“Shown us their vulnerabilities this season” – Chris Sutton makes bold result prediction ahead of West Ham vs Liverpool

Football pundit and former Blackburn Rovers striker Chris Sutton has predicted a draw when Liverpool and West Ham United lock horns in the Premier League at the London Stadium on Wednesday (April 26).

The Reds are seventh in the standings, picking up 50 points from 31 games and are nine points behind fourth-placed Manchester United. Meanwhile, the Hammers are 13th and have distanced themselves from the relegation zone, with six points separating them from 18th-placed Everton.

Despite the difference in their respective positions, Sutton feels that nothing might separate the two teams after 90 minutes in midweek. The 1994-95 Premier League winner wrote in his column for the Daily Mail:

"West Ham 2 Liverpool 2. A four-goal thriller at the London Stadium anyone? The pressure has eased on West Ham. They're set to escape relegation and can give it a go against a Liverpool side who have shown us their vulnerabilities this season."

Both teams are coming off wins in their last game. Jurgen Klopp's men picked up a nervy 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest at Anfield courtesy of Diogo Jota's brace and a Mohamed Salah strike.

Meanwhile, the Hammers thrashed AFC Bournemouth 4-0 at the Vitality Stadium, thanks to goals from Michail Antonio, Lucas Paqueta, Declan Rice and Pablo Fornals.

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Liverpool will look to complete league double over West Ham United

Ahead of their second league meeting between Liverpool and West Ham United of the Premier League season, the two teams clashed at Anfield in October.

The Reds recorded a close 1-0 win. Darwin Nunez scored the only goal in the 22nd minute in a contest that saw the two teams get just ten shots on target from 30 combined attempts.

West Ham's best chance of the contest came on the stroke of half-time, but Alisson Becker kept out Jarrod Bowen's penalty. The hosts then held on in the second half to pick up a narrow win.

It's worth noting, though, that David Moyes' men came up trumps when the two teams last clashed at the London Stadium. The Hammers won that game 3-2 in November 2021.

An Alisson own-goal put West Ham up by one after just four minutes, but Trent Alexander-Arnold brought Liverpool level in the 41st minute. Pablo Fornals and Kurt Zouma then gave the hosts a 3-1 lead, with Divock Origi netting an 83rd-minute consolation for the Reds.