Liverpool will welcome West Ham United at Anfield this Wednesday night as both sides look to go all out for the victory in the EFL Cup. The Reds managed to secure an impressive 3-0 win over Bournemouth recently. In contrast, the Hammers suffered a 3-0 loss at the hands of Chelsea last weekend.
Liverpool Vs West Ham United: Talking Tactics
Arne Slot will set his side up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and could instruct his men to dominate possession and engineer some clear-cut chances to win this cup clash.
Julen Lopetegui will opt for the 4-1-4-1 formation and might ask his players to keep a good defensive shape at the back and try to catch the home team off-guard on the counter.
Team News
Liverpool
Harvey Elliott and Alisson Becker remain sidelined for the Merseyside club due to injuries. Otherwise, Slot should have a full squad of players to choose from this Wednesday night. However, the Liverpool boss is expected to rest most of his first-team stars in midweek.
Liverpool Predicted XI
Kelleher; Bradley, Gomez, Quansah, Tsimikas; Endo, Morton; Chiesa, Jones, Gakpo; Jota
West Ham United
Lopetegui will be without the services of Niclas Fullkrug who will miss this clash because of a calf injury. Hence, he would rely of Michail Antonio to lead the charge for West Ham up top.
West Ham United Predicted XI
Fabianski; Coufal, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson; Soler, Soucek; Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus; Antonio
Key Men
Liverpool
Both Federico Chiesa and Cody Gakpo need to find a way to stretch the West Ham backline at every chance they get. The performance of Wataru Endo and Tyler Morton in the middle of the park could go a long way in determining the fate of this contest.
West Ham United
Both Jean-Clair Todibo and Max Kilman need to be at their best if the Hammers are to grind out a good result at Anfield this Wednesday night. Michail Antonio has to find a way to hold possession up well and be a constant menace in the final third.
Liverpool Vs West Ham United: Streaming Links
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports |
| USA | Paramount+ |
| India | FanCode |
| Canada | DAZN Canada |
| Spain | DAZN Spain |
| Italy | Sky Go Italia |
| Germany | Sky Go |
| Australia | beIN Sports Connect, beIN SPORTS 3 |
| New Zealand | beIN Sports |
