Head-to-head
• West Ham have only won two of their previous 21 meetings with Liverpool in the Premier League (W2, D4, L15).
• There have been 27 goals in the last eight clashes between these sides at Upton Park.
• Liverpool have only failed to score once in their last 10 league visits to Upton Park. That was in a 1-0 defeat by the Hammers in January 2008.
West Ham
• West Ham have won six of their last nine Premier League matches, and four of their previous five games at Upton Park.
• Sam Allardyce's side have lost five matches from winning positions this season - the most in the top flight.
• They have only won two of the 16 games they have played against teams in the top half of the table this campaign (W2, D3, L11).
• The Hammers have only recovered to take one point from the nine league matches in which they been behind at half-time.
• Their last eight league goals have been scored by seven different players, including an own goal from Hull's James Chester. Only Andy Carroll has scored more than once.
Liverpool
• Liverpool are the only team yet to lose a Premier League game in 2014, winning 11 of their 13 matches and drawing two. This is their longest unbeaten run in the league run since November 2008 - February 2009 (15 matches).
• They are looking for their ninth consecutive league victory this weekend. The last time they won nine matches in a row was in May 2006.
• Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge have a combined total of 49 goals this season - the only Premier League strike partnership to score more in a single season was Newcastle's partnership of Peter Beardsley and Andy Cole in 1993-94 (55).
• Suarez has scored 29 goals this season and is now just two behind the Premier League record for a 38-game season held by Alan Shearer (1995-96) and Cristiano Ronaldo (2007-08).
• Glen Johnson has scored in three of his last five league games against former club West Ham, including the last two trips to Upton Park.
• Jordan Henderson could make his 100th league appearance for Liverpool. He has been involved in a career-high 11 league goals this season (goals and assists).
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