Premier League predictions: Liverpool's Joe Gomez to end 235-game goal drought against Bournemouth
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Football Journalist
Saturday 20 January 2024 18:01, UK
Our tipster Jones Knows sprinkles his analysis over the Premier League weekend and believes Liverpool defender Joe Gomez will end his 235-game goal drought against Bournemouth.
I've got serious doubts about West Ham's short-term prospects without Lucas Paqueta, Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus.
With Kudus away at the Africa Cup of Nations, Paqueta out injured and Bowen a doubt, the Hammers look in a spot of bother for this fixture. Where are their goals coming from? They looked out of ideas even before being reduced to 10-players in their FA Cup defeat to Bristol City.
Of their last 14 goals scored across all competitions, 10 of those have come courtesy of Bowen or Kudus while Paqueta recorded six assists in his last 254 minutes of action for the Hammers. With Michail Antonio still injured, options are thin on the ground for David Moyes, whose team are working at a non-penalty conversion rate of 19 per cent this season — the best in the Premier League. However, their chance creation numbers rank them as the second worst team in the league having created just 157 openings this season — only Sheffield United (91) have racked up fewer.
All this is leading to an overperformance in front of goal, mostly due to the brilliance of Bowen and Kudus. Take them out of the equation and West Ham simply aren't the same team. This is a fine opportunity for the Blades, who can be backed at 5/2 with Sky Bet for victory.
Bournemouth have won seven of their last 10 Premier League games while
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