The rollercoaster season of Liverpool continues on February 28, when they host West Ham United at Anfield in the Premier League. Arne Slot’s men will be buoyed after their dramatic 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest in their last Premier League match. Since a 3-2 defeat at Chelsea, West Ham have improved defensively, keeping clean sheets against Burnley and Bournemouth. West Ham desperately need points for survival, while Liverpool are in need of more consistency as they chase Champions League qualification for next season. Here are the confirmed lineups and team news for Liverpool vs West Ham.
Premier League: Liverpool vs West Ham Team News and Confirmed Lineups
Liverpool Team News
Arne Slot spoke in his pre-match press conference regarding the availability of key players. The Liverpool boss addressed the availability of Kerkez:
“He was completely fit, he played 80 mins and then I changed it for Robertson. I changed my wingers and full-backs for that fresh energy. That is the good thing about having more than 11 players. If I can, I do so. Milos played an OK game. He is available for tomorrow.”
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The availability of Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz was also discussed:
“Jeremie is OK, trained with us and is available, don’t expect Florian to be, which is a disappointment, every time my player isn’t available is disappointment and I didn’t expect. No [idea how long he is out] usually I do but don’t want to share it but I honestly don’t know. It’s a big accomplishment for him to stay fit for such a long time because he had to stay fit to make the step up but unfortunately he is not available, which is a disappointment for him and for us, because he played really well.”
West Ham Team News
In the pre-match press conference, Nuno Espirito Santo spoke about the availability of Pablo Felipe and said: “He didn’t join us yet. He’s starting his own programme, so he’s improving day by day. It all depends on him, so hopefully soon because we miss him. There are always things to assess, but we have tomorrow.”
The Hammers boss also spoke about his team’s improved performance:
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“I think we’ve performed well in the last two games, and in the FA Cup.
“There have been improvements. The results haven’t always been quite there, but we’re getting clean sheets and the performances have been good.
“Saturday is a new challenge, but we’re confident.”
Liverpool Confirmed Lineup
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West Ham Confirmed Lineup
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