How Liverpool could line up in Premier League clash vs West Ham | OneFootball

Liverpool travel east of the English capital to the London Stadium, where they’ll take on West Ham United in a must-win encounter on Sunday afternoon.

Arne Slot has watched his 2025/26 Liverpool campaign unravel at an alarming speed, with the manager now walking a tightrope.

Liverpool came into the season with plenty of expectation, especially after spending over £400 million in the summer.

However, that early optimism has faded after a series of setbacks that no one at Liverpool could have imagined, especially after last season’s exploits.

With every passing game, there’s a feeling that the Liverpool bosses could pull the plug on the Dutchman, but so far they’re giving him time to turn things around.

West Ham could provide the ideal platform for a potential Liverpool resurgence.

Liverpool have won six of their last seven Premier League meetings with the Reds (D1), including the previous two in a row.

They’ve also lost just one of their last 18 league games against the Hammers (W14, D3), although that solitary win for West Ham came on their own turf.

Nevertheless, Liverpool may not get a better chance to turn their fortunes around than the upcoming trip to East London.

The Reds come into this game sitting closer to the relegation zone than to league leaders Arsenal.

Anything but a win against West Ham could be the final nail in Slot’s coffin, with Liverpool already on their worst run of form in over seven decades.

How Liverpool could line up

Liverpool have been boosted by the return of goalkeeper Alisson, and the Brazilian should reclaim his place for Sunday’s outing.

Andrew Robertson will likely come in for Milos Kerkez, while Joe Gomez makes his first start of the season in place of the error-prone Ibrahima Konate.

Gomez has featured seven times in all competitions this season but should partner Virgil van Dijk for the first time in the Premier League, while Curtis Jones remains at right back.

Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister should continue their partnership while Dominik Szoboszlai lines up between Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah on the flanks.

Hugo Ekitike’s injury setback means Alexander Isak would get another chance to open his goalscoring account after his British record move over the summer.