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Early team news

West Ham midfielder George Earthy has been stood down according to the concussion protocols after being stretchered off with a head injury during his Premier League debut against Fulham last weekend.

Defender Nayef Aguerd is out with a twisted ankle, but Konstantinos Mavrapanos could return after a short spell on the sidelines with minor injuries.

Jarrod Bowen is fit again after missing a couple of games with a back injury but his manager says his best player needs to be “monitored”.

For Liverpool, Joel Matip and Thiago Alcanatara remain sidelined with longterm injuries, while Conor Bradley and Diogo Jota are also out.

Cody Gakpo is available for selection after missing the Merseyside derby to be with his partner, who was giving birth to their child.

Following his side’s miserable midweek Merseyside derby defeat at the hands of Everton, Jurgen Klopp could be forgiven for thinking the TV network gods are trolling him by ensuring his team’s first opportunity to bounce back comes in the Saturday lunchtime time-slot he loathes so much.

The good news for the German is that it’s the last time he’ll take charge of Liverpool in this time-slot and it may well be David Moyes’ final Saturday afternoon kick-off as West Ham boss too.

Following the humiliation visited upon his team by Crystal Palace on Sunday, the writing looks to be on the wall for the Scotsman, whose contract is due to expire in June and whose employers are reported to be courting potential replacements.

With both teams out of sorts and licking their wounds after scarring defeats, this is a match that could go either way.

Liverpool simply must win to keep their rapidly diminishing hopes of winning the title alive, while anything less than three points could kibosh West Ham’s faint hopes of playing European football next season.

Kick-off at the London Stadium is at 12.30pm BST but we’ll have team news and build-up in the meantime.


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