Liverpool Vs West Ham: Gomez returns as Liverpool name unchanged XI for clash at Anfield
Joe Gomez is back in the starting line-up as Liverpool prepare for liverpool vs west ham on the final day of the month, a match that could shape Liverpool's bid to stay in touch in the race for a Champions League spot. The confirmed XI, betting angles and wider European fixtures add context to a busy weekend of football.
Confirmed Liverpool Vs West Ham line-up at Anfield
Joe Gomez returns to the starting line-up for Liverpool in today’s clash with West Ham United at Anfield, coming into the side to replace Curtis Jones in the only alteration from the team deployed at Nottingham Forest last time out. The Liverpool starting XI is Alisson, Gomez, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Gakpo, Ekitike and Gravenberch. Named on the substitutes bench are Mamardashvili, Woodman, Chiesa, Jones, Robertson, Frimpong, Nyoni, Ramsay and Ngumoha.
Liverpool need a win in liverpool vs west ham to stay in the top-four fight
It is the final day of the month and the Premier League's race for the top four is tightening. Liverpool need a win against relegation battlers West Ham United to stay in touch in the fight for a spot in the Champions League next season, a result that would have immediate implications for the club's ambitions as the season reaches its closing phase.
Premier League predictions and betting angles ahead of the weekend
Football betting expert Jones Knows has laid out several angles across the weekend card. The weekend features Leeds vs Man City, Brighton vs Nottingham Forest, Fulham vs Tottenham, Man Utd vs Crystal Palace and Arsenal vs Chelsea, and there is a Super 6 contest offering a chance to win £500, 000. One suggested market is Erling Haaland for creativity as much as goals: he created 10 chances from open play in his first 18 league games of the 2025 season and has created 10 in nine league games in 2026, while registering six assists in his last 17 games. With the market expecting Manchester City to score twice, Haaland's assist price of 7/2 stands out as a betting angle.
Elliot Anderson has been nudged further forward under new boss Vitor Pereira, and the player himself has said the message is clear: more end product, more presence in the final third and more shots. Anderson has fired off 17 shots across his last four appearances after earlier in the season often being stationed deeper and tasked with linking play rather than finishing it. A line of 11/8 for two or more shots is cited as being priced on his prior, deeper role. Tottenham's situation is flagged as worrying: they are 5/1 to be a Championship team next season with 11 games to go, and commentators point to an identity crisis, an injury situation that has bitten hard and a lack of response when pressure rises. Fulham have won all five of their Premier League games against bottom-five sides this season and have also won the last two Premier League meetings with Spurs; they are described as structured, aggressive in the right moments and calm in possession, traits that matter against a side operating like a bottom-three team at home.
Other European fixtures and wider matchday storylines
The weekend's European card includes several notable fixtures. Leeds United host Manchester City at Elland Road with an eye on Manchester City's title hopes. In LaLiga, Barcelona host Levante. In the Bundesliga, Der Klassiker sees Borussia Dortmund hope to halt Bayern Munich's potential title hopes. These matches come alongside Liverpool's home meeting with West Ham as part of a packed slate of games across the continent.
Enjoy the rest of the final day of the month’s matches and the implications they carry for league tables, relegation battles and European qualification races.
