Bet of the day: Liverpool 13/4 to beat West Ham and both score

Northwest giants Liverpool make their last Upton Park pilgrimage before the Hammers swap homes, and east London has reaped plenty of attacking profit from their past few trips.

Both teams have rippled the net in their last five meetings on West Ham’s turf, with a tremendous 21 goals clocked-up between them, promising potent value for neutrals.

As it happens, the Reds edged three of those frays and hold an impressive record of 68 victories against this opposition, with the Irons trailing in head-to-heads on just 26 triumphs.

Klopp has his Anfield outfit clicking again, and just two blanks have been drawn across all competitions in his 17-game tenure. While, in the league, Liverpool have scored just as many as they have conceded this campaign, so look good value to draw blood but also be dented.

West Ham still weakened by injuries

The richer Reds sit one point and place above Slaven Bilic’s boys, which is all credit to the canny Croatian coach and an ambitious Irons board.

Still, despite having the confidence to smash strikes past the likes of Liverpool already plus Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City, there is no denying they have disappointed of late, with just one win in their previous nine matches.

Of course, the usually high-scoring Hammers have been weakened by injuries and the sidelining of main stars, though the returns of magician Manuel Lanzini and an undoubtedly motivated marksman in former Reds frontman Andy Carroll should be a boost which sees them pose greater threat.

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