LIVERPOOL. Liverpool overcomes Fulham 1-0 after M. Salah scored a penalty (39′). Liverpool made the most of its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell with the assistance of Edward Smart and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.6 degrees Celsius or 52.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Liverpool had a strong ball possession 58% while Fulham was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.
Liverpool shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Fulham shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Liverpool will have 59 points to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Fulham will stay with 45 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away with Leicester City on the 15th of May with a 11-5 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).
Fulham will play away agasint Southampton on the 13th of May with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Southampton (3 draws).
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson , Trent Alexander-Arnold , Ibrahima Konaté , Virgil van Dijk , Konstantinos Tsimikas , Jordan Henderson , Fabinho , Curtis Jones , Mohamed Salah , Darwin Núñez and Luis Díaz .
The home team had on the bench: Joe Gomez, Harvey Elliott, James Milner, Diogo Jota, Cody Gakpo , Andrew Robertson , Caoimhin Kelleher, Fabio Carvalho and Joël Matip.
Substitutions
Liverpool made 5 changes: Luis Díaz for Cody Gakpo (67′), Konstantinos Tsimikas for Andrew Robertson (67′), C. Jones for James Milner (84′), Mohamed Salah for Diogo Jota (83′) and Darwin Núñez for Harvey Elliott (84′).
Best player: Trent Alexander-Arnold
The player that probably impressed the most for Liverpool was Trent Alexander-Arnold even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 89 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
Fulham – Formation
Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno , Cédric Soares , Tosin Adarabioyo , Issa Diop , Antonee Robinson , Saša Lukić , João Palhinha , Harry Wilson , Tom Cairney , Willian and Carlos Vinícius .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Shane Duffy, Kenny Tete, Bobby Decordova-Reid , Harrison Reed , Manor Solomon , Daniel James , Neeskens Kebano , Luke Harris and Marek Rodák.
Substitutions
Fulham made 5 changes: Harry Wilson for Neeskens Kebano (71′), Tom Cairney for Bobby Reid (71′), Saša Lukić for Harrison Reed (71′), Willian for Manor Solomon (79′) and Carlos Vinícius for Daniel James (80′).
Best player: João Palhinha
The player that probably impressed the most for Fulham was João Palhinha.
His rating is with 41 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 23.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Manchester City – West Ham United – 3-0
- Liverpool – Fulham – 1-0