West Ham United – Liverpool

In the London encounter, the rivals will exchange goals

The midweek fixture in the English Premier League will be an interesting encounter between the two leaders, with several fixtures in London having a direct impact on the allocation of other important places in the standings. There are several fixtures in London that will have a direct impact on the allocation of the other important places in the standings. In particular, West Ham's game against Liverpool is crucial for both clubs. The local team are still six points ahead of relegation. Liverpool's goals are less realistic, but the Merseysiders have no right to relinquish them. The club is now nine points behind Newcastle and Manchester United, who are both bottom of the Champions League table. In addition, the Reds have played one more match than Erik ten Hag's side, making the chances of catching up mathematical. Before the reporting meeting, bookmakers suggested the visitors as favourites, setting the odds on their victory at 1.88. West Ham have had a productive last few months on both the European and national stages. The Hammers have only lost to Newcastle in the last six rounds of the league, including taking points from leading Arsenal. In the Conference League, the London club beat their play-off rivals in the same breath, securing a place in the semi-finals of the tournament. Their success in the Premier League has enabled the Hammers to move away from the relegation zone on the edge of which they had recently been trampling. Last Sunday, West Ham defeated Bournemouth, who also occasionally take points from the division's strongest clubs. Klopp's side lost 1-4 to Manchester City after their Champions League exit in March, but have only improved subsequently. In their current state, it is difficult to criticise the Merseysiders for the draws against Chelsea and Arsenal, while the subsequent victories over Leeds and Nottingham Forest with a combined score of 9-3 can only be praised. Another thing is that the Reds have previously missed out on a large number of points, which may now prevent them from being in the top 4 even after winning all their remaining games of the season. Despite the fact that the first round match was low-scoring (1-0 in favour of Liverpool), we can expect a desperate fight and exchange of goals from the upcoming match.