West Ham will be on high alert as Mohamed Salah seeks to assist Liverpool record a historic victory over the visitors. The winger is in imperious form.
The Reds’ upcoming victory versus West Ham at Anfield will be their 50th triumph in all competitions. The 72nd meeting will be held here.
Liverpool will match their club record against West Ham if they score in this game, scoring in their 15th straight league game, a feat they also accomplished from 1977 to 1987.
For only the second time in the last 43 years (the other being 2019–2020), Jurgen Klopp’s team might score three goals or more in each of their first three home league games.
Salah is in excellent form and will punish the Hammers. He has scored nine goals against them, and only the Manchester teams have seen him score more (United 12, City 11).
Salah has nine league goals against West Ham, which is the most of any Reds player, but he has failed to score in his last four matches.
Only John Toshack has scored more goals (10 total) against the Hammers in all competitions. Steven Gerrard and Salah, each with nine, are next on the list.
The Egyptian has scored in 11 of Liverpool’s previous 12 home games in all competitions, and in 148 games at Anfield over the course of his Reds career, totaling 102 goals.
He just made history by being the first Liverpool player since John Barnes in 1990/91 to either score or assist a goal in each of Liverpool’s opening five league games.
