Jarrod Bowen's shirt in the dressing room at Liverpool

Team News: Bowen returns at Anfield

Jarrod Bowen returns from illness for West Ham United's Premier League clash with Liverpool.

The forward, who has three goals in five top-flight appearances to his name this season, missed Thursday's UEFA Europa League victory over FK TSC Bačka Topola, but has recovered in time to start at Anfield.

David Moyes makes nine changes from the side which started in midweek, with the eleven who featured against Manchester City last time out in the Premier League all restored to the XI.

That means Alphonse Areola starts in goal, making his first appearance at Anfield since helping Fulham to a 1-0 win on Merseyside in March 2021.

Vladimír Coufal is at right-back, with Kurt Zouma skippering the side at centre-back alongside Nayef Aguerd. Emerson, who was a half-time substitute against TSC, completes the back four.

Liverpool starting XI

Tomáš Souček, fresh from scoring his first goal of the season on Thursday, starts in a midfield which also features Edson Álvarez and Lucas Paquetá, who is one of two starters who also started against TSC, and netted a fine strike when the Hammers met Liverpool at London Stadium last season.

James Ward-Prowse also starts in the middle of the park, and will be aiming to continue his fine start to life with the Hammers, which has seen him score twice and assist five goals in his first five games.

Bowen will support Michail Antonio in attack, with the Jamaica international targeting a sixth career goal against the Reds.

Moyes also has a wealth of options on the bench, including Mohammed Kudus, who netted twice against TSC, one-time Liverpool striker Danny Ings and Pablo Fornals - scorer of three previous goals against today's opponents.


West Ham United: Areola, Coufal, Zouma ©, Aguerd, Emerson, Álvarez, Souček, Ward-Prowse, Paquetá, Bowen, Antonio
Subs: Fabiański (GK), Kehrer, Mavropanos, Ogbonna, Fornals, Kudus, Cornet, Benrahma, Ings


Liverpool: Alisson, Gomez, van Dijk ©, Matip, Robertson, Mac Allister, Jones, Szoboszlai, Díaz, Salah, Núñez
Subs: Kelleher (GK), Tsimikas, Quansah, Konaté, Endō, Gravenberch, Elliott, Gakpo, Diogo Jota


Referee: Chris Kavanagh


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