For the football fan, it will be a new year’s delight as the 7th position occupants take on the 8th positioned team. On 2nd January the Hammers take on the Red’s in their first encounter of the year and it will surely be a cracker of a game.
In the final meeting at the Boleyn stadium, the Reds would want to start their year on a winning note to get them into gear to handle a hectic month ahead. If Liverpool enter the game on the high of back to back wins, the Hammers too will take on the challenge with renewed confidence, having ended their winless drought with a 2-1 victory over Southampton. The clash will be a juicy one, with Klopp’s men out to avenge the 3-0 defeat they suffered at the hands of Bilic’s team.
West Ham starting 11: Adrian, Tomkins, Collins, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Kouyate, Lanzini, Noble (c), Antonio, Valencia, Carroll
West Ham substitutes: Randolph (GK), Jenkinson, Obiang, Song, Payet, Zarate, Jelavic
Liverpool starting 11: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Sakho, Moreno, Lucas, Can, Firmino, Ibe, Coutinho, Benteke
Liverpool substitutes: Bogdan, Toure, Lallana, Allen, Brannagan, Smith, Randall