Match Report
Liverpool went into the game 5th in the table on 60 points; Fulham sat 11th on 52 — an 8-point gap. The last five rounds placed Liverpool no better than 14th for form, against 5th in the standings. Per game in the league, Liverpool were scoring 1.66 and conceding 1.39, Fulham 1.24 and 1.34, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
Liverpool had been beaten in three straight games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 32 games: 18 Liverpool wins, 6 for Fulham, 8 draws, at 3.03 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 41% of meetings won.
Anfield staged the fixture, a ground that holds 61,276. On the scoreboard, Liverpool led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Liverpool: Rio Ngumoha (36'), Mohamed Salah (40')
Key stats
Possession: Liverpool 53% · Fulham 47% · Total shots: 18-19 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 6-9