Liverpool, England – E get good news for Liverpool fans as goalkeeper Alisson don pass concussion protocols and go fit play when dem face West Ham this Sunday. Dis season, Liverpool dey on top of the Premier League table, but dem need to bounce back after dem lose 3-2 to Fulham last week.
Right-back Conor Bradley don return from injury and fit start im third league game for dis season. But fellow defenders Joe Gomez and Trent Alexander-Arnold still dey out of action. West Ham striker Niclas Fullkrug, wey just score as substitute in di 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, go fit start im first match since January, while Michail Antonio and Crysencio Summerville dey out due to long-term injuries.
As dem prepare for dis match, Arne Slot, di Liverpool manager, sabi say e no dey happy about di recent form of di team. “We need to get back to winning ways. It’s important we show our quality again,” Slot talk during press briefing.
Meanwhile, Mohamed Salah recently sign new contract wey go keep am for Anfield beyond dis season, and e don dey part of Liverpool success dis season with 44 goals and assists combined. But di last few games no too favor am as he no score or assist in four matches for all competitions.
Dis run no dey sit well with di fans, especially as Salah don dey break records. E dey well on track to break di single-season record of 47 goals held by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer.
For di opposing side, West Ham don dey fight for dem life near di relegation zone, currently sitting for 16th position. Dem never win game since late February but get two draws out of di last four matches. di manager Graham Potter dey hope say him team fit improve. “We go need to step up our game to stand chance against Liverpool,” Potter talk.
Liverpool and West Ham don meet 57 times for di league, and Liverpool don win 42 of those matches with West Ham only managing one win in di last 17 league meetings. Dis season alone, Liverpool don beat West Ham 5-1 in EFL Cup and 5-0 for Premier League.
Opta supercomputer dey give Liverpool 69.1% chance to win dis match, while West Ham get only 13.8% chance to win and 17.1% chance for draw. Liverpool sit down with a solid 11-point gap at di top of di league, and dis match fit go a long way in securing dem di title.
