LIVERPOOL
Premier League, Anfield, Sunday 13 April 2025, 2pm BST
West Ham United make the 460-mile round trip to Anfield to take on Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday.
With Manchester City kicking-off the season as four-time defending champions, and Liverpool starting the campaign with a new manager in Dutchman Arne Slot, most pundits were predicting another title for Pep Guardiola and his squad.
However, Slot has overseen a dramatic changing of the guard at the top of the table – no pun intended – with the Reds streaking clear of not just their rivals in sky blue, but all of their rivals.
Liverpool have been top of the table since the start of November, and have lost just one Premier League match at home all season – to another surprise package, Nottingham Forest, in mid-September.
While Slot’s side have been knocked out of the UEFA Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain, lost the EFL Cup final to Newcastle United and were beaten at Fulham in the Premier League last weekend, it would take a monumental collapse in the Anfield side’s form to relinquish their huge advantage at the top of the league standings.
While a victory may therefore prove very difficult to come by for West Ham United, Anfield is an historic stadium at which to watch a football match and Liverpool remains a great destination city, so supporters will be relishing the opportunity to make a weekend away of this fixture.
How to get there...
If you are taking the train up from London on the Sunday morning, direct services leave Euston at 08.23 and 09.19, while you can change by taking the 08.35 (at Crewe) or 08.38 (at Rugby and Crewe), which should get you to the ground in good time for kick-off!
From Lime Street, bus service 917 departs from Commutation Row in the City Centre and takes around 15 minutes to reach Anfield. Fans can use the return service from Walton Lane after the match.
Alternatively, from Liverpool City Centre, take the 26 from Liverpool ONE bus station or 17 from Queen Square Bus Station directly to the ground. Or you could take a taxi!
After the match, trains also depart Lime Street at 16.43 and 17.43 and take two hours and 25 minutes to get back to London. Indirect services leave at 16.33 and 17.33, but take much longer to get to Euston via a change at Crewe.
For those who wish to drive, parking is available near Goodison Park, with the Stanley Park Car Park situated half-a-mile away along Priory Road at the junction with Utting Avenue. Prices are displayed upon entry, but supporters are advised to get there early to avoid disappointment!
Accessible parking is available. Please fill out the form HERE for details.
Where to stay...
As one of the United Kingdom’s most popular tourist destinations, Liverpool has a wide array of different accommodation options to choose from all over the city.
There are some sensational hotels in the city centre and also around the redeveloped Albert Dock, so if you pick any hotel within that area, then you will be sorted for food and drinks, and will be able to get to and from the game with relative ease.
For those for whom price is more important than style, there are the usual well-known budget hotels within the city centre.
What to do…
Liverpool is FULL of interesting attractions, historic buildings and things to do.
Of course, the city is known best for its football and music, most notably legendary band The Beatles, so why not fill your visit with a bit of both?
With the football already taken care of, you can visit The Beatles Story or British Music Experience, take a Beatles Magical Mystery Tour around the city or even visit the childhood homes of John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
If music is not your thing, the World Museum tells the story of the Earth, the Museum of Liverpool and Mersey Maritime Museum do what you’d expect, while, if you’re driving, you can encounter over 700 wild animals at nearby Knowsley Safari Park.
For further information, head to visitliverpool.com.
What’s happened there before…
West Ham United have won at Anfield just once in the last 56 visits in all competitions!
That victory came in August 2015, when Manuel Lanzini, Mark Noble and Diafra Sakho all found the net in a 3-0 success for Slaven Bilić’s Irons. After that memorable win ended a 52-year wait, the Hammers drew on their next two visits but have since lost on each of the last five.
That 3-0 win is also our largest margin of victory at Anfield, eclipsing the 3-1 First Division success achieved thanks to two goals from Jimmy Ruffell and one from fellow England international Vic Watson back in February 1928!
