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3.38pm GMT
Some pre-match reading
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3.34pm GMT
West Ham are unchanged from the team that beat Crystal Palace in the week - not just the first XI, but the nine subs as well. Their new signing Jesse Lingard was not registered in time for this game.
Liverpool make three changes from their win over Spurs: Nat Phillips replaces Joel Matip in defence, while Xherdan Shaqiri and Divock Origi come in for Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane. Firmino is on the bench; Mane has a muscle injury.
2.04pm GMT
Hello and welcome to the latest chapter in Liverpool’s bizarro season. Thursday’s majestic victory at Spurs - a performance that was both familiar and unexpected - has re-energised their title challenge, although they need to keep winning just to stay in Manchester City’s slipstream.
This season, Liverpool have generally been excellent in the big games and vulnerable against the weaker sides. I’m not sure which category West Ham fit into - they’re not in the Big Six but they are in the top six, and will go above Liverpool into fourth if they win today. Southampton and Aston Villa had good claims earlier in the season, but at the moment West Ham are the premier overachievers of 2020-21.
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