue - London Stadium
Referee - Neil Swarbrick
Date & Time - Saturday, November 4th @ 17:30 BST
Current Odds - West Ham 4/1, Draw 3/1, Liverpool 8/13
Form
West Ham have been as inconsistent as Liverpool in the opening 2/3 months of this season. After losing their first two league games, they have just lost three of their most recent 11 games in all competitions. They've lost two of their last three home games (0-3 v Brighton, 2-3 v …
Liverpool vs West Ham Preview: Can Reds Bounce Back Against Hapless Hammers?
Liverpool entertain West Ham United on Sunday in a bid to haul themselves back towards the top of the Premier League table, having lost ground on Chelsea last weekend.
Having not beaten the Hammers in any of the four previous meetings between the two teams, Liverpool fans will have some understandable nerves heading into the game, ones that need to be put to bed through a strong performance.
THE DETAILS
Match: Liverpool vs West Ham United
Venue: Anfield
Date: Sunday 11th December
Time: 16:30 …
Liverpool v West Ham Preview - Key Battles
After the implosion at Bournemouth, the Reds are back in Premier League action at Anfield. This time, the visitors are West Ham United. The Hammers themselves are in terrible form. They don't have a win in their last six games in all competitions. Since beating Chelsea 2-1 in the 4th round of the EFL Cup, Slaven Bilic's men have had two draws and four losses.
They seemed to be getting back on track with a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford but …
Are Liverpool Dark Horses for the Title?
It's a new dawn in the Premier League.
Not just in terms of more money than ever being pumped into the league effectively evening the playing field somewhat, but more importantly, never before have people been able to find a collection of the most influential managers in world football today within the same league at the same time. It's a who's who of managers as Antonio Conte and Pep Guardiola join Jurgen Klopp, Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, Mauricio Pochettino, Slaven …
Liverpool v West Ham Preview | Predicted Line-Ups and Facts
Seven not-so-pretty points in Liverpool’s first three matches is a promising start. The new signings are starting to gel with the rest of the team. Six new faces in the first XI and a new formation have created a different atmosphere at the beginning of this season, and the train of success doesn’t seem to be slowing down. After a stunning opening-day victory against Arsenal, West Ham have lost their luster. Since the first fixture, the Hammers have conceded six …