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Premier League, Goodison Park, Sunday 18 September 2022, 2pm
West Ham United complete the first part of the intense, condensed 2022/23 season with a trip to Merseyside to take on an Everton side managed by a familiar face.
Academy of Football graduate Frank Lampard, whose father Frank Senior and uncle Harry Redknapp both played for and later combined to manage the Hammers, has been in charge at Goodison Park since January and guided the Toffees to Premier League safety last season.
Goodison Park had traditionally been an unhappy hunting ground for the Hammers, but that has not been the case in recent seasons, with West Ham beating the Blues on home turf in three of the last four Premier League campaigns.
It was Angelo Ogbonna who got our winner there last season, scoring the only goal of the game 16 minutes from full-time.
Whatever the result, a visit to Goodison is a trip back in time, with sections of the stadium, dating back nearly 100 years. The Claret and Blue Army will be situated in the Bullens Road Stand, which features the trademark criss-cross designs of legendary football architect Archibald Leitch, whose work was installed in the 1920s.
The surrounding area is also football as it used to be, with narrow terraced streets leading away from Goodison to the east and west.
Liverpool is also a great destination city, so supporters will be delighted by the opportunity to make a weekend away of this fixture
How to get there…
For those who wish to drive, parking IS available near Goodison Park, with the Stanley Park Car Park situated half-a-mile away along Priory Road at the junction with Utting Avenue. Prices are displayed upon entry, but get there early to avoid disappointment!
Otherwise, a strict resident parking scheme is in operation in the streets surrounding Goodison, and your vehicle could be clamped or removed!
Accessible parking is available. Please email [email protected] for details.
If you are taking the train up from London on the Sunday, services leave Euston at 08.17, 09.17 and 10.16 which should get you to the ground in time for kick-off!
After the match, trains depart at .47 past the hour and take two hours and 15 minutes to get back to London.
From Liverpool Lime Street, take a taxi from the rank at the station (£7-£9) or the 919 bus, which departs from St John’s Lane and will return you from Walton Lane after the game.
Alternatively, take one of the many bus services which leave Queen Square Bus Station, including the 19, 20, 21, 310 and 345.
Where to stay…
As a tourist destination in its own right, Liverpool has a wide range of accommodation options to suit all budgets and tastes.
There are some sensational hotels in the city centre and also around the redeveloped Albert Dock, with both areas also well stocked with restaurants and bars to help you party the Saturday night away!
For those for whom price is more important than style, there are the usual budget chain options in and around the city centre.
What to do…
Liverpool is FULL of interesting attractions, historic buildings and things to do.
Of course, the city is known best for its football and music, most notably legendary band The Beatles, so why not fill your visit with a bit of both?
With the football already taken care of, you can visit The Beatles Story or British Music Experience, take a Beatles Magical Mystery Tour around the city or even visit the childhood homes of John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
If music is not your thing, the World Museum tells the story of the Earth, the Museum of Liverpool and Mersey Maritime Museum do what you’d expect, while, if you’re driving, you can encounter over 700 wild animals at nearby Knowsley Safari Park.
For further information, head to visitliverpool.com.
What’s happened there before…
As mentioned in the introduction, West Ham’s record at Goodison Park has been much improved in recent seasons, with four wins and three defeats in our seven most-recent Premier League visits.
The Hammers came from two goals down to win 3-2 in March 2016, then scored a 3-1 victory in September 2018 and a 1-0 success on New Year’s Day 2021, courtesy of Tomáš Souček’s goal. As mentioned, Angelo Ogbonna’s glancing header did the business in October last year.
West Ham were also at Everton in September 2020 in the Carabao Cup fourth round, but the Toffees ran out 4-1 winners.
Premier League-wise, that Andriy Yarmolenko-inspired 3-1 win in September 2018 was our biggest at Goodison Park.
West Ham’s biggest-ever top-flight win there was a 4-0 First Division victory way back on 10 April 1929, when Vivian Gibbins helped himself to a hat-trick.
