Premier LeagueWest Ham v Liverpool: 15 pre-match stats

The Reds visit London Stadium for a 5.15pm GMT kick-off on Sunday, in what will be their final match of 2024.

Here are 15 interesting facts and figures, courtesy of Opta and LFC statistician Ged Rea...

Mohamed Salah needs one goal to register 20 for Liverpool in all competitions for the eighth season in a row. No other player in the club's history has ever done so in more successive campaigns. Only Ian Rush (nine seasons) has ever reached the threshold more often in total.

Salah has been involved in 27 goals in 17 Premier League games this season (16 goals, 11 assists), just one fewer than he was in 32 appearances last term (18 goals, 10 assists).

The Egyptian has been involved in 15 goals in 16 appearances against West Ham in all competitions (12 goals, three assists), including seven in seven against them at London Stadium (five goals, two assists).

Liverpool have lost just one of their last 16 Premier League games against West Ham (won 12, drawn three). That sole loss came in a 3-2 away defeat in November 2021.

The Reds have scored at least twice in seven of their last eight Premier League away matches versus the Hammers, including in each of the last five in a row.

Liverpool have lost their final league game in just one of the last 10 calendar years (won eight, drawn one), going down 1-0 at Leicester City in 2021.

The Reds are unbeaten in their last 10 Premier League away games (won six, drawn four), winning six of their eight on the road this season.

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Arne Slot's team have conceded 10 goals in their last four Premier League away games, shipping at least twice each time. However, they’ve not lost any of these games (won two, drawn two) – no team in Premier League history has conceded multiple goals in five consecutive away games and avoided defeat each time.

Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six visits to London in the Premier League (won four, drawn two) since a 3-1 loss at Arsenal back in February.

Against no side have the Reds won more Premier League fixtures than versus West Ham (35, level with Newcastle United).

Slot's side beat the Hammers 5-1 at Anfield in the third round of this season's Carabao Cup.

Liverpool are the only team in England's top five divisions to still be unbeaten away from home in the league.

Alexis Mac Allister could make his 50th Premier League appearance for the Reds.

Kostas Tsimikas is one outing away from taking his Liverpool tally to 100.

Julen Lopetegui has faced Liverpool five times as a manager in all competitions, winning once and losing three times. His victory came with Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 2023 when his side won 3-0.

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