The holders are ready to defend their crown! In what is the headliner tie of this round of EFL Cup action, reigning champion Liverpool will welcome in West Ham United. Anfield is always a festive atmosphere, and it will no doubt be rocking on Wednesday night. It’s matchup of two big money, free spending clubs with first year managers.
How will Arne Slot line up his Reds? Well, he’ll do some squad rotation to be sure, but it’ll still be a strong team.
West Ham United at Liverpool FC FYIs
Kickoff: Wed. Sept. 25, Anfield, Liverpool, 7:45pm
Competition: EFL Cup 3rd Round
Starting XI Predictions: West Ham Liverpool
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We think that it will kind of look something like this, when he fills out his team sheet.
Liverpool Starting XI Prediction vs West Ham United (EFL Cup Third Round)
Caoimhin Kelleher; Conor Bradley, Joe Gomez, Jarrell Quansah, Kostas Tsimikas; Wataru Endo, Alexis Mac Allister; Federico Chiesa, Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo; Diogo Jota
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