Liverpool vs West Ham Prediction, Odds and Betting Tips: Chiesa backed to score in first Reds start
Arne Slot's Liverpool will look to begin their defence of the Carabao Cup against a struggling West Ham United side on Wednesday night at Anfield, live on Sky Sports at 8pm.
Liverpool vs West Ham Predictions
Both Liverpool and West Ham have been shown a card in every match they've played this season, including Liverpool's Champions League victory over AC Milan and West Ham's Carabao Cup triumph against Bournemouth.
West Ham, in particular, have been very card-friendly recently, accumulating an impressive 14 yellow cards in their last four games alone. With both teams consistently finding themselves on the wrong side of the referee’s book, the odds of 4/6 for this outcome appear to be a generous price. This makes it an appealing bet for those looking to capitalise on their disciplinary records.
I am pairing this selection with Caoimhin Kelleher to make over 1.5 saves. Despite Liverpool's impressive defensive record this season, having conceded only two goals across all competitions, they have still allowed opponents to test the goalkeeper.
Last weekend against Bournemouth, Kelleher was called into action on six occasions, making some excellent saves to keep Liverpool's clean sheet intact throughout the match. With Liverpool likely to rotate their starting lineup for this fixture, West Ham could capitalise and create some good chances as they seek to improve on recent performances and calm some of the criticism directed at new manager Julen Lopetegui. Given the added motivation for West Ham to step up their attacking game, Kelleher is expected to be kept busy once again.
These two picks combined give us odds of 7/4.
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In his latest press conference, Arne Slot confirmed that he planned to rotate his side against West Ham and admitted that Liverpool's summer signing Federico Chiesa is ready to make his first start for the Reds.
Chiesa, who was signed from Juventus for £12 million, is an electric winger with tons of pace and an eye for goal. The Italian scored ten goals in Italy last season, and this match is the perfect opportunity for him to kickstart his career at Anfield. With Liverpool having solid depth in attack, Chiesa will need to impress to be considered a potential starter in bigger games, and a goal on Wednesday would be the ideal way to do so.
Chiesa made his Premier League and Anfield debut against Bournemouth last Sunday and showed glimpses of what he can bring to this Liverpool side. The winger was unlucky to hit the post before the offside flag was eventually raised and generally impressed throughout his 18-minute cameo. The pacy winger is extremely direct and can play on either wing as well as down the middle if needed.
With Chiesa eager to make his mark and prove his worth to manager Arne Slot, backing him to find the net at 2/1 seems like a promising bet.
Liverpool vs West Ham Starting Line-Ups
Liverpool Predicted Starting XI
Kelleher, Bradley, Quansah, Gomez, Tsimikas, Endo, Jones, Chiesa, Gakpo, Jota, Nunez
West Ham Starting XI
Fabianski; Coufal, Todibo, Kilman, Cresswell, Soucek, Alvarez, Soler, Bowen, Ings, Summerville.
Liverpool vs West Ham Head-to-Head Record
In their 150 games against each other, Liverpool has come out on top 83 times. West Ham have come away with victory 29 times and the two sides have drawn 38 times. Liverpool have also gotten the better of West Ham in recent games having won 5 of the past 6 matches between the sides.
Last 5 Encounters
Date | match | competition |
---|---|---|
27th April 2024 | West Ham 2-2 Liverpool | Premier League |
20th December 2023 | Liverpool 5-1 West Ham | Carabao Cup |
24th September 2023 | Liverpool 3-1 West Ham | Premier League |
26th April 2023 | West Ham 1-2 Liverpool | Premier League |
19th October 2022 | Liverpool 1-0 West Ham | Premier League |
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