Liverpool v West Ham United FC

Liverpool will be looking to remain in the hunt for Europe when they welcome West Ham United to Anfield on Sunday.

The Reds sit seventh heading into the latest round of fixtures, three points adrift of arch-rivals Everton and five short of fifth-placed Arsenal.

Overhauling the Toffees will be a top priority for Brendan Rodgers and his players, with it important for them to end the campaign as the top team on Merseyside.

Should they succeed in that quest, they may find themselves back in the Europa League for 2013/14.

Four wins in their last five have helped to keep Liverpool in contention and they will be determined to end a campaign which started slowly with a flourish.

West Ham are, however, looking to end any lingering doubts regarding their top-flight status.

Two victories in their last three Premier League outings have helped to lift them six points clear of the drop zone and one more win should be enough to see them safe.

Sam Allardyce will, however, be setting his sights higher than that, with a top-half finish still very much on the cards at Upton Park.

They may find the going tough this weekend, though, with the Hammers yet to secure a Premier League victory at Anfield - taking just four points from 16 previous visits.

Liverpool

Liverpool have no fresh injury or suspension concerns to contend with heading into the weekend.

Long-term absentees Martin Kelly (knee), Joe Allen and Fabio Borini (both shoulder) remain the only men on the sidelines.

It is possible that Rodgers will keep faith with the starting XI that came from behind to beat Aston Villa 2-1 last time out, meaning Daniel Sturridge and Martin Skrtel will once again have to make do places on the bench.

West Ham United FC

West Ham will be unable to call upon the services of in-form Andy Carroll, as the terms of his loan agreement prevent him from playing against his parent club.

Joe Cole may, however, line up against former employers, with the midfielder expected to shake off a hamstring complaint in time to put himself in contention.

Mark Noble (shoulder) and George McCartney (knee) are unlikely to figure for the Hammers again this season.

This is the match I've most wanted us to win since - forever. 1963 was it? That's 50 years ago. It really is time we turned these bin dippers over in their own backyard!

Johnny K wrote:This is the match I've most wanted us to win since - forever. 1963 was it? That's 50 years ago. It really is time we turned these bin dippers over in their own backyard!

Love it to happen Johnny but..............

I fancy a win here even though I put a draw on my Predictor , dont let them get to 50

For a split second I thought "its about time we got something there" then I remembered that Carroll cant play

This will be a 3 or 4 goal defeat I am afraid

Kray JR wrote:For a split second I thought "its about time we got something there" then I remembered that Carroll cant play

We do have Cole dude

Joe ?

I'm with Mr P here, cant see anything other than a defeat.

Admin wrote:

Kray JR wrote:For a split second I thought "its about time we got something there" then I remembered that Carroll cant play

We do have Cole dude

I have us down for a 1-0 win on my predictor....Hmmm, got an hour to change it

It's on the box here , yippee Not sure I will be that happy about that after the match though

Joe cole is out of todays game

Team news

West Ham United
• England striker Andy Carroll is unavailable due to the terms of his season-long loan from Liverpool.
• Left-back George McCartney is out with a recurrence of the medial knee ligament injury that previously ruled him out for three months. The Northern Irishman was hurt in the victory over West Brom last weekend.
• Midfielder Mark Noble is unavailable after undergoing surgery to release a trapped nerve in his arm.
• Former Liverpool attacking midfielder Joe Cole will be hoping to feature against his old club after missing the previous two matches with a hamstring injury suffered at Stoke City on 2 March.
• Ravel Morrison (Birmingham City), Rob Hall (Bolton Wanderers), Paul McCallum (Aldershot Town) and Alou Diarra (Stade Rennais) are all out on loan.
Liverpool
• Liverpool will definitely be without Wales midfielder Joe Allen (shoulder), Italian striker Fabio Borini (shoulder) and full-back Martin Kelly (knee).
• Danny Wilson (Heart of Midlothian), Jack Robinson (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers), Adam Morgan (Rotherham United), Michael Ngoo (Heart of Midlothian), Dani Pacheco (Huesca) and Henoc Mukendi (Northampton Town) are all out loan.

We have it live on the box here in Kenya but although keeping fingers and legs crossed feel that it
will be unbearable to watch as agree with Tony P

West Ham UnitedJaaskelainen,Demel,Tomkins,Collins,O`Brien,Diame,O`Neil,Nolan,Jarvis,Vaz Te,Cole
West Ham SubsHenderson,Potts,Pogatetz,Taylor,Maiga,Collison,Chamakh

LiverpoolReina,Johnson,Carragher,Agger,Enrique,Lucas,Gerrard,Henderson,Downing,Coutinho,Suarez
Liverpool SubsJones,Skrtel,Coates,Shelvey,Suso,Assaidi,Sturridge

Well we are fucked ! Can only see us getting a big heavy defeat here with Suarez on form and that Coutinho playing well aswel

Dont know weather to watch it or not

12.35pm - We have the confirmed teams and substitutes. Liverpool are unchanged from their 2-1 win at Aston Villa a week ago. West Ham make two changes. Winston Reid misses out, with James Tomkins replacing him in the back four. Andy Carroll is ineligible due to the terms of his loan from today's hosts. Carlton Cole deputises up front.
Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Enrique, Carragher, Agger, Henderson, Lucas, Gerrard (c), Coutinho, Downing, Suarez
Subs: Jones, Assaidi, Sturridge, Coates, Shelvey, Skrtel, Suso
West Ham United: Jaaskelainen, Demel, O'Brien, Tomkins, Collins, Diame, O'Neil, Nolan (c), Jarvis, Vaz Te, C.Cole
Subs: Henderson, Potts, Pogatetz, Taylor, Maiga, Collison, Chamakh

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cheers dude

Bloody Johnson claiming a pen , he was on his feet after the tackle and then went down like a cheap whore

How well did Diame do there , just a shame with the finish

Been doing a bit of gardening so only got s parodic updates on the radio. Those of you watching this - how are we doing?

Holding our own and had the best chances , poo have the biggest % but aint done much with it . 0-0 at half time would be good

This is the annual conflict game in my house because my wife is a token spouse supporter. Never been to Anfield though so I try o take the piss, unfortunately I don't often get the chance!

would take a point right now if given, but ya never know, we might break the 50 yr curse