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title: "Liverpool: Fans react to postponement of West Ham game in December"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fans-react-to-postponement-of-west-ham-game-in-december/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2019-09-05T14:20:33Z"
modified: "2019-09-05T14:20:33Z"
---

# Liverpool: Fans react to postponement of West Ham game in December

**Liverpool yesterday confirmed that their Premier League home fixture at West Ham just before Christmas will need to be rearranged.**

The club told fans on its official Twitter channel [@LFC](https://twitter.com/lfc/status/1169188593786638337?s=21) that the trip to London Stadium, which had been scheduled for Saturday December 21st, has been postponed because the Reds are due to play in the FIFA Club World Cup at that time.

> Our [@premierleague](https://twitter.com/premierleague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) away fixture against [@WestHam](https://twitter.com/WestHam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) in December has been postponed due to the club’s invitation to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup.[https://t.co/ZSNGUmp3mE](https://t.co/ZSNGUmp3mE)
>
> — Liverpool FC (@LFC) [September 4, 2019](https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1169188593786638337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Liverpool confirmed on the club website [liverpoolfc.com](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/363484-liverpool-fifa-club-world-cup-west-ham-postponed) that the fixture will be moved to an alternative date because of the Reds’ involvement in the Club World Cup, which takes place in Qatar from December 11th to 21st, with Jurgen Klopp’s team scheduled to play in the semi-finals on Wednesday December 18th.

Liverpool were invited to partake in the competition after [winning the Champions League last season](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48368443) and will hope to conquer the global tournament for the first time, having lost finals in [2005](https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2005/index.html) and under a previous format in [1981](https://www.rsssf.com/tablest/toyota81.html) and [1984](https://www.rsssf.com/tablest/toyota84.html).

These Liverpool fans on Twitter are looking forward to the Reds’ involvement in this year’s Club World Cup:

https://twitter.com/DeanCoombes/status/1169191804169793537

> It's coming home
>
> — Andrew Smith (@Andrewroysmith) [September 4, 2019](https://twitter.com/Andrewroysmith/status/1169188965603299328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/TheFirminoRoIe/status/1169189309842374656

> Another Competition another Hendo Shuffle and Matip celebration
>
> — Frewyn (@frerod4) [September 4, 2019](https://twitter.com/frerod4/status/1169189644782538752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/DreamTheaterAl/status/1169190235424657409

> I want this so we can call ourselves world champions
>
> — ReeceN6\* (@LiV\_erPool1) [September 4, 2019](https://twitter.com/LiV_erPool1/status/1169210785865838593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***What do you make of Liverpool’s pre-Christmas participation in the FIFA Club World Cup? Join in the discussion by commenting below!***