West Ham United, Recent Form

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Building up confidence within his squad will be a priority for West Ham United supremo David Moyes after sustaining a heavy 5-2 away loss to Crystal Palace.  During that encounter they had 38% possession and had 4 attempts on goal with 1 on target, while their opponents hit 7 of their 18 shots on goal.  

Moyes will be closely scrutinising his squad's defensive frailties, his back line having shipped 14 goals in their last 6 matches, despite having picked up some points through the 9 goals they've managed to net.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 games.  

Having drawn 2 of their last 6 games they have at least put some points on the table, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.  

Michail Antonio will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 3 goals in the last 6 league outings for West Ham United.  

Liverpool, Recent Form

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Any Liverpool pre-match expectations for their last outing were misplaced, after an unexpected 2-0 away defeat by Everton.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 77%, while racking up 23 shots along the way, 7 of which were on target. Everton had 16 shots on goal with 6 on target.  

It seems pretty certain that Jürgen Klopp will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 10 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 8 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped.  They've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 away games; however, this season they have scored in 16 of their 17 games on the road.  

On an individual basis, Mohamed Salah will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 17 goals in Liverpool's 34 league games this season.