West Ham boost as three Liverpool players reportedly ruled out

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West Ham face Liverpool in Saturday’s evening kick-off at the London Stadium.

West Ham could be about to receive a major boost in their hunt for three points against Liverpool on Saturday as three Reds stars have been ruled out, according to Football London.

The report claims that attacking trio Adam Lallana, Philippe Coutinho and Sadio Mane will all miss the bout through injury, as Slaven Bilic prepares his side to face Jurgen Klopp’s men at Wembley Stadium.

It is believed that former Southampton stars Mane and Lallana will not return until after the international break, while Brazil international Coutinho is struggling to overcome a hip problem.

Klopp was forced to play with a front three of Daniel Sturridge, Robert Firmino and Mohamed Salah last time out and it now looks increasingly likely that he will have to do the same.

The news will come as a boost to Bilic’s east Londoners, as he is without four first-team defenders for Saturday’s clash. Hot-head Pablo Zabaleta is out through suspension, while Jose Fonte is nursing a foot injury after limping off against Crystal Palace.

The Euro 2016 winner could now miss out along with Winston Reid and James Collins. New Zealand international Reid has a small chance of playing, as he looks to overcome a calf problem while Collins is out with a foot injury.

The Hammers will be hoping for a vast improvement on their last outing against Liverpool, which resulted in a 4-0 defeat on home soil thanks to goals from Sturridge, Divock Origi and a brace from Coutinho.