‘Something is growing’: Klopp speaks on Liverpool’s ‘potential’ this season
Liverpool host West Ham in the Premier League as the Reds look to continue their unbeaten start.
Trent Alexander-Arnold was not fit enough to make the squad for the visit of West Ham as manager Jurgen Klopp made three changes from last week’s win at Wolves.
After switching the entire XI for the Europa League win over LASK Klopp went back to his strongest line-up with the previously suspended Virgil van Dijk returning for Jarrell Quansah and Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz, who impressed in Austria, coming in for Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota.
West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen returned after missing their Europa League win over TSC Backa Topola through illness, allowing David Moyes to name the same side which lost to Manchester City last weekend.
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Liverpool vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League updates
- Liverpool XI: Alisson, Gomez, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Jones, Salah, Nunez, Diaz
- West Ham XI: Areola, Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson Palmieri, Soucek, Alvarez, Bowen, Ward-Prowse, Lucas Paqueta, Antonio
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Liverpool have lost just one of their last 50 league games at Anfield against West Ham – a 3-0 loss in August 2015 under Brendan Rodgers.
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GREAT SAVE! Alvarez outmuscles Szoboszlai to win it on the left before Paqueta clips a good cross into the middle. Soucek has a free header in the middle and he thumps it towards the near bottom corner, but Alisson gets down quickly to tip it wide.
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GREAT CHANCE! Soucek is looking to turn provider this time, and he curls a wonderful cross onto the edge of the six-yard box. Antonio runs onto it and heads it across goal, but he sends it wide.
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Liverpool are pushing forward down the right, and Szoboszlai manages to lay it off to Salah before he’s tripped. Jones is making a late run to the far post, but the Egyptian’s cross is too heavy for him to reach.
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West Ham have made a bright start here as Alvarez plays himself out of a tight spot before picking out Ward-Prowse. He has acres of space but sweeps it out to Coufal who lifts a first-time cross in. Alisson awkwardly punches it away.
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Ward-Prowse gets the game underway for West Ham!
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There’s going to be a slight delay to kick-off as the referee is having some technical problems. He’s getting his microphone pack readjusted on the sideline, but as soon as it’s sorted, the game will get started.
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The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away!
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David Moyes also made wholesale changes for their Europa League game, and he reverts back to the same line-up that started against City last Saturday. Alvarez and Bowen both missed the game on Thursday through fatigue and illness respectively, but they are back today. Aaron Cresswell is out after picking up a hamstring injury last time out.
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Jurgen Klopp changed his whole starting line-up for the trip to LASK in midweek, but today uses a similar team to the one that started against Wolves last weekend. There are three changes from that game, with Van Dijk available in the league again after serving his domestic ban. Nunez and Diaz also impressed in midweek to start today. Gravenberch is deemed fit enough for the bench after going off injured on Thursday.