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EFL Cup | Third Round
Sep 25, 2024 at 8pm UK
Anfield
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Liverpool
5 - 1
West Ham

Jota (25', 49'), Salah (74'), Gakpo (90', 90+3')
Quansah (63')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Quansah (21' og.)
Lopetegui (64'), Alvarez (67'), Paqueta (70')
Alvarez (76')

The Match

Match Report

Diogo Jota, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo all score in Liverpool's thumping 5-1 victory over 10-man West Ham United in the EFL Cup third round.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Liverpool and West Ham United.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Liverpool and West Ham United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how West Ham United could line up for Wednesday's EFL Cup third-round clash with Liverpool.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Liverpool's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's EFL Cup third-round clash with West Ham United.

Form, Standings, Stats

Liverpool

All competitions
Last Game: Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth
Saturday, September 21 at 3pm in Premier League

West Ham United

All competitions
EFL Cup
Last Game: West Ham 0-3 Chelsea
Saturday, September 21 at 12.30pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Liverpool win with a probability of 69.73%. A draw had a probability of 16.8% and a win for West Ham United had a probability of 13.42%.

The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.19%) and 3-1 (7.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.49%), while for a West Ham United win it was 1-2 (3.84%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.

Result
LiverpoolDrawWest Ham United
69.73% (0.087000000000003 0.09)16.85% (-0.052 -0.05)13.42% (-0.036999999999999 -0.04)
Both teams to score 58.88% (0.113 0.11)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
68.57% (0.185 0.19)31.42% (-0.184 -0.18)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
47.11% (0.216 0.22)52.89% (-0.216 -0.22)
Liverpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.89% (0.064999999999998 0.06)8.11% (-0.065 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
71.52% (0.161 0.16)28.48% (-0.16 -0.16)
West Ham United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.08% (0.077999999999996 0.08)35.92% (-0.078000000000003 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.3% (0.081 0.08)72.7% (-0.079999999999998 -0.08)
Score Analysis
    Liverpool 69.73%
    West Ham United 13.42%
    Draw 16.85%
LiverpoolDrawWest Ham United
2-1 @ 9.41% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
2-0 @ 9.19% (-0.035 -0.04)
3-1 @ 7.88% (0.012 0.01)
3-0 @ 7.7% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
1-0 @ 7.32% (-0.051 -0.05)
4-1 @ 4.95% (0.022 0.02)
4-0 @ 4.83% (0.012 0.01)
3-2 @ 4.03% (0.014 0.01)
4-2 @ 2.53% (0.017 0.02)
5-1 @ 2.49% (0.019 0.02)
5-0 @ 2.43% (0.014 0.01)
5-2 @ 1.27% (0.013 0.01)
6-1 @ 1.04% (0.011 0.01)
6-0 @ 1.02% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
Other @ 3.63%
Total : 69.73%
1-1 @ 7.49% (-0.036 -0.04)
2-2 @ 4.82% (0.0029999999999992 0)
0-0 @ 2.91% (-0.029 -0.03)
3-3 @ 1.38% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 0.25%
Total : 16.85%
1-2 @ 3.84% (-0.01 -0.01)
0-1 @ 2.98% (-0.024 -0.02)
2-3 @ 1.64% (0.004 0)
0-2 @ 1.53% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.31% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 2.13%
Total : 13.42%

How you voted: Liverpool vs West Ham

Liverpool
91.6%
West Ham United
8.4%
215
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