Gakpo dropped in three changes – Liverpool predicted XI v West Ham
Liverpool boss Arne Slot is expected to make three changes to his starting line-up when his side hosts West Ham on Sunday.
The Reds will be looking to return to winning ways at Anfield on 13 April after the 3-2 loss to Fulham (6 April) delayed their Premier League title coronation.
The Anfield outfit needs 11 points to secure the title, with the maximum that Arsenal can reach being 85 points.
Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Tyler Morton are expected to miss out of the clash with Graham Potter’s side.
Liverpool to make three changes for West Ham contest
Alisson is expected to return after missing the last two matches due to a concussion suffered on international duty with Brazil.
Curtis Jones had a tough afternoon in a makeshift right-back role against Fulham and Conor Bradley is predicted to return as a result.
The Northern Irish defender created two chances and notched an assist while winning both of the ground duels that he attempted in a 23-minute cameo. [Fotmob]
Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate are expected to continue at centre-back despite a shaky performance against the Cottagers, the Dutchman’s performance was particularly worrying as he won just one of four ground duels for a 25 per cent success rate.
Andy Robertson is predicted to continue on the left side of defence, the Scotland captain made an error that led to a goal but won three of five ground duels for a 60 per cent success rate and he is far better than Kostas Tsimikas.
Ryan Gravenberch might continue at the base of midfield, he recorded a 92 per cent pass accuracy and made seven recoveries in the defeat in West London.
Alexis Mac Allister is expected to retain his place, he opened the scoring with a brilliant strike, created two chances and made eight passes into the final third as he tried to drive the Reds forward.
Dominik Szoboszlai put in an unusually poor performance against Marco Silva’s side and was hooked after 55 minutes after creating no chances but he is expected to keep his starting berth after a week’s rest.
Slot to make one change in attack
Mohamed Salah is predicted to continue on the right flank despite a quiet performance against the Craven Cottage outfit, he still created two chances but he had just three touches in the opposition box and just one of four crosses was accurate, a 25 per cent success rate.
Diogo Jota is expected to continue to lead the line, he lasted 67 minutes against the Londoners and had just one shot and recorded a 25 per cent pass accuracy but Slot does not trust Darwin Nunez.
Cody Gakpo might be dropped in favour of Luis Diaz, the Dutchman failed to create a chance or record a shot while the Colombian got the Reds back into the game with a goal and had four touches in the Fulham box in a 35-minute cameo.
The L4 outfit need to get their title charge back on track and wrap it up as soon as possible given the fact that they have lost three of their last four in all competitions.