Two clubs in opposite halves of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between West Ham United and Liverpool. The first-division clash scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET will be held at Boleyn Ground in London and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via the Independent): "He's [Mario Balotelli] a boy who has really looked into the history of the club and he understands the great strikers of the past. We have spoken about [Luis] Suarez and his time here. Remember, he's still young. He still wants to learn, he still needs to learn and that's the beauty of it for me."
"When I spoke to him, when I first met him, he still had this keenness to want to learn and when you see his work against Ludogorets. He put his body on the line and he needs to do more of that," he added. "I think that will come when he gets fitter and getting into good positions will allow him to score goals. But he's well in tune with the history, not only of the club, but of Liverpool."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: West Ham United's Enner Valencia opened his Premier League account on Monday. The 24-year-old joined West Ham from Liga MX following the 2014 World Cup and will look for more offensive productivity this afternoon.
West Ham United's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Adrian; Cresswell, Tomkins, Reid, Demel; Noble, Kouyate; Zarate, Song, Downing; Valencia
Liverpool's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Mignolet; Moreno, Sakho, Lovren, Manquillo; Coutinho, Gerrard, Henderson; Markovic, Balotelli, Sterling
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Chelsea |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
|||
|
2 |
Aston Villa |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
|||
|
3 |
Swansea City |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
|||
|
4 |
Southampton |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
|||
|
5 |
Manchester City |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
|||
|
6 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
|||
|
7 |
Arsenal |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
|||
|
8 |
Liverpool |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
|||
|
9 |
Manchester United |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
|||
|
10 |
Hull City |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|||
|
11 |
Everton |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
-1 |
5 |
|||
|
12 |
Leicester City |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
5 |
|||
|
13 |
West Ham United |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
-1 |
4 |
|||
|
14 |
Stoke City |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
4 |
|||
|
15 |
Sunderland |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
3 |
|||
|
16 |
Queens Park Rangers |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
-8 |
3 |
|||
|
17 |
Crystal Palace |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
2 |
|||
|
18 |
Burnley |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
2 |
|||
|
19 |
West Bromwich Albion |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
2 |
|||
|
20 |
Newcastle United |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
-6 |
2 |
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