Liverpool’s Premier League title fight is in tatters but the Reds will look to close the season strongly for their outgoing manager when they visit West Ham with an early kick-off on Saturday.
Defeat in the Merseyside derby left Liverpool chasing Arsenal and Man City at the top of the table, and with just four games remaining their chances of making up for that gap are slim. The rest of the schedule will therefore mainly focus on playing for Jurgen Klopp, who will leave the club at the end of the season.
The German manager has become a club legend during his time in charge of the Reds, and honoring him with a strong end to the campaign, even if they miss out on the title, will be important for the players on this team, many of whom do not. They would have enjoyed the prolific careers they have without him at the helm.
Meanwhile, West Ham have also failed down the stretch, mired in a run of four consecutive games without a win, including their two adverse results against German side Bayer Leverkusen, which left them out of the Europa League, as well as a couple of multiple. -Goals from league defeats against Fulham and Crystal Palace. Sitting eighth in the league standings, they are still in contention to return to European competition next season but need to act quickly to avoid being left out of the competition.
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Liverpool vs West Ham prediction, odds
- Lean Money Line: Liverpool (-175)
- Score prediction: West Ham-Liverpool 1-3
Liverpool look exhausted to conclude the season and are failing to live up to expectations on both ends of the pitch against inferior opponents, but they are still a strong team capable of hitting their opponents on a regular basis.
The Reds have failed at a surprising rate in recent weeks. Since the start of March, they have recorded 186 shots worth 19.0 expected goals, both leading the Premier League, but have found the net just 13 times with those efforts, less than half of the English top flight in that span. . Still, overall, finishing is a fickle skill that can turn bittersweet at any moment.
With a fully fit Jarrod Bowen, West Ham could have a chance of overcoming an out-of-form Liverpool side, but as he requires painkiller injections just to see the field, it’s hard to back West Ham at anything less than 5/1.
