PREVIEW | Liverpool vs West Ham - team news, lineups, predictions

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·26 February 2026

PREVIEW | Liverpool vs West Ham - team news, lineups, predictions

Liverpool host West Ham this Saturday at the Anfield for matchweek 28 of the Premier League.

Liverpool have won 45 points to date and are placed in 6th position. In their last fixture, Arne Slot's team won 0-1 against Nottingham Forest (Premier League 2025/26).

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West Ham currently have 25 points and lie in 18th position. In their last game, Nuno Espírito Santo's team drew 0-0 with Bournemouth (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Liverpool winning 2-0.

Predicted lineups

Liverpool: Alisson Becker, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil Van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Mohamed Salah, Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitiké

West Ham: Mads Hermansen, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Axel Disasi, Kostas Mavropanos, El Hadji Diouf, Mateus Fernandes, Soungoutou Magassa, Jarrod Bowen, Tomás Soucek, Crys Summerville, Taty Castellanos

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Liverpool

Jeremie Frimpong - Injury
Conor Bradley - Knee Surgery
Wataru Endo - Injury
Stefan Bajcetic - Surgery
Giovanni Leoni - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Alexander Isak - Broken Fibula

West Ham

Freddie Potts - Red Card
Lukasz Fabianski - Back Injury
Pablo Felipe - Injury

Last starting XIs

Liverpool ( vs Nottingham Forest 2026-02-22): Alisson Becker, Dominik Szoboszlai, Virgil Van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Mohamed Salah, Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitiké

West Ham ( vs Bournemouth 2026-02-21): Mads Hermansen, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Kostas Mavropanos, Axel Disasi, El Hadji Diouf, Mateus Fernandes, Soungoutou Magassa, Jarrod Bowen, Tomás Soucek, Crys Summerville, Taty Castellanos

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MANAGERS

Arne Slot has faced Nuno Espírito Santo on three occasions, registering one win, one draw, and one loss
Nuno Espírito Santo has faced Liverpool on 11 occasions, registering two wins, one draw, and eight losses
Arne Slot has faced West Ham on four occasions, registering only victories.

TEAMS

Away from home, West Ham has scored in four consecutive matches.
Away from home, West Ham is on a two-match unbeaten streak.
Away from home, West Ham has two consecutive victories.
West Ham currently has one loss in the last eight matches.
West Ham is on a four-match unbeaten streak.
At home, Liverpool currently has one loss in the last ten matches.
At home, Liverpool has scored in six consecutive matches.
Liverpool currently has two losses in the last 20 matches.
Liverpool has scored in ten consecutive matches.
Liverpool is on a three-match unbeaten streak.
Liverpool is on a three-match winning streak.

HEAD TO HEAD

Liverpool and West Ham have faced each other 154 times, with Liverpool having the upper hand: 86 wins, against 29 wins for West Ham.
At Anfield, Liverpool has an advantage in clashes against West Ham: 54 wins in 76 games. West Ham has four wins.
In the English League, there have been 127 matches between the two teams, with Liverpool winning 73, drawing 30, and West Ham winning 24.