Liverpool and Fulham look to bounce back from difficult midweek defeats as they collide at Anfield on Super Sunday.
With Everton and West Ham not playing until Monday, victory will see Liverpool climb to fifth whereas Fulham could climb out of the relegation zone with a win if Newcastle lose on Sunday lunchtime at West Brom.
Team News
Ozan Kabak is a doubt for Liverpool after suffering a knock in Thursday’s defeat to Chelsea.
Nathaniel Phillips and Caoimhin Kelleher (both knock) will also face late fitness tests alongside Kabak.
Jordan Henderson (adductor), Joel Matip (ankle), Joe Gomez and Virgil Van Dijk (both knee) remain absent.
Fulham could again be without Marek Rodak due to a finger injury but Tom Cairney (knee) remains ruled out.
Stat Attack
- Liverpool have dropped just two points in their last seven meetings against Fulham (W6, D1).
- Fulham have won just one of their last five trips to Anfield (W1, L4).
- Mohamed Salah has scored in two of his three Liverpool appearances against Fulham.
- Four of Fulham’s last five away goals have come after half time.
- Jurgen Klopp’s Reds have scored just once in their six home games in 2021 (D1, L5).
Prediction
Liverpool just failed to seriously turn up in Thursday’s defeat to Chelsea because they just looked a broken team with little confidence, which was evident by their lack of hunger in trying to seize control from Chelsea who dictated the game despite Alisson making great saves to avoid a humiliation.
Fulham meanwhile will feel hard done by because they deserved a point in their midweek clash against Tottenham, having produced excellent attacking intent with sharp energy and passing yet a mixture of a defensive blunder, little end product and VAR cost them at least a point if not a win.
On that note, both teams have work to do but if Fulham can continue their progress and avoid those little but costly errors, they could put a passionless Liverpool under real pressure defensively if able to quickly gain control of the match otherwise I fancy the hosts to take at least a point from this match.
Prediction: Liverpool 0-1 Fulham
Result: Liverpool 0-1 Fulham