West Ham United and Liverpool faced off in a Premier League match at the London Stadium on November 30, 2025, with a 2:05 PM GMT kickoff.
West Ham's manager, Nuno Espirito Santo, has instilled a tougher mentality within the team, and he was aiming for a significant victory against the struggling champions. Nuno said before the match that his team was facing a very good team with players capable of fantastic things, so they had to be ready to compete. West Ham made three changes to their lineup, with Konstantinos Mavropanos, Soungoutou Magassa, and Lucas Paqueta replacing Luis Guilherme, Maximilian Kilman, and Igor Julio. Crysencio Summerville was expected to return to training this week after dealing with a calf strain. Lucas Paqueta was available after serving a one-game suspension. Niclas Fullkrug remained sidelined with a thigh injury. The West Ham starting XI included Areola, Magassa, Mavropanos, Todibo, Wan-Bissaka, Fernandes, Potts, Diouf, Bowen, Wilson, and Lucas Paqueta.
Liverpool, under pressure to turn their season around, has been in dreadful form, losing seven of their last eight top-flight games. The Reds have suffered nine defeats in their last 12 matches across all competitions. Arne Slot's position as Liverpool's head coach has come under increased scrutiny. Liverpool made changes to their lineup, with Florian Wirtz in for Salah, and Alisson back in goal. Joe Gomez made his first Premier League start in 11 months, which meant Curtis Jones would start on the bench. Alexander Isak started in the match. The Liverpool starting XI included Alisson, Gomez, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Gakpo, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, and Isak. Curtis Jones may be asked to operate at right-back once again with Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley out injured in addition to Joe Gomez being out of favour.
Several players were doubtful for the match due to injuries. Hugo Ekitike managed 61 minutes against PSV Eindhoven in Liverpool's midweek Champions League encounter before being substituted due to a back injury. Oliver Scarles had surgery on a shoulder problem. Lukasz Fabianski’s return remained uncertain following a reported back complaint.
