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Liverpool travel to West Ham United on Sunday in search of a much-needed spark to revive their faltering Premier League campaign.
The contrast between the two clubs could hardly be sharper.
West Ham enter the weekend buoyed by improved performances and growing optimism, while the defending champions arrive in London trapped in a spiral of poor form.
Nuno Espírito Santo accepted the challenge at the London Stadium with a simple brief – steer the Hammers away from relegation danger.
So far, he has made meaningful progress.
West Ham sit 17th on goal difference and head into the match unbeaten in three league games, collecting seven points from a possible nine.
Consecutive home victories have strengthened belief that they can deepen Liverpool’s misery and secure a third straight win.
Nuno has focused on maximising the squad’s strengths, and with quality across the pitch, West Ham will feel they have a genuine opportunity to earn their first win over Liverpool since 2023.
Liverpool, meanwhile, continue to unravel.
A humiliating 4-1 defeat to PSV in the Champions League midweek added further fuel to the crisis, marking their ninth loss in 12 matches.
Arne Slot is facing intense scrutiny, not only because of the results but because of the manner in which his team is collapsing.
Back-to-back 3-0 league defeats to Manchester City and Nottingham Forest laid bare the full extent of Liverpool’s structural issues.
Their title defence already feels beyond saving, particularly with Arsenal setting a relentless pace at the top.
Yet the tight nature of the table, where just three points separate 12th place from 4th, offers a sliver of hope.
Liverpool must halt the slide quickly, and a positive result in London would at least steady the ship.
Below is Liverpool’s predicted team to face West Ham United:
Alisson; Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Isak.
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