Lineups revealed as the league leaders meet the much-improved Hammers

In-form Liverpool travel to West Ham hoping to continue their quest for the Premier League title.

Arne Slott’s side will look to extend their lead at the top of the table with Arsenal and Chelsea not playing until Monday.

However, West Ham have shown signs of improvement in recent weeks. The Hammers are unbeaten in four matches and enjoyed a 1-0 win over Southampton on Boxing Day.

Read on to find out how the two teams line up for an exciting confrontation at the London Stadium.

West Ham team news

Julen Lopetegui made four changes to the side that beat Saints three days ago.

Edson Alvarez, Lucas Paqueta, Vladimir Coufal and goalkeeper Alphonse Areola will replace Guido Rodriguez and Tomas Soucek (both suspended), Niklas Volkrug and the injured Lukasz Fabianski.

Max Kilman has recovered from the knock he suffered on Boxing Day and started at centre-back for the Hammers.

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Liverpool team news

Luis Diaz returns to the Reds’ starting line-up at the London Stadium, replacing Darwin Nunez in the only change to Slot’s squad.

Alexis McAllister makes his 50th Premier League appearance for the Reds, while Mohamed Salah aims to add to his impressive goal tally so far this season.