MatchThe opposition lowdown: West Ham United

Recent form

West Ham enter the weekend occupying 16th place in the league standings, 15 points clear of the relegation zone.

They have won just two of their last 10 matches in the division, defeating Arsenal and Leicester City back-to-back in February.

Their most recent outing ended in a 2-2 draw at home to AFC Bournemouth.

Key players

Jarrod Bowen is the Hammers' leading goalscorer and creator this term.

The England international has netted eight times in the league and been credited with an assist on five occasions.

Excluding own goals, Bowen has been directly involved in six of his side's last seven goals against Liverpool, with three goals and as many set-ups.

Tomas Soucek is their second-best scorer in 2024-25 thus far on seven.

Team news

West Ham have no fresh injury concerns following their last outing but remain without Michail Antonio, Aaron Cresswell and Crysencio Summerville.

Niclas Fullkrug is expected to be available for the game, despite having his fitness monitored in the build-up.

Previous meetings

Their last two trips to Anfield have seen them ship five goals both times.

They suffered a 5-1 defeat at Anfield in the third round of the Carabao Cup back in September, having been beaten by the same scoreline in round five of the 2023-24 edition.

When the teams last met, at London Stadium at the end of 2024, Liverpool again put five past their opposition, who were managed by Julen Lopetegui at the time.

In this Premier League fixture last season, Jürgen Klopp's hosts ran out 3-1 winners thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota.

What they said

Graham Potter, West Ham head coach

"The team has conceded goals over a period of time, so that's an element we've had to work on, we've had to adjust to and we've had to make sure that fragility isn't there.

"Obviously away at Anfield is as difficult as it gets, so we have to make sure we're ready.

"We have to make sure we're resilient, make sure we're the best version of ourselves. Because if we are then we'll be competitive and that's the most important thing. Then it's about whether we can play well and then from there points will come."

Pre-match stats

• Potter is unbeaten in his last three Premier League games at Anfield – two with Brighton & Hove Albion in 2021 and one with Chelsea in 2023. The last manager to avoid defeat in four successive away fixtures at Liverpool in the competition was Sam Allardyce from 2016 to 2020.

• Since doing the Premier League double over Liverpool in 2015-16, West Ham have won just one of their last 17 against them in the competition.

• The Hammers are one of just three sides that are yet to win a Premier League game in which they have trailed this season, along with Southampton and Ipswich Town.

• West Ham are without a victory in their last four Premier League matches – last going longer without a win in the top flight in February 2024 (six).