Stats suggest LFC optimism
Liverpool have reason to be confident on Sunday given their remarkable record at home against West Ham – find out more with our pre-match facts and figures courtesy of club statistician Ged Rea.
The teams last met at Anfield in November 2010, when Glen Johnson, Dirk Kuyt (pen) and Maxi Rodriguez scored in the opening 38 minutes of a 3-0 win.
In the Barclays Premier League, Liverpool have won 20 of the 33 meetings - with seven draws and six defeats.
Liverpool have kept 14 clean sheets in the last 17 league meetings on this ground.
In the last 48 league meetings home and away, the Reds have lost just six.
The Reds are unbeaten in the last 39 home league games against West Ham at Anfield. In that time they have won 29 and drawn 10, conceding just 15 goals.
A win on Sunday would give Liverpool a sixth Premier League double over West Ham.
Johnson has scored for Liverpool against his former club in each of his last three appearances. He played 15 times during his spell at Upton Park.
Daniel Agger scored his first Reds goal against West Ham in a 2-1 win at Anfield in 2006.
Steven Gerrard has scored seven goals in 18 appearances against the Hammers. Only John Toshack (10) and Ian Rush and Roger Hunt (eight each) have scored more for the Reds against the Londoners.
Steven has scored more goals (seven) against West Ham's Jussi Jaaskelainen than against any other goalkeeper he has faced - with all seven coming during the 'keeper's time at Bolton.
Liverpool's biggest home win over West Ham in the league was a 6-0 success in April 1984. Ian Rush and Graeme Souness each scored twice, with the others coming from Kenny Dalglish and Ronnie Whelan.
Liverpool require 14 goals from seven games to reach 100 in a season in all competitions for only the fifth time in the last 22 campaigns.
The Reds have scored 20 goals in their last six home league games.
Last weekend at Villa Park, Liverpool became the first team in English football to record 1,800 top-flight wins.
Martin Skrtel could play his 150th league game for the Reds.
The Reds have scored more goals at this stage of the campaign (59) than they have in any of the last 17 seasons.
Four wins out of five represents Liverpool's best league run of the campaign so far.
West Ham have lost 10 games away from home in the top flight this season. Only Reading have lost more.
On the road they have taken four points from the last possible 30.
They are aiming to record back-to-back league victories for the first time this season.
West Ham's last win at Anfield came in September 1963, with Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters scoring in a 2-1 win.
The Hammers have scored only six goals in their last 27 visits to Anfield and none in the last four.
Sam Allardyce has won three of his 18 league meetings with the Reds as a manager - all with Bolton. He never won against Liverpool in his time at Newcastle or Blackburn.