Liverpool vs. Fulham Preview: Likely Lineups, Forecast, Strategies, News & Important Stats.

Liverpool will play Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday, hoping to win at Anfield and extend their current winning streak.

Liverpool vs. Fulham Preview: Likely Lineups, Forecast, Strategies, News & Important Stats.

Liverpool enters the meeting against Fulham having gone six games without a loss in the Premier League. Additionally, they defeated LASK easily this week in the UEFA Europa League. They will therefore be sure to grind out all three points.

If the other results go their way, a victory here may propel the Reds, who are now third in the league, to the top of the Premier League. Fulham, however, is currently 14th in the standings and defeated Wolves on Monday to snap their losing skid.

 

Liverpool has a strong head-to-head record against Fulham, having won five of their last six encounters with the West London team. Going into this match, the hosts will be the favorites, and the supporters will be hoping for a convincing win at home.

 

Liverpool team news and tactics

Liverpool’s long-term absentees, Thiago Alcantara, Andrew Robertson, and Stefan Bajcetic, will not play against Fulham. Diogo Jota, meanwhile, took a knock against Manchester City, but he should be back by the conclusion of the season.

 

But Alisson Becker’s thigh injury against Manchester City makes the most recent fitness update troubling. A few weeks of absence for the Brazilian international would be a setback to manager Jurgen Klopp.

After making an impression in Liverpool’s Europa League victory over LASK midweek, Caoimhin Kelleher is expected to start in goal for the Reds tonight. The full-backs that will be used are Kostas Tsimkias and Trent Alexander-Arnold. The two players’ goals will be to support the center defense and contribute to the offense.

 

At the center of the defense, starting with Virgil van Dijk is Ibrahima Konate. Alexis Mac Allister will be the defensive midfielder for the midfield group, and his job will be to keep things tight in the middle. Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai will bring initiative, drive, and control to the side. Lastly, Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah will start on either side of Darwin Nunez, who is expected to be the primary striker.

 

Possible Starting Lineup (4-3-3): Kelleher; Mac Allister, Jones, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas; Szoboszlai, Nunez, Salah, Diaz

 

Fulham

Issa Diop (foot), Adama Traore (hamstring), and Rodrigo Muniz (knee) will all be missing for Fulham owing to injury. It is anticipated that all three players will return later this month. The opposition will probably line up in their customary 4-2-3-1 configuration, with Bernd Leno starting in goal.

 

Starting as full-backs, Timothy Castagne and Antonee Robinson will try to neutralize Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz’s danger. Tim Ream and Calvin Bassey will be in the core of the defense.

Starting in the midfield pivot, Harrison Reed and Joao Palhinha’s roles will be to defend the central defense and thwart opposing attacks. Here, Willian and Alex Iwobi will start as the wingers. In the last third, the two will try to create possibilities for goals.

 

Lastly, Andreas Pereira will be the primary attacking midfielder behind Raul Jimenez as Fulham lines up to play Liverpool.

 

Leno; Castagne, Bassey, Robinson; Palhinha, Reed; Iwobi, Pereira, Willian; Jimenez are the likely members of the lineup (4-2-3-1).

 

Important Statistics

In their last six encounters with Fulham, Liverpool has won five of them in all competitions.

Against Fulham, Liverpool had maintained nine clean sheets in their last 11 home games.

Four of Fulham’s past five Premier League games have ended in defeat.

This season, in 13 Premier League games, Fulham has given up 22 goals.

In the last six games between these two teams, 13 goals have been scored.

Mohamed Salah, the player to watch

 

With ten goals and five assists in 13 Premier League games this season, the 31-year-old Egyptian international has been in outstanding form for Liverpool. One of the greatest players in the world, Salah will try to help his teammates score goals by setting up opportunities for them to score goals here.

He has the speed, flair, inventiveness, and final-third vision to provide a threat to Fulham’s weak defense.

 

Forecast: Liverpool 1-3 Fulham

On paper, Liverpool is clearly the superior team, and they are also playing better. This will be a difficult game for Fulham, who have only won once in their last five Premier League games.

 

 

The West London team will probably battle hard and make things tough for the home team in this match. However, Liverpool has the talent and experience to win in the end. The Reds should win 3-1 at home because they possess the offensive capability to take advantage of Fulham’s weaknesses.