Liverpool's target is to reach 45 points before the end of 2024, when the Premier League leaders face West Ham United on Sunday night in their final game of the year.
Both teams won their Boxing Day games, with Liverpool coming from behind to beat Leicester City 3-1, while West Ham won 1-0 at Southampton, condemning manager Ivan Juric to a defeat on his debut.
Latest West Ham vs Liverpool team information
Liverpool's injury situation remains unchanged, with manager Slot confirming in his pre-match press conference that both Ibrahima Konate (knee) and Conor Bradley (muscle) are out, but the centre-back pair could return for Liverpool's first game of 2025 against Manchester United.
Konate and Bradley are two of three players certain to miss the trip, while Liverpool will also be without Dominik Szoboszlai, who is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card of the Premier League season in the win over Leicester City.
Although Szoboszlai only came off the bench on Boxing Day, Harvey Jones is certain to continue in his role in the absence of his team-mate, but both Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz will push for a return to the attacking line-up, replacing Darwin Nunez, who has struggled for goalscoring form.
While Liverpool's current squad looks pretty solid, West Ham have been hit with a number of injury problems following their win over Southampton.
West Ham's win was overshadowed by a serious injury to goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, who was stretchered off after a serious head collision and is now undergoing concussion protocol, while Max Kilman also had to leave the pitch in the first half with a shoulder injury.
Lopetegui also confirmed that Carlos Soler's first-half departure against Southampton was due to injury – the midfielder has a knee problem – and West Ham's midfield has been further damaged by the suspensions of Guido Rodriguez and Tomas Soucek.
However, Lucas Paqueta is back from suspension and could replace one of the two absentees, while Edson Alvarez is also expected to feature. Michail Antonio, on the other hand, is still recovering from injuries sustained in a car accident.
Latest West Ham vs Liverpool predicted lineup
West Ham United:
Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Todibo, Emerson; Alvarez; Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus, Summerville; Fullkrug
Liverpool:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Jones, Diaz; Jota
Latest football review West Ham vs Liverpool
While Chelsea and Arsenal have sometimes failed to capitalise on the failures of their Premier League title rivals, Liverpool did not miss their chance on Thursday night, with Arne Slot's men making the most of Chelsea's surprise defeat to Fulham earlier in the day.
Liverpool were tested beyond measure by Jordan Ayew's opener, but Klopp's side surged forward in the thick Merseyside fog and equalised just before half-time through Cody Gakpo's fine strike, before Curtis Jones and Mohamed Salah completed the comeback.
Continuing to reach new heights in his career despite entering his 30s, Salah, with his trademark strike, became the eighth player to score 100 Premier League home goals – and the fourth fastest to do so – as he helped Liverpool extend their unassailable lead at the top of the table.
Slot's winning machine – who have won 11 of their last 13 games in all competitions – still have a crucial game in hand against their pursuers heading into 2025, and the former Feyenoord boss is yet to suffer a defeat since arriving at Anfield.
In fact, Liverpool have not lost in their first 13 away games of the 2024-25 season – scoring in all of them – although the hosts may be hoping for a boost from Liverpool's recent defensive frailties away from home.
Liverpool's 6-3 win over Tottenham Hotspur before Christmas marked the fourth consecutive away game in which they have conceded at least twice, after also failing to maintain their defensive focus in games against Arsenal, Southampton and Newcastle United.
West Ham under Julen Lopetegui will not miss any opportunity to trouble Liverpool before the unbeaten side visit, but the hosts are ending 2024 in impressive form, with victory at Southampton on Thursday making it four games unbeaten in the Premier League.
With eight points from a possible 12 in the league recently, West Ham have leapfrogged Manchester United and climbed to 13th in the table, closer to the top five than the relegation zone, as rumours of Lopetegui's sacking have died down.
On a consistent run of form in attack, West Ham have scored in each of their last seven Premier League games and have lost just one of their last six at the London Stadium, the site of a memorable spat between Jurgen Klopp and Salah last season.
West Ham held Liverpool to a 2-2 draw in that game, but Liverpool have won the other six of the last seven meetings between the two sides, including a thumping 5-1 win in the inaugural EFL Cup in September after beating David Moyes' side by the same scoreline en route to last year's Wembley triumph.
West Ham vs Liverpool score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the West Ham vs Liverpool match:
- Sportsmole: West Ham 1-3 Liverpool
- WhoScore: West Ham 0-2 Liverpool
- Our prediction: West Ham 1-3 Liverpool
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