View: West Ham set for massive boost with latest Liverpool injury news
West Ham are set for a massive boost as they prepare to face Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday (March 5).
Roberto Firmino, the player who has played the most games in the Jurgen Klopp era, is set to miss the clash through injury as per Liverpool ECHO.
Thiago Alcantara is out for the Anfield showdown having picked up a thigh injury when warming up for the Carabao Cup final last week which is a huge boost with the Spaniard undoubtedly their most influential midfielder.
Fellow creative midfielders Curtis Jones and Naby Keita are also set to be absent tomorrow, leaving the Liverpool midfield a shadow of what it could be.
Favoured partner for Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip, is the last Liverpool player to miss the game which will give the Hammers some hope of getting at the defensive line and causing an upset.
Huge
Liverpool having several of their key starters out injured should fill David Moyes and his West Ham players with massive confidence.
Admittedly, they have players who can come in and do a similar job but not quite to the same effect.
Thiago and Firmino’s absences are massive. They are two of the most creative players in the league and the Hammers no longer have to worry about them.
The Reds really struggle to break down teams without them therefore, the Irons can sit back in a nice and compact shape and hope to hit Liverpool on the counterattack.
The other absences will of course weaken the scousers starting line-up but more importantly, give them less options from the bench to come on and make an impact.
West Ham are without Tomas Soucek and several others which is a big blow but Moyes will feel much better about being without some of his players having heard who Klopp is missing.
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