In this week 12 match on the 19th of October, Liverpool plays host to West Ham United in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Liverpool sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 7-1 blowout win against Rangers. Scott Arfield scored the first goal for Rangers in the 17th minute, but Roberto Firmino got the equalizer for Liverpool in the 24th minute But luckily in the 55th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Roberto Firmino. Liverpool should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while west Ham United sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Fulham. Andreas Pereira struck first for Fulham in the 5th minute on a feed from Neeskens Kebano, then Jarrod Bowen tied it up for West Ham United in the 29th minute But luckily in the 62nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Gianluca Scamacca. West Ham United is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Both Michail Antonio and Gianluca Scamacca have been the hottest scorers for West Ham United in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Liverpool has been fortunate! In the last five matches, both Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 5 goals for Liverpool and look to continue their dominance.