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LIVERPOOL. Liverpool had a close win over Fulham. Liverpool was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell assisted by Richard West and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 2.06 degrees Celsius or 35.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 61% while Fulham was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match​.

Liverpool shot 26 times, 12 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Fulham shot 9 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Liverpool has 31 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Fulham will stays with 15 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 19th of May with a 15-4 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (2 draws).

Fulham will play away against Luton Town on the 19th of May with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Fulham (2 draws).

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Caoimhín Kelleher (6.3), Trent Alexander-Arnold (8.4), Joël Matip (7.5), Virgil van Dijk  (7.0), Konstantinos Tsimikas (7.3), Dominik Szoboszlai  (7.3), Alexis Mac Allister (7.3), Ryan Gravenberch (6.8), Mohamed Salah (7.1), Darwin Núñez (6.6) and Luis Díaz (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ibrahima Konaté (6.7), Joe Gomez (6.4), Wataru Endo  (7.7), Adrián, Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo (7.0), Harvey Elliott, Ben Doak and Jarell Quansah.

Liverpool could not rely on the presence of Ibrahima Konaté (injured).

Substitutions

Liverpool made 4 changes: Dominik Szoboszlai  for Cody Gakpo (64′), Alexis Mac Allister for Joe Gomez (65′), Joël Matip for Ibrahima Konaté (69′) and Ryan Gravenberch for Wataru Endo  (83′).

Player of the match: Trent Alexander-Arnold​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Trent Alexander-Arnold.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 81 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

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 (7.3), Kenny Tete (7.5), Calvin Bassey (6.3), Tim Ream (6.4), Antonee Robinson (7.8), Harrison Reed (6.7), João Palhinha (7.1), Harry Wilson (7.3), Andreas Pereira (7.0), Alex Iwobi (6.3) and Raúl Jiménez (7.1).

They had on the bench: Willian (6.8), Timothy Castagne (6.3), Marek Rodak, Tosin Adarabioyo, Tom Cairney (7.1), Fodé Ballo-Touré, Bobby De Cordova-Reid (7.1), Sasa Lukic and Carlos Vinícius (6.6).

Substitutions

Fulham made 5 changes: Harry Wilson for Tom Cairney (62′), Andreas Pereira for Willian (62′), Alex Iwobi for Bobby De Cordova-Reid (75′), Kenny Tete for Timothy Castagne (75′) and Harrison Reed for Carlos Vinícius (90′).

Player of the match: Antonee Robinson​

The most impressive player for Fulham was Antonee Robinson.

His rating is (7.8) with 40 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• West Ham United – Crystal Palace – 1-1
• Manchester City – Tottenham Hotspur – 3-3
• Liverpool – Fulham – 4-3
• Chelsea – Brighton & Hove Albion – 3-2
• AFC Bournemouth – Aston Villa – 2-2