{"id":293107,"date":"2023-09-19T13:36:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T13:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293107"},"modified":"2023-09-19T13:36:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T13:36:30","slug":"antonio-backs-west-ham-side-to-finish-above-liverpool-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/antonio-backs-west-ham-side-to-finish-above-liverpool-this-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Antonio backs West Ham side to finish ABOVE Liverpool this season"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Michail Antonio makes bold claim his high-flying West Ham side will finish ABOVE Liverpool in the Premier League this season ahead of their clash at Anfield this Sunday<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Michail Antonio has made a bold claim over West Ham&#8217;s potential league finish<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The West Ham star believes his side will finish above Liverpool this season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Michail Antonio has boldly claimed that West Ham will finish above Liverpool in the Premier League this season.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham, who are enjoying a brilliant start to the campaign, have lost just once in their opening five games despite losing captain Declan Rice earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s Liverpool team have started the season just as well, boasting an unbeaten record so far and are currently three points ahead of the Hammers.<\/p>\n<p>However, the true test of West Ham&#8217;s credentials will come when the two sides meet at Anfield this Sunday, which could see David Moyes&#8217; men lay down a real marker should they walk away with three points.<\/p>\n<p>And Antonio is so confident of a result at the weekend that he believes the Europa Conference League champions will finish ahead of Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/13\/75594713-12535557-image-a-7_1695128074026.jpg\" height=\"518\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/13\/75594727-12535557-image-m-6_1695128065002.jpg\" height=\"518\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Michail Antonio (left) has boldly claimed that West Ham will finish above Mohamed Salah&#8217;s (right) Liverpool in the Premier League this season<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am backing myself over Liverpool,&#8217; Antonio said on the Footballer&#8217;s Football Podcast. &#8216;You know what, I think we are going to finish higher than Liverpool this season. I&#8217;m putting it out there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/13\/75594721-12535557-image-a-9_1695128301463.jpg\" height=\"507\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Antonio (bottom) made the bold claim on the\u00a0Footballer&#8217;s Football Podcast with Newcastle striker Callum Wilson (top)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I watched the game [Wolves vs Liverpool] because it was before our game and Wolves could have run away with it! They had quite a few opportunities. We&#8217;ve got them this weekend and it&#8217;s a six-pointer. We&#8217;ve got them!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In response to the prediction, Newcastle United striker Callum Wilson\u00a0said: &#8216;Michail, wake up. I think he&#8217;s having one of those dreams again.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>There is also a possibility that West Ham and Liverpool could meet in the latter stages of the Europa League should both teams advance far enough into the competition.<\/p>\n<p>However, Wilson is unconvinced Liverpool will prioritise the competition above the Premier League, hinting that a meeting with West Ham would be unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson added: &#8216;This year there are some big teams in the competition, the likes of Liverpool. I don&#8217;t see you winning it this year, but I wish you all the success.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>But when pushed for a prediction on who he thinks will win the Europa League, Wilson joked: &#8216;West Ham! I don&#8217;t want to be too harsh on West Ham because it&#8217;s only Michail I don&#8217;t like, not the West Ham fans.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12535557\/Michail-Antonio-backs-West-Ham-finish-Liverpool-Premier-League.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michail Antonio makes bold claim his high-flying West Ham side will finish ABOVE Liverpool in the Premier League this season <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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