West Ham make a single, enforced change from their 1-1 draw with Manchester City as an injury to Michail Antonio allows Haller to start at striker.
Liverpool make two changes from their 2-1 victory over Sheffield United, with two youngsters introduced into the starting XI. An injury to Fabinho in midweek sees Phillips take his spot in defence, while a change in formation necessitates an extra midfielder – which is why Jones is favoured over Jota.
WEST HAM SUBS: Said Benrahma, Darren Randolph, Robert Snodgrass, Ryan Fredericks, Issa Diop, Andriy Yarmolenko, Manuel Lanzini.
WEST HAM XI (5-4-1): Lukasz Fabianski; Vladimir Coufal, Fabian Balbuena, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell, Arthur Masuaku; Jarrod Bowen, Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice, Pablo Fornals; Sebastien Haller.
LIVERPOOL SUBS: Xherdan Shaqiri, Adrian, James Milner, Takumi Minamino, Neco Williams, Diogo Jota, Rhys Williams.
LIVERPOOL XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Andrew Robertson, Nathaniel Phillips, Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold; Georginio Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson, Curtis Jones; Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah.
With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let’s look at how the two sides will line up – starting with the hosts!
David Moyes brings his West Ham side to familiar surroundings, as the former Everton and Manchester United manager has been to Anfield 16 times in his career but has yet to win – losing nine times and drawing seven. It’s been just over five years since the Hammers last took three points home from Liverpool – though recent results against the big sides have been positive for today’s visitors: beating Leicester and earning draws with Spurs and Manchester City in their last five matches.
Liverpool have made it three wins on the bounce in all competitions after a 2-0 midweek win against Midtjylland in the Champions League. Should they make it four, Jurgen Klopp’s side will go temporarily top of the table by themselves – at least until Everton’s clash with Newcastle tomorrow. Despite the absence of Virgil Van Dijk the Reds defence has held firm, conceding just once in the three matches since his injury.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Premier League fixture between Liverpool and West Ham!
Source: Goal Sports News
1′ West Ham get the match underway from the kick-off!