Our prediction for this EFL Cup match:
Liverpool
Match Time & Date:
20/12/2023
21:00
Prediction: 3-1
West Ham
A spot in the EFL Cup semis will be at stake when Liverpool and West Ham United face each other at Anfield on Wednesday evening. The Reds failed to turn their dominance into victory in a goalless draw with Man Utd, but they are surely capable of beating the Hammers in front of home fans. Cody Gakpo is pushing for a start, while all Andy Robertson, Diogo Jota, Joel Matip, and Alexis Mac Allister remain in the recovery room.
The capital club, on the other hand, outplayed Wolverhampton 3-0 in front of home fans at the weekend, but given their poor defensive performance in a 5-0 loss at Fulham in their last away game, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Jurgen Klopp’s troops. Michail Antonio is sidelined with injury, but the Jamaica forward should be the only absentee in the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Mohamed Salah):
Mohamed Salah is considered one of the best African players. Salah began his senior career at El Mokawloon, scoring 11 goals in 41 league appearances for the club and in 2012 he moved to Europe, signing a four-year deal with Swiss side Basel.
The pacey winger, who is capable of playing as a striker as well was producing outstanding displays for the RotBlau from 2012 to 2014 and, as a result, Chelsea chiefs decided to sign him on 26 January, 2015 for a fee of £11 million. Mohamed Salah, though, failed to impress in the Premier league and one year later he was sent on loan to Fiorentina.
After making 16 league appearances for the Viola in the Serie A, the left-footed winger signed a loan deal with Roma on 6 August, 2015. The Romans made the contract permanent on 3 August, 2016. Speaking of his international career, Salah made his Egypt debut on 3 September, 2011 in a 2-1 loss to Sierra Leone. It has to be noted that he was named Roma’s player of the season (2015/2016).
Highlighted Team (West Ham):
West Ham United are an English football club based in East London. The club was founded in 1895 and it has to be noted that the club’s name was Thames Ironworks back then. The Hammers were playing their home games at Upton Park from 1904 until 2016, when they moved to the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
West Ham have won three FA Cup trophies (1964, 1975 and 1980) and they were runners-up in 1923 and 2006. The capital club finished the 1985/1986 England first division campaign in third place in the standings and that is the club’s highest placing in the top flight. West Ham United have strong rivalries with fellow London clubs, but Tottenham Hotspur are considered the club’s main rivals.
A number of top-class players were part of West Ham in the past and the likes of Joe Cole, Carlos Tevez, Paolo Di Canio, Paul Ince, Julian Dicks, Shaka Hislop, Michael Carrick and Slaven Bilic are some of them.
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