Liverpool v West Ham live: Latest team news and line-ups from Premier League clash

Nuno Espirito Santo has fired a warning to West Ham’s relegation rivals Nottingham Forest and Tottenham by declaring his side are back “in the fight”.

The Hammers looked consigned to the drop just last month when they slipped seven points from safety.

But a run of just one defeat in six has seen them move to within two points of Forest and four behind free-falling Spurs.

They could even climb out of the bottom three before their rivals play on Sunday if they overcome Liverpool at Anfield today.

“We know it’s going to be tough. Going to Anfield is always tough, but at the same time a big challenge for us,” Nuno said.

“We are going to face a fantastic team full of talented players that only can bring the best out of us.

“This is what our major motivation is and to realise that we have to keep chasing, chasing, chasing.

“It’s the reality. It’s been that for some while now. We are in the fight.”

Mohamed Salah could be a fascinating figure in the selection shake-up, too, for Arne Slot. Richard Jolly feels a changing of the guard is surely coming…

Liverpool have a few selection decisions to make today, among them how best to utilise Rio Ngumoha. Could he supplant Cody Gakpo? Will Castle assesses the merits:

Virgil van Dijk made a point of talking up Liverpool’s resilience after victory over Nottingham Forest, too:

Liverpool’s season has often seemed on the verge of total disaster, but, Richard Jolly writes, one quality is keeping it alive:

For Liverpool and West Ham, it is a salvaging of the season on the mind as the two sides meet at Anfield in a key Premier League clash. Arne Slot and his squad know their title defence is long gone but Liverpool remain in the thick of the chase for a top-five finish, while the visitors are looking to continue a recent upturn in fortunes that has bolstered their survival bid.