Pre-match preview: Liverpool FC v West Ham United (with vintage Alf Garnett video)

18 November 2010 12:13
Liverpool's last five games[LNB]Nov 13: Premier League - Stoke 2 Liverpool 0[LNB]Nov 10: Premier League - Wigan 1 Liverpool 1[LNB]Nov 7: Premier League - Liverpool 2 Chelsea 0[LNB]Nov 4: Europa League - Liverpool 3 Napoli 1[LNB]Oct 31: Premier League - Bolton 0 Liverpool 1[LNB]West Ham's last five games[LNB]Nov 13: Premier League - West Ham 0 Blackpool 0[LNB]Nov 10: Premier League - West Ham 2 West Brom 2[LNB]Nov 6: Premier League - Birmingham 2 West Ham 2[LNB]Oct 30: Premier League - Arsenal 1 West Ham 0[LNB]Oct 27: Carling Cup - West Ham 3 Stoke 1 (aet)[LNB]Past meetings[LNB]Liverpool's overall record against West Ham:[LNB]Played 121 - Won 64 - Drawn 34 - Lost 23 - Goals for 201 - Goals against 113[LNB]Selected games[LNB]5 March 2008: Liverpool 4 West Ham 0[LNB] Fernando Torres bagged a hat-trick for the second Anfield league game in succession (Middlesbrough were his previous first victims), with Steven Gerrard adding a long-range effort late on to seal a resounding Reds win.[LNB]26 August 2006: Liverpool 2 West Ham 1[LNB] Liverpool celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Spion Kop by recovering from Bobby Zamora's early goal to take the points, with Daniel Agger and Peter Crouch both fittingly finding the net at the Walton Breck Road end of the ground - Dirk Kuyt made his LFC debut as a second-half subsititute.[LNB]27 October 1999: Liverpool 1 West Ham 0[LNB] Liverpool recorded only their third league win at Anfield of the season with Watford, Manchester United and Everton already having departed with the points but the occasion was memorable due to the contribution of Titi Camara.[LNB]The Guinean striker received news earlier in the day that his father had passed away but resolved to turn out for the Reds that evening as a mark of respect and scored the winning goal of the game on the stroke of half-time, converting Rigobert Song's cross at the far post.[LNB]23 May 1989: Liverpool 5 West Ham 1[LNB]Just three days after beating Everton in the FA Cup Final at Wembley, the Reds secured three vital points and enhanced their goal difference significantly while relegating their luckless visitors in the process.[LNB]The result meant that Arsenal, visitors to Anfield for the final game of the league season three days later, would have to win by two clear goals to pip Liverpool for the title, a task that would surely prove beyond them...[LNB]27 August 1984: Liverpool 3 West Ham 0[LNB] Treble winners Liverpool marked their first game at Anfield since beating AS Roma in the European Cup Final on their own ground in fine style by seeing off the Londoners easily, Paul Walsh marking his home debut by scoring after just 14 seconds with John Wark adding a brace in the second half.[LNB]Classic video of TV's Alf Garnett and his 'Scarse git' son-in-law discussing Liverpool and West Ham >>>>>>>>>>>

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