There have been three own goals in the last three Barclays Premier League meetings between the Hammers and the Reds. Glen Johnson has scored in three of his last five Barclays Premier League games against former club West Ham, including the last two trips to the Boleyn Ground. Liverpool have won seven and lost just one of the last 10 Premier League games against West Ham. 71 points after 32 games is a Premier League high for Liverpool and only in 1987-88 have they accrued more in the three-points-for-a-win era (76). Liverpool have scored 88 goals this season, a record for any team after 32 matches of a Premier League season and have netted in their last 22 games since losing 0-2 away Arsenal. Luis Suarez has scored six goals in his last five Premier League matches and is just two away from the Premier League record for a 38-game season (31) held by Alan Shearer (1995-96) and Cristiano Ronaldo (2007-08). 60% of Liverpool’s goals have been scored in the first half, the highest proportion of any team in the top flight this season. Liverpool have hit the woodwork more times than any other team this season (24), while West Ham’s uprights have been struck the most (20). Liverpool have scored with one in every five shots attempted this season, a better rate than any other side in the top flight. Liverpool have dropped more points from winning positions than any other team in the Premier League away from home (12).
Posted on: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 15:54:54 +0000
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