78-Year-Old Record Liverpool Must Avoid Breaking vs. West Ham

Like final season, Liverpool are breaking information by the week, however this time round it’s for the unsuitable causes.

9 defeats of their final 12 have left Liverpool followers fearing for his or her aspect once they journey to play West Ham within the Premier League.

The Reds have misplaced their final 4 consecutive away league matches. If that had been to turn into 5 on the London Stadium, it will be the worst away run since January 2011 once they misplaced 5 in a row, 4 coming underneath Roy Hodgson.

The stats don’t make good studying

The statistics don’t get any higher both, the more durable you look.

The defeat in opposition to PSV noticed them lose three video games in a row in all competitions by a margin of three or extra targets for the primary time since December 1953.

Not since February 1948, 78 years in the past, has this occurred in 4 consecutive matches.

Not since 2006/07 have Liverpool misplaced 5 of their opening seven away league video games of a marketing campaign. That season, underneath Rafa Benitez, they ended the season in third place within the league and reached the Champions League ultimate – fingers crossed, Reds.

Arne Slot‘s aspect have gained all six league video games this season through which they’ve scored the opening objective of the sport, however they’ve misplaced all six when conceding the primary objective.

Liverpool have scored solely two targets within the opening half hour of league video games this season, each coming within the opening 29 minutes of the Merseyside derby victory in September.

They’ve failed to attain in every of the final two league matches. Not since February 2023 have they gone three video games with no objective.

A look at West Ham

West Ham created some undesirable membership historical past by dropping their first 4 house league video games of a season for the primary time ever, surprisingly all in opposition to London golf equipment: Chelsea, Tottenham, Crystal Palace and Brentford.

They then gained their subsequent two at house, defeating Newcastle 3-1 and Burnley 3-2, and want to win a 3rd successive house league match in the identical season for the primary time since October 2022.

They’ve conceded 15 targets at house within the league this season. Solely Wolves (16) have shipped extra at house this season after 12 video games.

The Hammers are unbeaten of their final three league matches. Not since December 2024 have they gone 4 undefeated within the top-flight. Eight of their 15 league targets this season have come within the final three outings.

They’ve stored one clear sheet throughout this marketing campaign, coming within the 3-0 win at Forest again in August.

This season’s scorers (inc. Neighborhood Protect)

West Ham: Paqueta 4, Bowen 3, Soucek 3, Wilson 4, Mateus Fernandes 1, Walker-Peters 1, personal targets 1

Liverpool: Ekitike 6, Salah 5, Gakpo 4, Gravenberch 3, Szoboszlai 3, Chiesa 2, Van Dijk 2, Frimpong 1, Isak 1, Kerkez 1, Konate 1, Mac Allister 1, Ngumoha 1, Robertson 1.

* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).