Liverpool vs West Ham United Prediction, Odds and Picks for Saturday, 02/28/26

Liverpool’s 3-match winning streak could come under threat at Anfield on Saturday as Nuno Espirito Santo brings a resurgent West Ham team to a ground where he won early last season with Nottingham Forest. The Portuguese tactician deployed a low block and frustrated the Reds to the point where Arne Slot later admitted it stopped his team from creating many good opportunities. A year and a half later and it still remains an unresolved issue for the team, who have been unable to beat Burnley, Leeds, Sunderland, Forest, Manchester United and Crystal Palace at home this term. 5 of those 6 clubs are in the bottom half of the table and 3 are in a direct relegation fight with West Ham, who have not beaten Liverpool in 5 years or won at Anfield in 11.

Nuno is not a magician and his Forest team’s 1-0 win on Merseyside last season owed as much to Matz Sels’ brilliance as it did his tactics. But there is no way that he throws caution to the wind with a gung-ho approach to this game. The Hammers will likely sit deep and try to hit the hosts on the counter-attack through the in-form Crysensio Summerville and Jarrod Bowen.  Despite their low league position, West Ham probably have more effective wide players than the Reds at the moment. Given West Ham’s expected defensive game plan and that the Reds have recorded 3 straight shutouts, back both teams not to score at enticing plus-money odds.

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