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Liverpool vs West Ham: result 2-1 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 7Kick-off on October 31, 2020 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Anfield, Liverpool

Liverpool
2-1
West Ham

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What was the result of Liverpool vs West Ham?

Liverpool won 2-1 on October 31, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 10′Pablo FornalsWest Ham
  • 42′Mohamed SalahLiverpool (pen.)
  • 85′Diogo JotaLiverpool

Official lineup for Liverpool vs West Ham

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Liverpool

4-3-3
  1. 10S. Mané
  2. 11Mohamed Salah
  3. 9Roberto Firmino
  1. 17C. Jones
  2. 14J. Henderson
  3. 5G. Wijnaldum
  1. 47N. Phillips
  2. 66T. Alexander-Arnold
  3. 12J. Gomez
  4. 26A. Robertson
  1. 1Alisson Becker

West Ham

5-4-1
  1. 20J. Bowen
  1. 22S. Haller
  2. 18Pablo Fornals
  3. 41D. Rice
  4. 28T. Souček
  1. 4F. Balbuena
  2. 26A. Masuaku
  3. 5V. Coufal
  4. 3A. Cresswell
  5. 21A. Ogbonna
  1. 1Ł. Fabiański
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Liverpool have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat; West Ham have 7, 4 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Liverpool
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 27, 2020FC Midtjylland(home)2-0UEFA Champions League
Oct 24, 2020Sheffield Utd(home)2-1Premier League
Oct 21, 2020Ajax(away)1-0UEFA Champions League
Oct 17, 2020Everton(away)2-2Premier League
Oct 4, 2020Aston Villa(away)2-7Premier League
West Ham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 24, 2020Manchester City(home)1-1Premier League
Oct 18, 2020Tottenham(away)3-3Premier League
Oct 4, 2020Leicester(away)3-0Premier League
Sep 30, 2020Everton(away)1-4League Cup
Sep 27, 2020Wolves(home)4-0Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Liverpool wins, 1 draw, 0 West Ham wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 24, 2020Liverpool 3-2 West HamPremier League
Jan 29, 2020West Ham 0-2 LiverpoolPremier League
Feb 4, 2019West Ham 1-1 LiverpoolPremier League
Aug 12, 2018Liverpool 4-0 West HamPremier League
Feb 24, 2018Liverpool 4-1 West HamPremier League
Nov 4, 2017West Ham 1-4 LiverpoolPremier League

Last archived meeting: Liverpool vs West Ham on Feb 24, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Liverpool score 2.6 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; West Ham score 2.5 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Liverpool2.61.5510/1510/15
West Ham2.51.5311/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Liverpool6231779

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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