Liverpool vs West Ham preview: Best free betting tips, odds and predictions for Carabao Cup clash

DEFENDING champions Liverpool welcome struggling West Ham to Anfield for Wednesday's Carabao Cup encounter.

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Liverpool vs West Ham preview

Liverpool's defence of their Carabao Cup crown starts with a lively encounter against Julen Lopetegui's West Ham on Wednesday.

The Reds have proven that their 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest was just a blip by comprehensively beating AC Milan and Bournemouth in their following two matches.

Arne Slot's side sit second in the Premier League with 12 points from a possible 15 and have the best defensive record in the division having conceded only once!

The Dutchman will be keen on continuing Liverpool's recent love affair with this competition having won it twice in the past three seasons.

And although Wednesday's clash against a Premier League side might have looked tricky on paper - it looks a little more straightforward now.

The Hammers have only managed four points from their opening five top-flight matches and looked a defensive shambles when losing 3-0 to Chelsea over the weekend.

West Ham have lost their opening three home games of the season for the first time in their history and Lopetegui finds himself under the microscope just six hames into his tenure.

Liverpool vs West Ham preview betting odds

• Liverpool 1/3 with William Hill -

• Draw 4/1 with William Hill -

• West Ham 8/1 with William Hill -

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Liverpool vs West Ham preview betting tips and predictions

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This is FAR from the ideal fixture for Julen Lopetegui given the circumstances, so it'll be interesting to see the strength of the side he fields ahead of Saturday's trip to Brentford.

I suspect the travelling Hammers will field a fairly strong starting XI who are capable of scoring one at Anfield. However, their defence was virtually non-existent against Chelsea and Liverpool are primed to exploit that on Wednesday.

• Liverpool to win and both teams to score at 6/4 with William Hill -

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The simple ball through the middle proved too much for West Ham to handle over the weekend, and that could be good news for new recruit Federico Chiesa.

He's likely to start having accumulated a couple of cameos against AC Milan and Bournemouth, and his ability to run in behind defences should serve him well.

He also has a handy knack of scoring in cup competitions having registered 13 goals and five assists in 31 domestic cup appearances for Fiorentina and Juventus.

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