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LONDON. Liverpool defeats Fulham 3-1. Liverpool was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson with the help of Marc Perry and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.93 degrees Celsius or 48.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 12 Total 14
- 5 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 80 Attack 130
- 29 Dangerous attack 48
- 81 Ball safe 90
- 14 Free Kicks 6
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 5 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 61% while Fulham was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.
Fulham shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Liverpool shot 14 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Fulham received 3 yellow cards (Timothy Castagne, Tosin Adarabioyo and João Palhinha). On the opposite side, Liverpool didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Fulham stays with 42 points like AFC Bournemouth to remain in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Liverpool will has 74 points like Arsenal to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Fulham will host Crystal Palace on the 27th of April with a 3-3 head to head record.
Liverpool will play away against Everton on the 24th of April with a 22-3 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (17 draws).
Fulham – Formation
Fulham
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Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva decided to play with the following team: Willian, Bernd Leno , Timothy Castagne , Tosin Adarabioyo , Calvin Bassey , Antonee Robinson , João Palhinha , Saša Lukić , Alex Iwobi , Andreas Pereira , Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Rodrigo Muniz .
The home team had on the bench: Kenny Tete, Harrison Reed, Raúl Jiménez, Harry Wilson , Armando Broja, Tom Cairney , Adama Traoré , Tim Ream and Marek Rodák.
Substitutions
Fulham made 3 changes: Bobby De Cordova-Reid for Harry Wilson (71′), Alex Iwobi for Adama Traoré (85′) and João Palhinha for Tom Cairney (71′).
Player of the match: Rodrigo Muniz
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was Rodrigo Muniz.
His rating is with 7 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 9.
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson , Trent Alexander-Arnold , Jarell Quansah , Virgil van Dijk , Andrew Robertson , Harvey Elliott , Wataru Endo , Ryan Gravenberch , Luis Díaz , Diogo Jota , Cody Gakpo .
They had on the bench: Joe Gomez , Curtis Jones , Konstantinos Tsimikas, Caoimhín Kelleher, Ibrahima Konaté, Alexis Mac Allister , Dominik Szoboszlai , Mohamed Salah and Darwin Núñez .
Substitutions
Liverpool made 5 changes: Trent Alexander-Arnold for Joe Gomez (80′), Ryan Gravenberch for Alexis Mac Allister (74′), Diogo Jota for Darwin Núñez (74′), Luis Díaz for Mohamed Salah (74′) and Cody Gakpo for Dominik Szoboszlai (86′).
Player of the match: Cody Gakpo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Cody Gakpo even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Fulham – Liverpool – 1-3
- Everton – Nottingham Forest – 2-0
- Crystal Palace – West Ham United – 5-2
- Aston Villa – AFC Bournemouth – 3-1
