When West Ham United hosts Liverpool FC tomorrow, it is indeed a matchup of 12th place versus 17th place. That’s one way to look at it. Or you could call it a clash of the champions instead. It’s the reigning Premier League champions versus the 2022-23 Conference League champions.
As Obi-Wan Kenobi said in Return of the Jedi, “you’ll find that some of the truths we hold most dear depend on our point of view.”
West Ham United vs Liverpool FC FYIs
Kickoff: Sun. Nov 30, London Stadium, 2:05 pm local
Team News: West Ham United Liverpool FC
Starting Lineup Predictions: West Ham United Liverpool FC
Result Probability according to Google Analytics: West Ham United win 22% Draw 23% Liverpool FC win 55%
Premier League Standing, Form: West Ham United 17th, 11 pts WLDLD Liverpool FC 12th, 18 pts, LLWLL
Maybe we can call this match the “Have Recently Seen Much Better Days cup.” Here is our predicted first team for this second page of the standings fixture.
West Ham United Predicted Starting XI vs Liverpool
Alphonse Areola; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Jean-Clair Todibo, Max Kilman, El Hadji Malick Diouf; Freddie Potts, Mateus Fernandes; Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Crysencio Summerville; Callum Wilson
Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”
He currently contributes to USA Today’s NFL Wires Network. His past bylines include the New York Daily News, Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the Washington Post and ESPN.