In the match West Ham – Liverpool on February 4, 2019, the leader of the English championship will come to visit the middle peasants of the Premier League. The starting whistle at the Olimpiyskiy stadium will be given at 23:00 Moscow time.West Ham The Hammers are losing their matches again, which is why they have slipped to 12th position. After a 1-0 win against Arsenal, Manuel Pellegrini’s team entered a two-legged losing streak that began with a 2-0 win against Bournemouth, with Wolverhampton to continue. The trip to the “wolves” turned out to be extremely unsuccessful for West Ham, the situation was clear from the first half, in which the Londoners’ players struck only two blows towards the opponent’s goal. The players of the capital’s team showed terrible football, the players of the Wolverhampton did not receive any resistance from the “Hammers”, it was going to the hosts scored a goal. Wolves managed to open the scoring in the 66th minute, Romain Cess was the first on the ball after a corner kick, after which he delivered a strong shot to the left corner. Very soon, the hosts rejoiced at the second goal scored, this time the pitch from the standard flew exactly to Raul Jimenez, and the Mexican doubled Wolverhampton’s lead in the 80th minute. The gap in the score continued to increase, six minutes later Raul Jimenez scored a brace, the attacker jumped out to a rendezvous with the goalkeeper and made the score even more convenient for his team. The result – 3:0, “Hammers” lost, and now their task will be the opportunity not to get into the number of teams claiming to be relegated. With such a game, the chances of the London team are decreasing, especially considering that in the match West Ham – Liverpool will have to confront the championship leader. Liverpool Liverpool didn’t play much better than their future rivals, draw against Leicester was not the best result. The Reds, aware of the loss of Manchester City’s points, started the game with active attacking actions, which gave their result in the third minute of the game, Sadio Mane received the ball in the penalty area and delivered an accurate shot into the far corner – 1:0. The activity of the Merseysiders continued, after three minutes Roberto Firmino could double the advantage, the Brazilian shot from a convenient position, but Kasper Schmeichel pulled out a shot. The Liverpool players were inspired by the goal scored, during the first half they were very close to the second ball, however, the Leicester players approached the hosts’ goal from time to time. In injury time, Leicester’s players did reach their goal and scored against Alisson Becker, Benjamin Chilwell launched the ball into the penalty area with a strong header, and Harry Maguire shot in one touch – 1:1. After the break, the guests switched to the attack, and the Liverpool players had to thank their goalkeeper several times. In the second half, the attacks of the Reds did not bring such danger as before, Roberto Firmino had the best moment, the striker punched hard from close range, but this time Schmeichel also managed. The result is 1:1, not the most pleasant result for the Merseysiders, especially considering the defeat of the main competitor. In the match West Ham – Liverpool guests will have to play only to win. Odds for the match West Ham – Liverpool February 4, 2019 Bookmakers from the Pari-Match company believe that Liverpool is the favorite in this match. Odds for the match West Ham – Liverpool: West Ham to win – 7.60; Draw – 5.40; Liverpool win – 1.39. West Ham – Liverpool: West Ham match forecast does not show the game that their fans are waiting for, Liverpool are unlikely to leave chances to the team from London. Forecast for the match West Ham – Liverpool: Liverpool handicap -1.5, odds – 2.03.
