MatchStats: Liverpool could reach win landmark against West Ham
Check out a dozen interesting facts and figures on Liverpool’s Premier League clash with West Ham United at Anfield this weekend.
Following a successful start to their Europa League campaign with a 3-1 win at LASK on Thursday, the Reds return to top-flight duty by hosting the Hammers on Sunday.
Read on for our statistical lowdown on the 2pm BST kick-off…
In the Premier League era, Liverpool have won 34 of the 54 encounters, drawing 10 and losing 10.
The Reds have kept 27 clean sheets in the last 38 Anfield matches against West Ham in the league.
Liverpool’s top scorer in all competitions against the Hammers is John Toshack with 10. Next on the list are Steven Gerrard and Mohamed Salah, both with nine.
The Reds are targeting a 50th win over West Ham at Anfield in all competitions. This will be the 72nd meeting between the clubs at the ground.
Liverpool could score three goals or more in each of their opening three home league games of a season for only the second time in the last 43 years (2019-20 being the other).
Alisson Becker made his debut for the club against the Hammers at Anfield in August 2018. The home side won 4-0 that day.
Liverpool have won each of the last six home league encounters, which is two behind their best ever sequence against West Ham of eight set between 1967 and 1973.
If the Reds score in this game they will equal their club record versus West Ham by scoring in a 15th league encounter in a row – a feat also achieved from 1977 to 1987.
Salah has found the net in 11 of Liverpool’s last 12 appearances at home in all competitions, and during his Reds career has scored 102 goals in 148 games played at Anfield.
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Jürgen Klopp’s men have won four consecutive games in which they were behind. This is the first time Liverpool have done so since five times in a row from August to October 2008.
West Ham have taken 10 points from their opening five matches this season, losing for the first time at home to Manchester City last weekend.
David Moyes will be managing against the Reds for the 40th time in his career, with only seven men in history managing versus Liverpool on more than 40 occasions.
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