Six Liverpool players could miss West Ham clash after double Reds blow
West Ham host Liverpool in their next game with their Premier League rivals currently in somewhat of a crisis
West Ham United picked up a valuable point on the road on Saturday afternoon as they drew 2-2 with Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.
The Hammers are now unbeaten in their last three games but will have been disappointed to leave the south coast with just a single point.
They went 2-0 up in the first half thanks to a Callum Wilson double. However, a Marcus Tavernier penalty and a Enes Unal equaliser in the 81st-minute saw the Irons give up two points. They did need an heroic performance from goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, who produced a stunning 10 saves to help secure a point.
The result move West Ham onto 11 points but they are now behind rivals Nottingham Forest who claimed a shock 3-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.
West Ham host the Reds at the London Stadium next weekend, and it could be the perfect time for the Hammers to face Arne Slot's struggling side as they have lost six of their last seven games.
Liverpool injury problems ahead of West Ham clash
Liverpool have been handed a double injury blow following the return to action after the international break. Conor Bradley and Florian Wirtz both missed the defeat to Forest because of injury.
Bradley will definitely not feature against West Ham, as Slot said before the defeat to Forest: “I don’t expect Conor to be part of the upcoming 22 days. Maybe in the end, but not in the [next] 22 days unless something like a miracle happens, which I don’t expect.”
Meanwhile, Wirtz has a chance of featuring. Slot added: “Florian should be able to play after [Forest], it depends on what happens after, but that shouldn’t be that long.”
Meanwhile, Liverpool are already without Giovanni Leoni and Jeremie Frimpong while Jayden Danns and Stefan Bajčetić are also well away from returning to action.
Reaction as West Ham draw with Bournemouth
As West Ham look to make it four games unbeaten next weekend, Nuno Espírito Santo was pleased with his side's resilience on the south coast.
He reflected: "It's a very tough place to come. The first half was us - we took advantage of the straight ball, of the second ball, we managed the tempo of the game, we managed to control Bournemouth, and we achieved a good lead.
"In the second half, Bournemouth did exactly the same that we did [in the first]. They managed better the circumstances of the game, we couldn't go out, they put us against the ropes, they engaged five players in the last line.
"The boys were organised but were missing the pass to go out of pressure, to really hurt them with space, under tough circumstances.
"But the positive is that I think the team was resilient, was organised, was compact and was really committed."